Sea and ordinary salt have an almost identical composition, only sea salt is becoming more and more popular, and not only as a medical or cosmetic product, but also in cooking. And the secret of her popularity lies in her useful qualities
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How sea salt is mined
Sea salt is produced by natural evaporation from water. Even in ancient times, people noticed that in bays and lagoons, where there is no current, deposits of white or transparent crystals accumulate. These crystals were salt of marine origin. Water evaporated under the influence of sunlight, but the salt remained on the soil, that is, its extraction, as such, was not needed - it was simply taken and used in cooking. A little later, people began to create wooden tanks in coastal areas to collect sea water. After drying, the crystals were collected manually, which is actually done to this day. In fact, the method of mining this mineral has not changed for many centuries.
Useful qualities of sea salt
If the ordinary table salt that a person uses daily consists only of sodium chloride, then sea salt contains many useful trace elements, for example, potassium, magnesium, chlorine, zinc, calcium, copper, iodine and many others. It not only does not contribute to the accumulation of excess fluid in the human body, but, thanks to the high content of bromine and magnesium in it, removes its excess, eliminating edema.
As a result of many years of medical research, it has been proved that sea salt normalizes intracranial and arterial pressure and helps get rid of chronic migraines.
The high iodine content in the composition of sea salt helps to cope with the problems of the thyroid gland, has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the cardiovascular and nervous systems of the human body.
In addition, sea salt contains selenium, which prevents the emergence and development of cancer cells, that is, it fights cancer.