Why is Himalayan salt good for you?

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Salt can be a problem for people with high blood pressure (or hypertension).  My husband has borderline high-blood pressure and has been advised by his doctor to NOT use salt. As for me, since I was a little girl, my family never used salt - I'm not sure why, but they never used ANY spices at all (that's a whole other story). So, we both normally don't add any extra salt to our food at the kitchen table. We DO add some to certain foods when we are preparing them - like bread and chicken soup.

So now, I just found out about  Himalayan crystal salt. It is supposed to be healthier for you than normal refined table salt.   People involved in natural health products say that  it has many trace minerals and elements that your body needs and is very easily assimilated.  Oh yeah, and it's PINK (due to containing iron and other minerals)!

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