Pastor Dave's Highlights

[Mike CHS]

Progress is always good.

 

[Pastor Dave]

Did I mention the surgeon acted more interested in talking with me this time? Since they did an abdominal and pelvic scan, I asked the surgeon to look at the inguinal hernia repair I had done in 2014 and he said those two locations look normal. I told him I get pain from time to time and it feels like the mesh must be pinching or getting in a bind somehow. He said there's almost always chronic pain associated with that repair and the mesh isn't the cause. Since there isn't herniation or bulge, so I guess I can relax a bit knowing there isn't something new wrong, maybe just scar tissue. It's still holding up so that's good.

 

[RollingAcres]

Good to hear your BP is down and small incision to repair the hernia sounds much better than a big surgery.

 

[Bruce]

I will add weight as I need to. (Edited: *To the front of the tractor*)

I had guessed that.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

The RN wants to add to limit or eliminate the salt in your diet. You’d be amazed how that effects your BP.

Best wishes with the hernia repair.

I’m in your neck of the woods today for State Fair!

 

[Baymule]

We use Redmond Real Salt. It has not been "purified" so contains minerals. I used to seldom use any salt, but now, my body craves the minerals in the Redmond salt and I put it on practically everything. My blood pressure stays at 120/60. A lack of salt can bring about a stroke, it is an essential mineral. The box of salt at the store has been so processed that there isn't much value in it-other than running your BP up because you use so much of it, trying to fill the mineral void.

https://realsalt.com/

 

[greybeard]

The box of salt at the store has been so processed that there isn't much value in it-other than running your BP up because you use so much of it, trying to fill the mineral void.

People above the age of 12..in this country..actually think, in the 21st century, that they can get their minimum rda of trace minerals from salt? Livestock aren't even that dumb.
Sounds more like some kind of advertising ploy to sell more of their product.

btw, just what % adult human required daily allowance of the each of trace minerals and elements is in each serving of this miracle salt?

 

[Baymule]

I take my daily vitamin/mineral to ensure that I get my daily dose of synthesized vital nutrients, lacking in our foods grown on depleted soils.

I am not claiming that I get all my minerals from the salt, just that it tastes a whole lot better. I use more of this salt than any other kind, because of the minerals that I need or the taste? Don't know, don't care. I just like it.

 

[greybeard]

I just like it.

Exactly and it is why everyone else uses and (often overuses) salt, because they like it, or their taste buds do. Not, because they (or their bodies) are expecting salt to provide the other trace and elemental minerals that are needed. The trace elements and minerals in salt (other than chloride and sodium) is so minute as to be considered negligible..for all salts. We all learned this in Jr high biology class.

edit:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/different-types-of-salt#section8

The table below shows the comparison between Table Salt, Maldon Salt (a typical sea salt), Himalayan Salt and Celtic Salt:

As you can see, Celtic salt has the least amount of sodium and the highest amount of calcium and magnesium. Himalayan salt contains a bit of potassium.

However... keep in mind that these really are tiny amounts. For example, the 0.3% content of magnesium for Celtic salt implies that you would need to eat 100 grams of salt to reach the recommended daily amount.
100grams=3.53 Oz. That, is a LOT of salt to eat every day just to help get trace elements and minerals. The average American only consumes about 3400mg or .12oz (point one two) of salt each day.
For this reason, the mineral content of the various salts is actually not a compelling reason to choose one salt over the other. These amounts really are negligible compared to what you get from food.

Which Salt Is The Healthiest?
I looked long and hard and couldn't find a single study actually comparing the health effects of different types of salt.

However... if such a study were done, I highly doubt they would find a major difference. Most of the salts are similar, consisting of sodium chloride and tiny amounts of minerals.

The main benefit of choosing more "natural" types of salt is that you avoid additives and anti-caking agents that are often added to regular table salt.

At the end of the day, salt is salt... its main purpose is to add flavor, not nutrition.

 

[Bruce]

Livestock aren't even that dumb.

Have you seen what a lot of people eat? Livestock and chickens are better at eating what they need than people are.

For example, the 0.3% content of magnesium for Celtic salt implies that you would need to eat 100 grams of salt to reach the recommended daily amount.

So where DO we get our trace minerals from? I don't have a salt lick or a container of loose minerals