Salt is an important consideration when meal planning for your family. What you know about salt and your use of it is a big part of healthy diet and eating habits for your family and you need to take this into consideration when following recipes.
Did you know that the run of the mill salt that you purchase in the store is processed and refined? Did you also know that there are more natural salts available that are healthier for you?
One easy change to make in your spice cabinet is the type of salt you use when preparing meals or spicing up your dishes. I read about this in Dr. Bob's Drugless Guide to Balancing Female Hormones. The fact is that refined salt is missing all of the minerals that you find in natural salts. Refined salt is pure Sodium Chloride refined from mineral rock salt. Sea Salt is a much better option. Sea Salts are made through evaporation of sea water which leaves behind all of the nutritious minerals that we "landlocked" people in the midwest are sorely lacking. There are many great ways to get natural Sea Salts and many great brands to choose from. I have just ordered some Celtic Sea Salt (http://www.celticseasalt.com/) and am looking forward to getting it in the mail!
One word of caution though. Refined salt does in many instances contain Iodine which is critical to the human body for multiple functions. Many natural Sea Salts either have low quantities of this or no quantity. So you need to make sure if you make the switch to natural Sea Salts that you properly supplement your diet with adequate levels of Iodine. You can do this by adjusting your meal plans to include more seafood (shellfish or fish...sushi if your family goes for that kind of stuff since it has a lot of seaweed which is high in Iodine content) Remember, Iodine is needed for proper Thyroid function. 70-80% of the Iodine content in your body is found in the Thyroid gland. So especially if you are having Thyroid issues you will want to make sure you are getting enough which is easy enough to do. The main source is the sea.
Some good sources I used in my investigation on adjusting my family's salt intake included Wikipedia, http://www.druglessdr.com/, and http://www.celticseasalt.com/.
While you are here, also check out some of our sponsored cookbooks found in the sponsor section. This cookbooks include many healthy recipes that address this issue. There is also a link to Dr Bob's website if you want to know more about salt.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
There's Safety In Numbers When It Comes To Healthy Eating!
Welcome to my blog ! This blog is about developing healthy eating habits and lifestyle for our families. I have been on a 3 year journey myself to incorporate healthy eating habits and lifestyles for my family. I will be providing a lot of helpful tips, recipes, cooking methods, and products that will help you like they helped me.
This journey began during a ton of research I did to help one of my children who is autustic. I had also developed a slight thyroid problem also, so I figured it was time to start eating and living healthier and making sure the entire family did as well. I'm not talking about a diet but making healthy eating changes for the whole family. I could not have made this journey without the encouragement of others so I decided to start my own blog so I can also do some encouraging!
My first change was how I did my grocery shopping, educating (preparing) my kids for healthy eating changes, and trying to find what was going to work for us. It isn't as easy to get your 14 year old get excited that their favorite junk food isn't coming in the house any more and that it isn't punishment. Because it's good for you doesn't cut it.
Since I'm from Missouri I always want to know why (Show-ME-State) . Feingold was my first step in this direction. They have tons of information on what you shouldn't be eating. Dr Bob's book was a great help into a healthy eating lifestyle. I hope this blog will encourage you to start making changes with healthy food that doesn't seem like punishment.
Make sure you bookmark this page or subscribe to my e-mail notifications so you can get the latest tips and tricks on healthy eating!
This journey began during a ton of research I did to help one of my children who is autustic. I had also developed a slight thyroid problem also, so I figured it was time to start eating and living healthier and making sure the entire family did as well. I'm not talking about a diet but making healthy eating changes for the whole family. I could not have made this journey without the encouragement of others so I decided to start my own blog so I can also do some encouraging!
My first change was how I did my grocery shopping, educating (preparing) my kids for healthy eating changes, and trying to find what was going to work for us. It isn't as easy to get your 14 year old get excited that their favorite junk food isn't coming in the house any more and that it isn't punishment. Because it's good for you doesn't cut it.
Since I'm from Missouri I always want to know why (Show-ME-State) . Feingold was my first step in this direction. They have tons of information on what you shouldn't be eating. Dr Bob's book was a great help into a healthy eating lifestyle. I hope this blog will encourage you to start making changes with healthy food that doesn't seem like punishment.
Make sure you bookmark this page or subscribe to my e-mail notifications so you can get the latest tips and tricks on healthy eating!
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