1.Unrefined Sea
Salt is a better source of nutrients than mined rock salt. T or F ?
TRUE! Unrefined natural sea
salt is much higher in vital essential minerals (especially magnesium),
having been in contact with the living ocean for millions of years.
2. Unrefined sea
salt is a good source of nutrients. T or F ?
TRUE! . Good unrefined sea
salt does contain all the minerals and micro-nutrients that are present
in the sea (over 80 elements), that have been shown to support life and
good health. However, sea salt does not contain vitamins. Vitamins are
best obtained in fresh fruit and vegetables especially if they are
grown on good healthy soil (ie: organic garden or certified farm
origin).
3. By adding
unrefined natural unrefined sea salt to the diet one can improve
health. T or F ?
TRUE! A complete
nutritional approach, combined with proper fitness maintenance and
stress management is most important. Although no amount of sea salt can
balance a poor diet, natural unrefined sea salt is nutritious and
beneficial to health.
4. Most Imported
Japanese Tamari & soya sauces are not made with natural
unrefined sea salt. T or F ?
TRUE! Unfortunately 99.5%
contain refined industrial sea salt.
5. Our bodies need
unrefined sea salt. T or F ?
TRUE! Our entire inner
bio-ecology is dependent on natural minerals and micro-nutrients that
are easily replenished by the daily intake of minerals from the real
source, the sea. Unrefined sea salt that is harvested by hand in warm
countries like Portugal
has been cherished in Europe for over 1200 years, as the sea salt of
choice to replenish in our bodies the vital elements that sustain and
maintain strong health and well being.
6. Sourdough bread
made with good unrefined natural sea salt is the cornerstone of a
healthy diet. T or F ?
TRUE!: if the sourdough
bread is made with fresh stone-ground organic flour and leavened with
real "LEVAIN" or "DESEM".
7. Portuguese Flor
De Sal (flower of salt) and
Flos
Salis are very special sea salts T or F ?
TRUE! These beautiful
creamy to white sea salts, which require a delicate touch, are
traditionally harvested (mostly by women) from the top surface of the
salt marsh sea water. These unique fruits of the ocean, naturally
bleached by the sun, are rare fine sea salts appreciated by gourmets
and natural / health food enthusiasts for their special flavor and
light delicate textures.
8. Sea salts vary
in taste. T or F ?
TRUE! There are many types
of salt and sea salt. They do taste different and have different
mineral content. When buying sea salt it is important to find out where
the sea salt comes from, how it was harvested, and whether it is
refined or unrefined and last but not least the quality and flavor.
9. Boiled sea salt
is not really natural ? T or F ?
TRUE! Only sea salt that is
hand harvested and let to dry in piles by solar evaporation can be
called natural. Boiling is considered an industrial process, not in the
interest of health and nutrition.
10. Unrefined Sea
salt should be added at the end of cooking to be fully absorbed. T or F
?
TRUE! Unrefined Sea salt is
always added at the end of cooking to balance and blend the flavors. It
easily dissolves in the food, and as the french chefs say: "always salt
to taste".
11. One of the
secrets of Poilane's famous LEVAIN bread is the unrefined Brittany sea
salt? T or F ?
True! Mais oui! Good sea
salt makes good bread.
12. Most
macrobiotic experts consider refined white sea salt as harmful as
refined white sugar in its impact on human health. T or F ?
TRUE! Most certainly. All
refined foods have negative and degenerative consequences on human
health. They are best replaced by unrefined whole foods in their
natural state .
13. Unrefined
natural sea salt is considered better than red sea salt YES or NO?
YES! Red sea salt is
pacific ocean sea salt with hawaiian red clay added to it, which makes
it rich in iron oxide. It does
not have certification, and we are unsure about the harvesting methods
or the analysis of mineral content. Natural unrefined
sea salt contains
over 80 minerals and micro-nutrients and has a long history of time
honored tradition and testing behind it.
14. Unrefined Sea
salt plays an important role in the Mediterranean Diet! T or F ?
TRUE! Unrefined sea salt
has played a central role in the diet and food of the people of the
Mediterranean region for millennia, as much as their use of
extra-virgin olive oil.
15. Where to buy Unrefined Sea Salt: Eco-natural
offers the BEST PRICES for HIGHEST QUALITY unrefined natural sea salt
and makes it easy for you to order. T or F ?
**TRUE!**Eco-natural offers
you the highest quality unrefined natural sea salts from Portugal
at very reasonable prices. You can order
online or use a mail-in
order form.
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