| 1. Salt,
the Foundation of Life
It is a commonly accepted
theory that life on earth began in seawater. The mineral balance
of seawater allows organic life processes to commence so effectively
that some experiments have shown how complex metabolic processes
can be initiated by simply adding the right balance of amino acids
to seawater. Even though the old theory of evolution is heavily
disputed today by new scientific evidence, there seems to be a
pivotal role of seawater in origin of all life, including that
of mammals and humans.
The blood as well as the extra and intracellular liquids in the
human body contains a mineral balance that strongly resembles
seawater. Dr. Henry Schroeder, one of the pioneers of modern mineral
research, began to treat people with concentrated seawater in
the 1960’s with incredible results. It is well known among
practitioners of holistic medicine that while vitamins can easily
be supplied by a natural whole food diet, mineral deficiencies
are common even among people on such high quality diets. Mineral
depletion of our topsoil and the hybridization of our plant foods
cause produce to be low in mineral content. This is the main reason
for the difficulty in getting enough minerals for our bodies to
thrive.
Cellular life is largely an electrical phenomenon. All nerve impulses
are mediated by electrical energy. When potassium ions leave a
nerve cell through stimulation, they create electrical tension
with the sodium ions that are outside the cell and carry the positive
electrical charge as the potassium ions. This charges the inside
of the cell negatively and in a fraction of a second a pole shift
enables sodium ions to enter the cell. This basic procedure that
enables us to live and happens trillions of times every day depends
on the right mineral balance or salt balance in the body.
New research in the field of biophysics clearly shows a connection
between the electrical status of cell membranes and overall health.
People with chronic health problems always show an electrical
cell membrane tension below 70 milivolt. People with 70 milivolt
and above usually enjoy fairly good health. Cell membrane tension
of 200 milivolt is found in people with exceptional health and
well being. One of the recent discoveries in biophysics is that
regular vigorous exercise increases the membrane tension. However,
the wrong type of salt in one’s diet will ultimately decrease
membrane tension no matter what other health enhancing measures
we employ.
Promoters of holistic health teach that our bodies consist of
70-80% water. This is stated to emphasize the importance of drinking
pure water, as life is not possible without sufficient quantities
of water. While I certainly agree with advocating water consumption
for good health, I find this argument to be incomplete. The water
in our bodies is not just water but a brine or solution of salt.
Without the salt in our bodily fluids, all the best water cannot
serve to support our physical life. It is the salt that turns
the water in our bodies into a living liquid. The combination
of drinking sufficient high quality water and using high quality
crystal salt thus provides the necessary foundation for a truly
healthy lifestyle.
While it is true that the human body consists of 70-80%
water, it is the salt within the water that makes it a life-giving
medium.
Drinking water is crucial for good health, but only in combination
with the right type of salt does water give us its full benefits.
Minerals in Natural Salt
Although research on the role of minerals in the human body is
an ongoing project far from completion, some facts about minerals
and trace elements are well established. Of the 84 elements found
in the human body, 72 are believed to be essential ingredients
of a healthy diet. Crystal salt contains these 72 elements, some
of which are only needed in homeopathic amounts, as well as other
elements whose importance for the human body is yet to be determined.
Let’s take a closer look now at the role of some of the
better-known minerals in crystal salt. Sodium Despite a lot of
bad press, sodium is absolutely essential for life. It is through
sodium that the body regulates its water and maintains appropriate
hydration of the various tissues. Hormones like Renin, Aldosteron
and Angiorensin regulate sodium concentration in the blood and
other body liquids. As Dr. David Jubb points out, most people
are actually deficient in functional sodium, which is one of the
reasons for cellular dehydration. In that case, drinking even
large amounts of water will not eliminate dehydration on the cellular
level. This is not a contradiction to the often-stated fact that
modern diets are too high in sodium. It is the type of sodium
that matters here. The sodium supplied by sodium leads to the
paradoxical situation that a person can suffer from too much useless
and simultaneously from too little usable sodium.
The functionality of our nerves and muscles also depends on functional
sodium, as do a variety of enzymes that are activated by sodium.
The acid-alkaline balance in our blood and organs, which becomes
more and more a focus of holistic medication because of its paramount
importance for good health, is dependent on the right type and
amount of sodium as well. What is rarely mentioned is the fact
that one third of the body’s sodium is stored in the bones.
Healthy bones require sodium, as is evidenced by indigenous people
whose diets contain significant amounts of unrefined salt, and
are free of bone degeneration (unlike people in developed countries).
Magnesium
Magnesium is crucial for regular heart function as well as for
all our muscles and the digestive system. Deficiency of magnesium
can lead to constipation. Dr. Bernard Jensen, one of the great
pioneers of nutritional medicine, called magnesium “nature’s
laxative”. Insufficient magnesium also puts the body into
a stress response state, evidenced by increased adrenalin production.
Having enough magnesium in one’s diet is thus an important
factor in dealing with stresses of life. It is also helpful in
preventing symptoms of depression. One reason depressed people
can easily become addicted to chocolate is high magnesium content,
although there are better sources of this important mineral.
Potassium
Potassium alkalizes the interior of our cells. Even with the best
acid-alkaline balance in the blood, one can still suffer from
acidosis (too much acidity) within cells if there is a deficiency
in potassium. Refined salt throws off the sodium-potassium balance
in the body, especially in the context of a diet that is high
in meat and cheese and low in fresh, raw fruits and vegetables.
Potassium deficiency is most likely a major contribution to heart
disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, and lack of concentration and
sleep disorders. High quality potassium from fresh fruits and
vegetables and crystal salt rejuvenates the cells and clears the
mind.
Many experts in the field of whole food nutrition agree that
diet consisting largely of whole, natural foods can in most cases
supply adequate vitamins for great health, but that minerals are
commonly deficient even in such healthy diets.
Calcium
Calcium builds our bones and cartilage and relaxes muscles. Sufficient
calcium is crucial for the flow of electrical energy through the
body. Calcium combines with phosphates in and around cells to
form an alkaline blend in which life can happen. Ionic calcium
is also the most important transport vehicle to bring other nutrients
into the cell. The quality of the calcium we take in appears to
be far more important than sheer quantity. Calcium deficiency
is common even among people on diets high in calcium or on calcium
supplements if the quality is low. Dairy products and refined
salt lead to calcium losses in the body, as do meat products.
It is interesting to note that the United States has the highest
average calcium intake per person yet also the highest rate of
osteoporosis in the world. This clearly shows that just increasing
calcium intake and disregarding quality will do little or nothing
to prevent calcium deficiency. The use of crystal salt instead
of refined salt and the inclusion of fresh green leafy
Boron
Overlooked for a long time by nutritional science, boron has been
the focus of much research in recent years. Since there is no
common agreement on the required daily dosage of boron, it is
unknown if the average American intake of 4-5 mg per day is sufficient.
Research clearly indicates that it is not. Boron is essential
for the use of calcium and magnesium in the body. Vitamin D, which
is necessary to incorporate calcium into the bones, cannot function
without boron. Although vitamin D is made through the absorption
of sunlight by a cholesterol derivative, it then needs to be transformed
into more potent forms in the liver and kidney. These transformations
require boron. Most people who suffer from osteoporosis have high
amounts of basic vitamin D (cholecalciferol) but very low levels
of the most potent form of vitamin D (1, 25- dihydroxycholecalciferol)
in the body, clear indication of boron deficiency.
Refined foods of any kind, including refined salt and the lack
of fresh fruits, vegetables, and natural unrefined salt make it
difficult if not impossible to supply the body with adequate amounts
of boron. A dietary shift towards more whole, unrefined foods
is necessary if we want to benefit from the health enhancing effects
of this important trace element.
Zinc
Zinc is the most important mineral in regards to enzyme function
and hormone balance in the body. More than 200 enzymes contain
zinc. Sex hormones, thymic hormones, insulin and growth hormone
also depend on zinc. While a severe zinc deficiency is rare, many
people in industrialized countries suffer from chronic low-grade
zinc deficiency. Contrary to often-made statements, vegetarians
do not suffer from zinc deficiency more often than meat eaters.
There is plenty of usable zinc in whole plant foods, especially
in nuts and seeds. The rumor that it is not absorbable because
of the phytic acid content in these foods has been disproved many
times. Consumption of whole, unrefined foods are the best way
to guarantee adequate zinc intake.
Manganese
Manganese was discovered to be an essential nutrient in 1931,
when researchers linked poor growth and impaired reproduction
to manganese deficiency. Calcified deposits in the inner ear,
also known as otoliths, can result from manganese deficiency and
lead to balance problems. The increase of poor physical coordination
in children might be related to low levels of manganese.
Osteoporosis and tooth decay are also related to low manganese
supply. If sufficient manganese is consumed, broken bones heal
faster, allergies are reduced and arthritis can be treated more
effectively. Another important aspect of manganese is its role
in enzyme SOD (Super Oxide Dismutase), one of the most powerful
antioxidants within the human body. With properly functioning
SOD, our cells are much more protected from free radical damage
and inflammation.
Manganese is abundant in nuts, seeds and green leafy vegetables.
Crystal salt and other unrefined salts supply manganese in balance
with other minerals, while refined salt contains no manganese.
Animal products like meat and dairy are also poor sources of manganese.
Copper
Copper is an important part of immune cells, of numerous enzymes,
and is necessary for proper iron absorption and utilization. Low
levels of copper can lead to functional iron deficiency, in which
enough iron is taken in but not properly utilized. Copper is also
necessary for the function of lysyl oxidase, an enzyme that builds
connective tissue and cartilage. Joint problems, ruptured blood
vessels, spider veins and other symptoms of poor collagen integrity
can thus be the result of copper deficiency. Sometimes copper
deficiency is caused by one-sided high dosage supplements such
as high dosages of isolated vitamin C. It is always best to get
ones mineral supply from balanced whole food sources and from
supplements that are concentrated whole foods.
Iron
Iron is the central atom of our red blood cells, necessary for
oxygen transport. Detoxification also depends on the functioning
of red blood cells. While quantitative iron deficiency is rare,
functional deficiency is quite common. More iron is not the answer,
but the right type of iron, derived from whole food sources. Hematite,
a form of iron oxide that gives crystal salt its orange to pink
color, is the most usable form of iron. Of all mineral deficiencies,
iron and sodium deficiencies are the easiest to correct simply
by taking in small amounts of crystal salt.
Selenium
Selenium is an essential part of the enzyme glutathione peroxidase,
which protects cell membranes from free radical damage. While
there are countless vital body functions that depend on adequate
selenium intake, the lens in the human eye seems to be particularly
sensitive to selenium deficiency. Cataracts, which impair the
vision of over four million people in the United States, are truly
nothing more than a symptom of free radical damage. Since glutathione
peroxidase is the enzyme in charge of protecting the lens from
free radical damage, adequate selenium is crucial to prevent cataracts.
Some studies indicate levels of selenium six to seven times lower
in eyes that are afflicted with cataracts than in healthy eyes.
Again isolated selenium supplementation is not an advisable long-term
solution, as isolated selenium may be toxic in high amounts.
Chromium
Chromium is the active ingredient in GTF (Glucose Tolerance Factor),
the substance that is necessary for insulin to carry out its function
of stabilizing blood sugar levels. Chromium deficiency is rampant
in developed countries due to the high intake of processed foods.
Low physical and mental energy, irritability, chronic fatigue
syndrome and hypoglycemia are symptoms of inadequate amounts of
chromium. Supplementation with chromium piccolinate has been used
successfully for many years, yielding wonderful results for many
people. However, such effective forms of isolated chromium supplements
are expensive and not necessary when we add concentrated whole
foods such as crystal salt to our diets.
Crystal Salt is the Ultimate Mineral Supplement
All of the minerals discussed above and dozens more- in fact,
all the minerals that the human body needs- are contained in crystal salt. The amounts may differ from some expert’s opinions
about what is optimum for humans, but they match the amounts and
proportions found in human blood and cellular liquid. Nature speaks
for itself in this regard. Of course we can take other forms of
mineral supplementation but those will always differ in proportions
from what we have in the body, requiring our metabolism to perform
a delicate balancing act that may not always work. Most supplements
don’t even contain all the minerals needed for healthy living.
In this case, we have a situation not unlike a large orchestra
of 72 musicians where only some of them are given a microphone.
In the long run, this will ruin the music. If we enhance only
some of the 72 minerals we need, the symphony of our metabolism
will lose its harmony, despite some short-term benefits of such
supplementation.
Salt is indeed the foundation of life, so the quality of the salt
we use determines the nature of that foundation for our own lives.
If we use the highest quality salt, all other steps we take for
greater health and well being are based on a solid foundation
and can thus unfold their fullest benefits.
Summary:
• The mineral balance in seawater is also found
in the human body. Crystal salt carries that same mineral balance.
• While the human body consists of 70-80% water, it is the
salt within the water that turns it into a living liquid.
• Mineral deficiency is widespread even among people with
healthy diets.
• Isolated mineral supplementation is limited in its benefits,
whereas crystal salt delivers the entire mineral spectrum we need.
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2. The
Discovery of Life Force
Since the origin of modern science in the 17th and 18th century,
medicine has taken an increasingly materialistic stand in regards
to the human body and health. Frenchman Antoine Lavoisier, the
founder of modern chemistry, announced around 1780 that all processes
that relate to life, health and disease are chemical in nature.
A conference in Berlin in 1846 further hardened the new dogma
of medicine as four leading scientists of the time, Carl Ludwig,
Ferdinand Von Helmholtz, Brucke and Emil Dubois- Reymond concluded
that all medical research of the future was to be focused on biochemistry
in alone and nothing else should be considered scientific.
Do we really want to base our quest for health on the level of
insight that was available in 1846? It is important to note that
the exclusive focus on biochemistry in medicine at the time was
not based on any kind of facts but on a philosophical paradigm
that emerged out of the Renaissance. The idea that all relevant
scientific information had to be found in the realm of measurable
data such as chemical substances was a philosophical assumption,
never a scientifically proven fact.
Life itself is not measurable on the level of biochemistry alone.
A human corpse directly after death is not chemically different
than a living person. Sprout able seeds can be exposed to certain
types of low-level radiation that does not alter their chemical
composition; however, the seeds will not sprout anymore. If you
cook spinach, it will still be green, meaning the chlorophyll
is still there as a substance. However, cooked chlorophyll never
produces photosynthesis, the very life purpose of that molecule. The fact that life is more than a mere arrangement of substances
is extremely relevant in nutrition and health. Animals in wildlife
do not suffer from degenerative diseases like arthritis, diabetes,
osteoporosis, Alzheimer, cancer, cataracts, obesity, tooth decay
etc.
They live ten to thirty times as long as there maturation period
(for humans that would mean at least 160 years of life). What
do they eat? Just what nature grows without any interference by
food processing of any kind. A gorilla has the strength that equals
a 4000-pound bench press, a feat that not even the most highly
trained human athletes come close to. What does a gorilla eat
to build such strength? Leaves, fruits and seeds. No protein supplements,
no calculating of protein- carbohydrate ratios, simply the gifts
of nature eaten without adding or subtracting anything. Once we feed animal with processed foods, they become as afflicted
with disease as we are. Calves that are given pasteurized milk
die within three weeks. Rats that are fed processed foods develop
cancers, arthritis and abnormal behaviors like cannibalism.
These differences in health that manifest according to the naturalness
or lack thereof of food cannot be explained by using a strictly
chemical model. Our bodies are governed by an invisible, yet very
real life force and the food we eat either enhances or weakens
that life force. Medical systems like Homeopathy, Ayurveda, or
traditional Chinese medicine are becoming increasingly popular
because they address in different ways the enhancement of and
the balancing of life force, something completely left out of
western medicine. Many people now utilize such systems and more
and more western medical doctors are getting trained in them to
increase their understanding and skill in helping people. These
two facts show the need to consider life force if we want to truly
understand health.
Scientific Discoveries and Life Force
It is quite possible that your doctor, when asked about life force,
will reply that there is no such thing and that any speculation
about it is unscientific. This simply means he/she never heard
about it in medical school and was educated within a paradigm
that does not include the idea of non-material energy that is
relevant for life and health. This paradigm, however, has produced
questionable results. We like to think we live in a society with
the most advanced medicine of all time and when it comes to saving
lives from acute dangers that is certainly true. The overall health
of the population however, continues to deteriorate. The United
States spends more money in the medical field than any other country,
yet in worldwide health statistics, the United States is not among
the top 100 healthiest countries! Doctors on an average suffer
more from degenerative diseases than the regular person. New drugs
are taken off the market on average after five years because of
newly discovered side effects or because of therapeutic uselessness.
Thirty years ago, President Nixon announced that in five years
cancer was going to be conquered and more money than ever before
was invested in cancer research. Back then one in six Americans
died of cancer; today it is one in four. Despite all the wonderful
advances of medicine for which we should be grateful, radiant
health eludes us as a society. Maybe it is time to not just to
wait for some breakthrough research, but also to question the
paradigm in which all current medical research is founded.
Of all the money that is spent on medical care in the
United States, 90% is spent in the last 30 days of human life.
When quantum physics first emerged in the early 20th century,
it came with some earth shattering implications. Since Rene Descartes
and Isaac Newton launched the scientific revolution, 200 years
earlier, scientists considered the universe to be just a big mechanical
machine that could be completely understood by objective, measurable
standards if investigated deep enough. Now the depth of investigation
has discovered the very nature of matter itself, the very nature
of atoms, and more and more, the mechanical picture. The idea
that all life and health related processes are only chemical in
nature stopped making sense altogether. Atoms had nothing mechanical
to them, nor did matter appear as something possessing any kind
of solidity. The further scientist penetrated into the nature
of atoms, the more they appeared as whirlwinds of energy, the
more a chaos of forces somehow formed an order out of nothingness.
Matter now was shown to be simply a condensation process of energy
that is in constant motion and only seems solid because of limitations
of sensory perception. In reality, all matter constantly fluctuates
from one state to another and interacts with forms of energy that
are less condensed. In the 1960’s, theories began to emerge
about a formless, unmanifested energy foundation, called zero
point energy in physics, out of which all denser forms of energy
originate. Matter is simply the densest condensation of zero point
energy. Here, modern science began to correlate strongly with
ancient teachings about an omnipresent life force such as the
concept of universal chi in Chinese medicine. In 1991, at the
technological faculty of the University of Gelsenkirchen in Germany,
scientists manipulated gravity in such a way that conclusively
proves the existence of life force and its interaction with the
world of matter.
In 1984, Swiss nuclear physicist Carlo Rubbia was awarded the
Nobel Prize for his discovery of the Rubbia constant: The fact
that for one particle of matter, there are one billion particles
of energy. In other words, one billion units of energy go into
the condensation of one particle of matter. This also means that
a certain amount of matter is surrounded and directly influenced
by one billion times its quantity of non-material life force.
Of course this includes the matter we call food. Therefore, if
we look at nutrition only from a chemical point of view, we look
exactly at one billionth of what we eat, according to most advanced
knowledge in physics.
These earth-shattering discoveries were never incorporated by
modern medicine and nutritional science. If a doctor tells you
that the concept of life force is unscientific, he is defending
a scientific paradigm that is 300 years old and ignoring a paradigm
that has revolutionized physics in the 20th century. This is true
reason why there is so much confusion in medicine. This is why
all the breakthrough discoveries we hear about in the media never
translate into the overall health of the population improving.
This is the true reason why every few weeks, new studies come
out that promise “this diet” or “that miracle
nutrient” will give us perfect health- until a few weeks
later, when the next study contradicts the previous information.
“As long as we don’t incorporate the concept of life
force into our nutritional paradigm, all our understandings will
be severely limited and as a result, our true potential for health
will elude us.” The answer to the question, ”What
should I eat?” is not just found in protein-carbohydrate
ratios or dosages of vitamins or food combining or any other pure
chemical based concepts. Food is a condensation of life force
and the energetic state of our food determines if it will nourish
or deplete our own life force. This view does not throw out important
chemical aspects of nutrition but incorporates them in a bigger
paradigm that matches the discoveries of modern science. Nature always provides strong and harmonious life energy in the
foods it produces. The more we interfere with the natural state
of foods with modern technology, the more life force is lost.
As we will explore in the next chapter, this principle is extremely
relevant when it comes to salt.
Bioelectricity and Life Force
Since life force itself is non-material in nature, it cannot be
directly quantified the way we quantify matter. Although over
the last 40 years, several advanced technologies have emerged
that can detect the workings of life force in the body by quantifying
correlates that do exist in material form. A correlate in this
context could be defined as an extension of life force on the
material level that gives insight into the workings of life force
beyond matter.
It is not a new idea that as physical beings we are electrical
beings. All life processes are in some way governed by electricity.
All nerve impulses are the result of electrical potential being
built up and then released. The energy we use for every process
in our body is produced electrically in the mitochondria of the
cells, via intricate electron transportation. More research is
now directed at the role of ions, which are electrical particles
in the human body. The word “ion” means traveling
particle in Greek. Ions are electrically charged and the nature
of their charge is either beneficial or detrimental for us. Ionic
minerals are absolutely essential components of our diets if we
want to healthy. The same mineral can be healthy, neutral or even
unhealthy for us depending on the state it is in. Aluminum for
example is found in many natural foods in an ionic state in which
it is completely harmless. The same aluminum is a metallic state
is extremely toxic and suspected to be a contributor to Alzheimer’s
disease. Natural foods high in life force in a living organism-
from plant to human- directly correlate to the ability of that
organism to keep its minerals in an ionic state. Dead, refined
foods do not possess the life force
necessary to hold a strong bioelectricity through ions. This can
be directly observed in freshly squeezed juice (not in bottled
juice). At first the juice is one homogeneous liquid. After a
while, sedimentation occurs. This happens, because the minerals
in the juice do not produce sediment and it is already electrically
dead. It has been processed to stay homogeneous. Foods that don’t
spoil are almost always electrically dead foods. This is the reason
for the recommendation “eat foods that spoil, but before
they spoil.”
Crystal Salt is the Ultimate Antioxidant
The importance of antioxidant protection for good health has become
common knowledge in recent years. Free radicals are now considered
to be the single most significant cause of premature aging and
degenerative diseases. A free radical is a molecule that is missing
one or more electrons to be in a state of balance. Since seeking
balance is intrinsic to everything in nature, free radicals aggressively
steal electrons from every source they can find. In the human
body the phospholipid membranes of the cells are a great supplier
of electrons for free radicals- to our great disadvantage. By
losing electrons, cell membranes literally become rancid and dysfunctional.
The accumulated damage shows up as signs of premature aging and
virtually every disease known to medicine.
Antioxidants are nature’s way to minimize this ongoing damage.
These are substances that can give spare electrons to free radicals,
thus neutralizing them without damage to the cell membranes. This
shows the paramount importance of electrical life energy to maintain
health and youthfulness. While there are many antioxidants that
are very health enhancing, they all have one fundamental limitation:
They work only in some areas of the body. Vitamin C and E for
example provide fine antioxidant protection in the blood vessels
and in the extra cellular fluids, however they do little inside
the cell. Selenium works well in the blood and in the brain. OPC’s
are most effective outside the cells and in the lymphatic system.
However, crystal salt is the only antioxidant that works everywhere
in the body. The simple reason for this lies in the fact that
crystal salt contains all 74 elements that the human body consists
of in ideal proportions. Due to the immense amount of spare electrons
that all of these elements carry in crystal salt, they all have
great antioxidant properties. Once crystal salt is introduced
into the body, a profound regeneration of the cell membranes becomes
possible. Other antioxidants are also enhanced in their effectiveness
when crystal salt is taken.
Ions in the Air
Have you ever enjoyed the fresh air after a heavy rainfall? Do
you like the air near a waterfall or in a lush green forest? Do
you feel that green houseplants are enlivening? If so, your body
simply notices the benefits of negative ions in the air. Negative
ions carry a negative electrical charge, i.e. one or more spare
electrons. They are actually positive for us. Negative ions are
related to improved mental clarity, better immune function, fewer
allergies and generally much greater self-healing capacity of
the body. Negative ions are carriers of electrical life force.
Positive ions on the other hand rob our bodies of electrons and
thus of life force.
One of the most important protection mechanisms of the entire
body is the movement of ciliated cells in the trachea. This movement
keeps dust and other particles out of the lungs. The average frequency
of movement of the ciliated cells is 960 per minute. An abundance
of negative ions in the air we breathe increases this movement
to 1100, but if we breathe more positive ions than negative ions,
it decreases to 600 per minute. This means that a positive ion
environment drastically decreases our lung protection, making
us vulnerable to all kinds of respiratory diseases as well as
other health problems. 70% of our detoxification happens through
the lungs, which is why we die without breath in a few minutes.
If the lungs are damaged, the whole body suffers the consequences.
This is very relevant in today’s world, as we have many
influences around us that create positive ions. The polluted air
in big cities or near busy streets, air condition, laundry dryers,
copy machines, hair dryers and many other technical devices create
an overload of positive ions in the air. In some cities, the negative
ion count is near zero, with an abundance of positive ions.
Fortunately, there are things we can do to change the ion content
of the air around us. Houseplants are beneficial because they
produce negative ions. Another very powerful way of increasing
the negative ion count in the atmosphere at home is the simple
presence of rocks of crystal salt. I found that even with a lot
of plants present, crystal salt enhances the negative ion concentration
significantly. It is one of the strongest negative ion producers
on the planet and it even looks pretty. This natural way of increasing
negative ions in the air is preferable over the use of electrical
ionizers that are powerful but often produce ozone, which can
be toxic in high amounts.
The negative ion output of natural salt is the reason why ocean
climate is so beneficial to many people with health problems.
Fresh water bodies such as lakes do not produce the same benefits,
because their water does not contain salt. In Europe there is
a long standing practice that is even heavily endorsed by conventional
medicine, to send asthma patients into salt mines. After several
hours in the salt mine per day for two weeks, many severely afflicted
asthma patients are symptom free for many months. German biophysicist,
Peter Ferreira, found that similar therapeutic benefits occur
with the same treatment for other diseases that do not manifest
in the respiratory tract. The negative ions and balanced life
force field of a salt mine regenerates the body, no matter what
is wrong with it.
While we can’t turn our homes into salt mines, a few rocks
of crystal salt as room decoration have profoundly beneficial
effects. They balance out the unavoidable positive ion output
of technical devices and allow us to breathe air that adds to
the life force of our bodies rather than taking away from it.
Summary:
• The current paradigm of medical science is based
on a scientific model that is over 300 years old and has been
outgrown in physics, the same discipline in which it originated.
• Modern physics has hypothesized and experimentally proven
the existence of a non-material life force, which profoundly influences
matter, including our bodies and food.
• If we look at nutrition from a purely chemical point of
view, we look at one billionth of what we eat.
• Only the understanding of life force will end contradiction
in the field of nutrition and provide us with an understanding
of what is truly health enhancing.
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3. Crystal
Salt and Life Force Enhancement
Let us now take a look at different types of salt that are offered
for human consumption and their health effects. Taking into consideration
the chemical composition and the life force of a certain type
of salt will give us a true understanding of what this salt does
in our bodies.
Table Salt
Table salt is highly refined sodium chloride. The majority of
the other 70-82 elements that occur in natural sea salt or rock
salt have been eliminated. This leads to one-sided overload of
sodium chloride that in turn leads to all the well-documented
undesirable effects of diets that are high in refined salt. Table
salt also comes with additives such as aluminumhydroxide, sodiumferrocyanide,
calcium phosphate, stearic acid and others. Some of these are
harmless, but some are definitely toxic. Isolating sodium chloride out of natural salt also completely
destroys the natural life force of which natural salt has plenty.
The ancient mythological stories about salt and the use of salt
in various customs were based on an intuitive knowledge of the
positive, life-enhancing energy of unrefined salt. If chemists
isolated one substance out of your body, that substance certainly
would cease to carry the life force that only the entirety of
your body can provide. It is the same with salt. Once refined,
table salt is energetically dead and the body needs to use its
own life force to incorporate this dead substance somehow into
itself. Dead sodium is abundant around cancer cells. It is also
inferior to build stable bones (one third of the sodium in the
human body is stored in the bones).
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), each food has
specific energetic effects that need to be in balance with our
whole energy system. If we ingest substances with extreme specific
effects, we will crave other substances with opposite extreme
effect to re-establish a balance of our life force. Refined salt
is extremely yang or rigidifying and structuring according to
TCM. This correlates to the findings of western medicine that
show the excessive table salt leads to hardened deposits in the
body, stiffening joints and blood vessels. If we regularly consume
table salt, cravings for sugar and/or alcohol are amplified. I
have personally witnessed how replacing table salt with crystal salt has helped many people overcome sugar cravings and binge
eating of sweets. Some of the more successful programs for healing
people from alcoholism in Europe do not allow their clients any
table salt in their diets. This does not mean that table salt
consumption is the only reason for these addictions, only that
they become amplified through the extreme yang effect of table
salt. There are always emotional factors at play in addictions
but to overcome them is made much easier when the substance one
is addicted to is no longer needed to balance out other extreme
substances.
So, while table salt is a normal part of modern diets, it is indeed
an extreme substance and anything but natural. If salt refining
was invented today, it is quite possible that refined table salt
would not get FDA approval as a food. If we want radiant health
and well being, we need something better. Fortunately there are
other options than just reducing table salt consumption and struggling
to maintain a low salt regimen.
Sea Salt
Most sea salts on the market, including those that are used in
various health food products, are still highly refined. Sea salt
is gained from seawater through evaporation under the sun. If
it is left in its natural state after this drying process, it
is a wholesome product. Such unrefined sea salt is gray in color
and has 64-72 elements in balanced proportions. Any sea salt that
is white is highly refined and not recommendable.
Unrefined sea salt has some life force and very different electrical
properties than refined salt. Before crystal salt came on the
market, it was the best salt available. The increasing pollution
of oceans of course is problematic when we want to use sea salt.
Also the wide-open pools in which seawater is sun dried to harvest
sea salt are subject to bird droppings and environmental pollution.
Due to the small amounts in which salt is consumed, these factors
are probably not too dramatic. However, if we want to find salt
that is completely pristine, even unrefined sea salt is a compromise.
Crystal Salt- the Ultimate Salt
When large oceans of ancient times evaporated, they left massive
amounts of salt behind that was slowly dehydrated by the sun.
Radial energies of the sun are one of the most potent forms of
life force, so potent that all plant life sustains itself primarily
through this energy. In the Celtic and Roman languages of old,
the word salt and the word sun were identical. Rock salt is condensed
sun energy. Since this condensation happened before humanity appeared
on the planet, rock salt is completely free from environmental
pollutants of any kind. Within the salt beds that were thus becoming a part of the earth’s
crust, some areas were exposed to very high pressure and temperatures.
These unusual circumstances forced a small portion of the salt
in some salt beds to form an unusual crystalline structure. Normally,
unrefined salt has crystallized sodium chloride cubes and then
all the other elements in non-crystallized states. In crystal salt, all elements are incorporated into a crystalline structure.
A good analogy of this phenomenon is a diamond. Chemically, a
diamond is simply carbon and coal. But due to specific pressure
and temperature circumstances, the carbon atoms in a diamond took
on a structure that clearly sets a diamond apart from a piece
of coal. Likewise, crystal salt has a different structure than
all other salts with higher degree of crystallization. This results
in a much higher life force field, since crystallization is nature’s
way of storing life force.
The life force field of crystal salt gives it properties that
make it far superior to any other type of natural, unrefined salt.
In TCM, life force is described as traveling through a complex
net of energy vessels or meridians that are treated directly with
modalities such as acupuncture. The Russian Space Program developed
a highly sophisticated technology called prognos with which the
state of these meridians can be analyzed with amazing precision.
While practically unknown in the United States, prognos meanwhile
enjoys tremendous popularity as a diagnostic tool among holistic
physicians in Europe. Repeated measurements with prognos, the
world’s most advanced technology to assess the life force
of a person, have shown that the intake of eight ounces of brine
1% Crystal salt balances the entire meridian system of a person
within 15 minutes. This is an incredible result given the minimum
effort of just drinking a glass of spring water with one percent
worth of crystal salt dissolved in it! How to prepare the brine,
will be described in the next chapter. Crystal salt was virtually unknown in Europe a few years ago.
Then German biophysicist Peter Ferreira conducted a two year study
on the effects of crystal salt and artesian spring water. The
results of that study were so stunning that as soon as they got
to the public, crystal salt became the hottest item in the health
food industry. Whole books could be filled with the scientific
findings on the amazing effects of crystal salt. Here are just
a few examples:
• A teaspoon of brine made from crystal salt taken with
eight ounces of spring water can lower high blood pressure within
15 minutes, but raises low blood pressure in the same amount of
time. This means the energetic effects of crystal salt adapt to
the body’s imbalances and needs.
• Crystal salt can help detoxify the blood and can be made visible
with dark field microscope pictures.
• Crystal salt helps the body to remove deposits of refined
salt and other toxic materials.
• The use of crystal salt in the kitchen instead of refined
salt makes the taste buds appreciate natural, whole foods more.
Cravings for processed foods are reduced and a healthy lifestyle
becomes more pleasurable.
Compared to most other food supplements, crystal salt is more
versatile and complete in its health enhancing effects and costs
less at the same time. Crystal salt used to be called royal salt
in medieval Europe, as it was reserved for royalty. If you want
to treat your body like royalty, it is the salt of choice.
Summary:
• Refined salt is imbalanced in its mineral content,
devoid of life force and contains toxic additives.
• Many so-called sea salts in the health food market are
highly refined.
• Unrefined sea salt is a good product, due to a balanced
mineral content and a significant life force field. However, environmental
pollution is a potential problem even with unrefined sea salt.
• Crystal salt is the only salt in which all the minerals
are incorporated into a crystalline structure. The result is a
difference compared to other salts that resembles the difference
between a diamond and coal.
• Because of its crystalline structure, crystal salt carries
a much stronger life force field than any other salt.
• Crystal salt was never exposed to the possibility of environmental
pollution.
• The beneficial effects of crystal salt are well documented
through medical and biophysical tests and studies.
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4. Applications of Crystal Salt
It may seem funny to offer suggestions on how to use crystal salt, since the application, as a condiment in the kitchen is
so obvious. But crystal salt is a very unique substance with many
properties that can be best put to use for our health by combining
a variety of applications. Of course we do not have to do them
all, but to know about them helps us to choose how crystal salt
can serve us best.
The Brine
It takes about 800? centigrade to melt crystal salt, but water
dissolves it immediately. No other substance on earth is so hard
to melt, yet so easy to dissolve. The high melting point hints
at the enormous amount of electrical energy stored in a crystal salt crystal. Water makes this energy available by turning crystal salt into an ionic solution. This happens in the body anyway if
we ingest salt in any form, so why dissolve it before intake?
The intake of solid crystal salt in granular form and the brine
has specific advantages. Granular, un-dissolved crystal salt has
a little more raw energy to it, which helps to increase the life
force of foods, and is helpful before or after exercise and other
demanding tasks. If the crystal salt is already dissolved, its
energy is more balancing, creating a harmonizing, and smoothing
effect in our energy system. The right use of the brine can enhance
the alkalizing effects of crystal salt, as we will see in a moment.
How to Make the Brine
Take a glass jar (absolutely not plastic) and put rocks of crystal salt in it. Then fill the jar with either filtered water or artesian
spring water. For filtered water, a combination of reverse osmosis
and charcoal filtering is best, since both technologies eliminate
some toxins that the other does not. Such water filters are available
in many health food stores. Distilled water can also be used but
should not have been contained in plastic bottles. Among bottled
spring waters, only artesian waters that flow out of the earth,
without man made efforts, are of the highest quality. Ask your
water company if their water is artesian. Trinity bottled spring
water is of outstanding quality and highly recommended for making
the brine, as well as for drinking.
Once the jar is filled with crystal salt rocks and water, it will
take about 24 hours for the solution to reach a saturation point
at 26% salt content in the water. Now you can use the brine, usually
one teaspoon per person at a time. If you have used up half of
the brine, throw the rest away and fill the jar with fresh water.
Given the very low cost of a teaspoon of brine, this is not too
wasteful. The great advantage of using only the upper half of
the brine in the jar is that this way you super-concentrate the
electrical energy and alkalizing effects of the brine. Overtime,
the electrical energy in the form of spare pi-electrons settles
in the upper half of the jar. This creates an extremely potent
concentration of life force. Also, since at least 85% of the population
suffers from acidosis, a condition that depletes alkaline mineral
reserves in the body, the stronger alkalizing effect of the upper
brine is very desirable. The basic application of the brine is to take one teaspoon on
an empty stomach with eight ounces of water once a day. It can
also be used in a very special drink I created, the five-element
smoothie (see below) instead of being taken directly. (The brine
is a powerful detoxifier. A teaspoon a day is the rule of thumb,
although if you experience any detoxing symptoms introduce the
brine slowly by using a 1/4 teaspoon or less a day, for the first
week, increasing the amount slowly to a teaspoon a day. Learn
more about the brine on the Power Organics website: www.powerorganics.com.
See page 8 for the electron microscope brine pictures.)
The Five-Element Smoothie
Chinese medicine describes life force as going through five phases
(wu xing), often called the five elements, in our bodies. To balance
the qualities of life force in each of these five elements is
major objective of many oriental healing modalities such as Acupuncture,
Chinese Herbal Medicine, Shiatsu and others. The five-element
smoothie is a living food recipe designed to nourish the body
with a maximum amount of life force and at same time balance the
life force of the five elements. Most people who try this drink
for breakfast for two weeks do not want anything else for breakfast
anymore. It is as delicious as it is healthy, and gives energy
and well being like very few other meals do.
The five elements can be activated and balanced through food because
they are each triggered by a specific taste. For this effect to
take place, the taste does not have to be tangible. Its presence
in a drink is enough. The five-element smoothie therefore combines
the five taste groups that correspond to the elements and provides
a high density of nutrients simultaneously. The ingredients are:
Lemon: The sour taste activates the wood element
and the corresponding organs, liver and gallbladder. Western herbalism
also recognizes the great cleansing properties of lemons. They
also are a great source of trace elements, alkalize the body despite
their acidic taste, and are the most electrically charges of all
fruits. Good quality lemons should have many seeds; seedless citrus
fruits are much lower in life force.
Sweet fruits: The sweet taste activates the
earth element and the corresponding organs, stomach and pancreas.
Different seasonal sweet fruits like pears, peaches, bananas,
sweet apples, etc., provide a variety of vitamins and minerals.
Brine: The salty taste of crystal salt brine
activates the water element and the corresponding organs, kidney
and bladder. The brine increases the alkalizing effect of the
smoothie and the overall quantity of life force.
Flax oil and Blue Green Algae: These two ingredients
provide the bitter taste, which activates the fire element and
the corresponding organs, heart and small intestine. Flax oil
is the best source of omega 3 fatty acids, an essential nutrient
which almost 100% of the population is deficient. Blue green algae
is extremely high in life force, neuropeptides, and minerals and
is the only plant source of DHA and EPA, fatty acids that are
essential for healthy brain functioning (more about blue green
algae in the next chapter). The combination of the flax oil and
the amino acids of the algae create an electrical charge known
as a pi-electron cloud. The discoverer of essential fatty acids,
Dr. Johanna Budwig, pointed out that pi-electron clouds are the
aspect of life force that determines a person’s level of
health like no other single factor.
And here is how you make the smoothie:
Take a whole lemon for a large smoothie (20-24 oz.) or half a
lemon for a smaller one. Peel off the thick yellow part of the
skin and eliminate the tough fibrous core but leave some of the
white skin and the seeds. These add precious oils and antioxidants.
Put the lemon in the blender with sweet fruits, for example one
pear and two bananas for one lemon. Experiment and find the ratios
you like best. Add one teaspoon of brine (half a teaspoon for
a smaller smoothie), a pinch of cayenne and of course, high quality
water such as Trinity water. Do not use tap water. Blend to a
creamy consistency. Add one teaspoon of flax oil and blend for
a few more seconds. Consume immediately and take a few tablets
or capsules of blue green algae with it.
Since flax oil is extremely volatile, I recommend to only using
it within the first eight weeks of the pressing date, which some
companies put on their labels. Drinks with flax oil should always
be consumed immediately and not allowed to sit around.
If you want this smoothie to be tremendously beneficial for you,
I strongly recommend the use of organically grown fruits. Also
I advise against using other ingredients out of habit. Some people
are used to putting bottled juices or ice into a smoothie, but
this will diminish the effect. If you find the right proportions
of the mentioned ingredients, you will probably be surprised how
good it tastes.
People with hypoglycemia who are usually advised to stay away
from sweet fruits can have this smoothie without problems. Blending
sweet fruits with flax oil slows down the assimilation of the
fruit sugar and prevents blood sugar crashes. Enjoy!
Crystal Salt in the Kitchen
When crystal salt is available, there is simply no reason to use
any other type of salt as a condiment. The moderate use of crystal salt brings out the flavor in foods in a more subtle way than
harsh table salt. For this purpose, crystal salt is now offered
in granulated form. It can, of course, be used to cure food items
such as olives, pickles and others. If you buy olives in watery
brine, you can throw the brine away and replace it with fresh
water and a good pinch of crystal salt. Try sun-dried tomatoes,
put them in a jar with extra virgin olive oil and add a pinch
of crystal salt- this creates incredible flavors.
If you eat products that contain refined salt, adding a small
amount of crystal salt can help to balance out the effects of
the refined salt. I know some people who use their little saltshaker
of crystal salt in restaurants and then order their food unsalted-
it does make a difference.
Summary:
• A bath with 200-400 grams of crystal salt can be a wonderfully
rejuvenating experience. The muscles reach states of relaxation
when soaking in crystal salt bath that are otherwise only possible
through massage for most people. The skin also rejuvenates and
cleanses itself. Aestheticians in Germany now frequently recommend
this bath to their clients because of the beautifying effect.
For optimum results, some sort of chlorine filter should be applied
to the tap, as chlorine in the water diminishes the effects to
some extent.
• A few rocks of crystal salt add negative ions and a balancing
electromagnetic field to any room- they are even nice to look
at too. Since we have so many influences in our environment that
produce positive ions and unbalancing electromagnetic fields,
this is certainly a good idea if you want your home to be a healthy
place in which to live.
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5. A
Life Force Enhancing Lifestyle
Nowadays there is an abundance of books and brochures available
that suggest that if you just use this one miracle nutrient or
food or whatever it is that is promoted, you will have radiant
health and never age again. This book is not meant to be in that
category. The use of crystal salt is the foundation and a very
important step to more life force and well being. If crystal salt
is integrated into a lifestyle that increases one’s life
force rather than constantly depleting it, the use of the crystal salt is much more potent. However, it should be used along with
a very healthy lifestyle. Let’s look at some vital ingredients
of such a lifestyle.
Drink the Right Kind of Water
You have most likely heard the virtues of drinking water extolled
several times. While water is a better beverage than most to drink
these days, the quality of water is of great importance. Water
is not just a lifeless carrier medium of other substances as it
is often portrayed. It is in fact a carrier and medium of life
force. The astonishing research by Dr. Masaru Emoto shows how
feelings and other energetic influences shape the crystalline
patterns of water when it freezes. This proves that water is a
living medium in constant exchange with its environment. Water
researchers like Viktor Schauberger and Johann Grander have proven
long ago that there is a significant difference between living
water and dead water. In living water, the molecules form specific
clusters that hold life force. Natural bodies of water such as
rivers and streams constantly regenerate their cluster structure
by forming vortex- shaped swirls. Once water is pumped with artificial
force for more than 240 feet, the living structure of water is
mostly lost. If we drink such water, it has to be energized and
restructured by the body, using up life force instead of enhancing
it.
There are basically two options for obtaining a live high quality
drinking water. The first is to buy bottled water that is artesian
spring quality. Only artesian spring water travels deep within
the earth to the surface without being pumped. This ability is
an indicator of highly structured water that has levitating forces-
it can flow upward against the pull of gravity. Dead water could
never do that. Of all artesian spring waters, Trinity is one of
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