SEA SALT SOCIAL

EXPLORE & LEARN why SEA SALT is quite possibly THE BEST HEALTH HACK, EVER!

ANCIENT SEA SALT is a MIRACLE! This is your invitation to HAVE A SEA SALT EPIPHANY!

We began to realize the significance and value of sea salts (especially ancient sea salts) in 2023. We went down a few rabbit holes and what we have learned is amazing. Then came the deep dive, the real research and putting into practice in 1000 services at RAW LAB, in Charleston, SC. Here we tested the theories: Did the science stand up? Did it make common sense? Did it make food taste better? Was it a legit theory, overall. Watching the faces of our guests have the SEA SALT EPIPHANY was glorious. Now you can experience that too!

4 KEY POINTS TO THIS PAGE

• WHAT IS A “SEA SALT SOCIAL”

• WHAT IS A “SEA SALT COMPLEX”

• THE SEA SALT EPIPHANY

• WHY SEA SALT IS SO SMART

  • SCIENCE & PHYSICS

  • COMMON SENSE & METAPHYSICS

• MODERN SEA SALT VS ANCIENT SEA SALT

• SEA SALTS: THE BEST HEALTH HACK, EVER?

WHAT IS A SEA SALT SOCIAL?

• A GATHERING or “SALON” OR WORKSHOP, where you will CREATE YOUR “BESPOKE SEA SALT COMPLEX” (PICTURED TO THE RIGHT).

• A fun way to ENGAGE WITH OTHERS & LEARN ABOUT the health benefits and differences between DOZENS OF MODERN SEA SALTS & ANCIENT SEA SALTS

• A tiny “TED TALK” FOR 20 - 30 PEOPLE where a NEW KIND OF FOOD & NUTRITION discussion follows a brief presentation

• A ONE HOUR affair

• A $50 OR $100 COST (DEPENDING ON HOW MANY / WHAT SIZE SEA SALT COMPLEXES YOU MAKE / BUY).

• An EXPLORATION of the history, culture, cuisine, ecology & economy of various sea salts.

  
  

THE SEA SALT EPIPHANY

DELIVERED BELOW or at a SEA SALT SOCIAL

Readers: Dig In! Non-Readers: Attend a Sea Salt Social Soon

WHY SEA SALT IS SO SMART

SCIENCE & PHYSICS

SALT’S ROLE IN THE BIOLOGY OF OUR BODIES AND CELLULAR FUNCTION

Salt, primarily in the form of sodium chloride (NaCl), is essential for numerous life-sustaining cellular functions, primarily because its components, sodium (Na+Na raised to the positive power Na+) and chloride (Cl−Cl raised to the negative power Cl−), are the major electrolytes in the fluid surrounding cells (extracellular fluid). They dissociate in body fluids to carry an electric charge, which is crucial for the body's electrical and osmotic balance. 

Key Cellular Functions of Salt: 

• Maintenance of Fluid Balance (Osmoregulation): Sodium is the primary determinant of extracellular fluid volume. The concentration gradient of sodium across the cell membrane creates osmotic pressure, which regulates the distribution of water inside and outside of cells. Water moves by osmosis to equalize the solute concentrations, ensuring proper cell volume and overall hydration.

• Nerve Impulse Transmission: The difference in sodium and potassium concentrations across nerve cell membranes creates an electrochemical gradient called the resting membrane potential. When a nerve cell is stimulated, specialized sodium channels open, allowing

  Na+Na raised to the positive power Na+ ions to rapidly flood into the cell. This influx of positive charge (depolarization) generates an electrical signal, known as an action potential, which is propagated along the nerve to transmit signals to the brain or muscles.

• Muscle Contraction: Similar to nerve cells, muscle cells rely on the rapid influx of sodium ions to trigger the sequence of events that leads to muscle contraction.

• Nutrient Transport: Sodium ions are vital for the transport of nutrients into cells. The sodium-glucose symporter, for example, uses the sodium gradient to move glucose and amino acids into cells, which is essential for energy metabolism.

• Acid-Base Balance and Production of Stomach Acid: Chloride ions (Cl⁻) help maintain the body's pH balance (acid-base equilibrium). Chloride is also a crucial component in the production of hydrochloric acid (HCl), a key part of gastric juice needed for digestion.

• Cellular Energy (ATP Usage): The constant action of the sodium-potassium pump (Na+/K+Na raised to the positive power / K raised to the positive power Na+/K+-ATPase) actively pumps sodium out of the cell and potassium in, against their concentration gradients. This process requires significant amounts of energy (ATP), accounting for 20-40% of an adult's resting energy expenditure, highlighting its critical importance in sustaining life and cellular function.

• Immune Cell Function: Recent research indicates that local sodium concentrations can act as a signaling molecule, influencing immune cell function and inflammatory responses. 

In summary, the specific handling and movement of sodium and chloride ions across cellular membranes are fundamental tools powering numerous physiological processes, from brain signaling to basic cell volume regulation and nutrient uptake. 

CHOOSE YOUR FUEL

What will you choose to FUEL YOUR CELLULAR FUNCTION with?

TABLE & KOSHER SALT

• A mass, “factory” or industrially produced product

• Bleached to appear “whiter” and stripped of all minerals

• Contains unnatural & arguably toxic chemicals & additives which keep it from clumping together

• Serves only as a vector for synthetic iodine which can (and should be) supplanted with naturally occuring iodine found in fin fish, shellfish & crustaceans

SEA SALTS

• Natural

• Highly Soluable & Bio Available

• Additives & Preservative Free

• Free of all heavy metals & micro/nano-plastics (Ancient Sea Salt)

• Mineral Rich. Small Batch. Craft. Artisanal.

WHY SEA SALT IS SO SMART

COMMON SENSE & METAPHYSICS

YOU ARE A SALT WATER CREATURE…A MARINE MAMMAL…FUEL YOURSELF LIKE ONE!

It’s so simple, it’s scary! And, in a way, it’s hard to get our heads around this, because we think…”HOW CAN SOMETHING SO SMART, GOOD & SIMPLE NOT BE EVERYWHERE”. Read on and you’ll get it. We will start with YOU, YOUR BODY and the SIMPLE FACTS that matter the most.

DIG THESE FACTS

1. HUMAN BEINGS ARE 60-70% WATER.

2. 0% OF THE WATER IN YOUR BODY IS FRESH WATER.

3. ON AVERAGE OUR BLOOD IS ROUGHLY AS SALINE AS BRACKISH WATER AT 0.4% SALT and ABOUT 1/3 AS SALINE AS THE OCEAN.

4. 70% OF YOUR BODY IS “SALT WATER”

5. WATER IN HUMAN BODIES: 0.4% salt. 0% of the water in our bodies is free of salt, or “fresh water”

6. HUMAN BLOOD: 0.8% Is about 1/3 as saline as sea water 0% of the blood in our bodies is free of salt.

SO, ARE YOU OR ARE YOU NOT MOSTLY MADE OF SALT WATER? YOU ARE!

ARE YOU OR ARE NOT THEN, A MARINE CREATURE? YOU ARE!

These are not leaps of faith, these are facts. This isn’t theory, it’s measurable, demonstrable and universal in all humans.

SEA WATER: 3.0-3.2% Salt || BAY WATER: 1.0-2.5% Salt || BRACKISH WATER: .1-1.0% Salt || FRESH WATER: 0% Salt

So, the water in our bodies is like the brackish water in the delta the estuary (where the river meets the bay or ocean) at low tide. All of it, “salty”. The blood in our body is like the water in the same locations, in flood tide…significantly saltier.

THEREFORE IT IS A FACT THAT MOST OF OUR MASS OR BODY WEIGHT (BLOOD AND WATER) CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF SALT. WE ARE MADE UP (MOSTLY…65-70%) OF SALINE LIQUIDS. SO, MORE SPECIFICALLY, BY THE NUMBERS, WE ARE BRACKISH CREATURES.

Finally, there is a 98% match between human blood plasma and seawater. The sea is (QUITE LITERALLY) running through your veins, heart and brain.

At a SEA SALT SOCIAL we weave togehter the science & common sense of elevating your salt game with fun, learning, socializing and wine. Some sea salts are from ancient / extinct oceans. Others from modern / living oceans. Sea salts as old as 500 million years are used. Some are from here. Others from near. Others from as far, far away in both time and space. You’ll benefit from the 80+ minerals found in sea salts instead of mineral free, factory produced table salt, which is high in sodium and essentially, metabolically, useless (minus the iodine). Table salt, in excess, can be damaging to your health as well, and is very often over-used in restaurants as a way to make people thirsty and to order more drinks. Sea salts are natural, bio-available and often produced by artisans through sustainable, responsible and non-industrial methods.

HUMANS ARE SALT WATER CREATURES

60-70% OF YOUR BODY IS SALT WATER.

So, YES, IN FACT, we are, SALT WATER CREATURES! Without getting into the weeds too much on this subject it is safe to say that the all paleo-anthropological, medical, and biological research confirms this. Vertebrate life started in the sea with fish and moved onto land through lungfish and amphibians. Reptiles, birds came next. Mammals came after them. Human beings evolved from mammals. Salt has been a part of the entire journey and is still with us today. So much so that we can’t survive without it.

Therefore, fueling your body with natural, highly-soluble, mineral & electrolyte rich sea salt from near and far (in time and space) is key to vitality and enhanced metabolic function in both the physical and metaphysical plane.

WE SHARE A LOT MORE WITH MARINE MAMALS THAN WE DO WITH MOST TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS

SIMILARITIES WITH DOLPHINS AND WHALES ARE STUNNING IN BOTH DNA & BEHAVIOR. There is a mountain of research and evidence of this so going into details here is unnecessary. But, if you want to go down this rabbit hole, START HERE

SCIENCE & PHYSICS + COMMON SENSE & METAPHYSICS = SCIENCE SENSE

SO SIMPLE. THESE ARE JUST IMMUTABLE FACTS ALL HUMAN BEINGS SHARE & LIVE WITH & BY … LIKE GRAVITY.

DON’T FORGET THE MINERALS!

The minerals in sea salt (up to 84 of them) are absolutely critical to our metabolic functions. Modern diets and processed foods are often devoid of most of these minerals and getting them into our bodies is therefore rather challenging. Mineral supplements are artificial, not easily absorbed (bio-available) expensive and inconvenient. But Sea Salts (and seaweed, which we also use) contain natural minerals are devoid of toxic additives and highly bio-available. Sea Salts are, therefore, an easy, natural, inexpensive, safe, effective, convenient and SMART way to get more of the minerals you need for optimal vitality and metabolic function.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MODERN & ANCIENT SEA SALT

ANCIENT SEA SALTS come from ancient, extinct oceans. These salts are EXTRACTED today, from ancient salt deposits, with MODERN tools and tactics.

EXAMPLE: Redmond Ancient Sea Salt from Utah

MODERN SEA SALTS come from monern, living oceans. These salts are EVAPORATED from sea water through an ANCIENT craft and artisanal process.

EXAMPLE: Celtic Sea Salt from France

WHICH IS BETTER?

As ancient oceans did NOT contain heavy metals & micro-plastics (very toxic things) we consider Ancient Sea Salt to be superior to Modern Sea Salt and both to be superior to Factory / Industrial Table / Kosher Salt as Sea Salts are not bleached, stripped of their minerals or treated with additives and preservatives.

AN INTERESTING FILM ABOUT ALL SEA SALT PRODUCTION HERE

THE WORLD IN A GRIDER

100% Ancient Salts - ZERO Heavy Metals - ZERO Micro Plastics - 84 Essential Minerals & ElectroRIGHTS!