SEA SALT COMPLEX

We began to research this late in 2023. Since then we have researched it extensively and now we have been able to articulate the benefits of it. We are deep into a “Mind Wide Open” moment, seeking wisdom, knowledge, facts, opinion and science to understand just what the opportunities are with this culinary and dietary concept. Our research and common sense seems to strongly suggest that maintaining a Sea Salt Complex in our menu and (and your diet) is a very safe, smart and inexpensive way to improve the flavor of food, its nutritional values and, therefore, your health and vitality For now, find more info HERE in an old blog post which showcases some of the Sea Salts we commonly use. Most of the descriptions feature a short film too.

In this jar we can see 7 Sea Salts from 7 Seas. Some are from ancient & extinct oceans AND others recently harvested from living oceans today.

4 KEY POINTS TO THIS PAGE

FACT: YOU ARE A SALT WATER CREATURE…A MARINE MAMMAL
FACT: SALT IS CRUCIAL TO YOUR CELLAR FUNCTION, VITALITY AND SURVIVAL
SEA SALT: VERY GOOD. TABLE SALT: VERY BAND
FIND, BUY AND USE SEA SALT IN EVERYTHING YOU EAT

BUY AN ANCIENT SEA SALT COMPLEX GRINDER FROM US

BUY THE RAREST SEA SALT IN THE WORLD FROM US

BUY SEA SALTS FROM AMAZON

This is how we package and present our SEA SALT COMPLEX. In a glass grinder Small and Large. Small is 13 teaspoons. Large is 13 Table Spoons.

There are endless combinations. We infuse those sea salts into the dishes @raw.lab.chs and @ltle.fish.chs and rotate Sea salts constantly. Why? To deliver to your body , in a single meal, a vast collection of salts and minerals from both ancient / extinct oceans and modern / living seas.

Where else is that incorporated into your meal? Consider the rare & exotic minerals and elements this delivers to you and the probable health benefits of that! How else can ya get minerals from a 500 million year old food? How else can you get minerals from food from all across the globe without it being expensive in both time and effort?We have done a ton of research now and it may be the coolest thing we’ve created so far!

SO WHAT? SO, CONSIDER THIS:

HUMAN BEINGS ARE 60-70% WATER.
0% OF THAT WATER IS FRESH WATER.
OUR BLOOD IS ABOUT 1/3 AS SALINE AS THE OCEAN AND ABOUT AS SALINE AS BRACKISH WATER AS 0.4% salt. 0% of the water in our bodies is free of salt, or “fresh water”.
SEA WATER IS 3.0-3.2% saline. Our bodies are 4% Salt, by body weight.

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

Through our meal @ Raw Lab we’ll feature at least 60 Sea Salts. Some 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 vs dead, 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 order more drinks. Sea salts are natural, highly soluble and most often produced by artisans. We make it a point to remind our guests that we are 70% water (7-8% of which is blood). All of that water in our body (and all of our blood) is “saline”.

YOU ARE A SALT WATER CREATURE…AND…IN FACT…YOUR DNA IS MORE SIMILAR TO DOLPHINS & WHALES THAN IT IS TO TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS.

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) OF SALINE LIQUIDS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, BY THE NUMBERS, WE ARE BRACKISH CREATURES. This being said, the salinity of water and blood in the human body is more comparable to that of Sea Lions, Dolphins and Whales (sea mammals) than it is to land or terrestrial mammals. Finally, there is a 98% match between human blood plasma and seawater.

At RAW LAB & LTLE FISH, we display the Sea Salts used in that night’s meal. In this way, guests can browse through what we have used, take photos and then go to Amazon an buy exactly what we have used. So, for less than $200 anyone could buy ALL of the Sea Salts in the box and use them at home, for a very long time, as their very own Sea Salt Complex. Who else does this? Is anyone else even thinking about this?

So, YES, IN FACT, we are, SALT WATER CREATURES! 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.

WATER IN HUMAN BODIES: 0.4% salt. 0% of the water in our bodies is free of salt, or “fresh water” || HUMAN BLOOD: 0.8% Is about 1/3 as saline as sea water 0% of the blood in our bodies is free of salt.

Another Sea Salt Complex. From Top: Mexico/Modern, Hawaiian/Modern, Sicilian/Modern, Peruvian/Ancient, Hawaiian/Ancient, Utah/Ancient

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.

What will YOU CHoose to fuel your cellULAR FUNCTION with?

factory, industrial, dead “table salt”, devoid of minerals, WHICH SERVES ONLY AS A VECTOR FOR IODINE, and contains toxins which keep it from clumping?
NATURALLY OCCURRING, HIGHLY SOLUBLE & EASILY ABSORBED, mineral rich sea salt from near & far and from both ancient /EXTINCT & modern/ LIVING OCEANS.

8 different Sea Salts, all from HI. Some ancient, some modern.

IT’S THE MINERALS, MAN!

The minerals in sea salt (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) are LOADED WITH 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 ALL of the minerals you need for optimal vitality and metabolic function.

Which do you think is going to do more for you? SEA SALT OR TABLE SALT?

We think salt should be simple and natural. It shouldn't be made in a factory or contain artificial additives. And it shouldn't be stripped of or absent beneficial trace minerals. It’s clear: Sea salt is abundance. Table salt is poison.