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Interrogating the wellness trend of mineral salts

March 12, 2025
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In the last few years, there has been a shift in the way we view salt when it comes to our health.

You may have heard of internet personalities like Abby Baffoe and Lauren Elizabeth adding Celtic sea salt to their morning routine.

Drinking saltwater sounds less than pleasant, but mineral salt has several reported benefits.

As the wellness trend goes, when you add a pinch of high-quality sea salt into your water, you create a mineral-rich electrolyte drink.

Is this all a TikTok myth, or is there a scientific method behind the madness?

Two types of mineral salts play vital roles in our body’s functioning.

The first is macrominerals such as sodium, calcium, potassium and magnesium. As the name suggests, our bodies need these in relatively high doses.

Trace elements, on the other hand, are required in smaller amounts. These include iron, zinc, selenium and copper.

Mineral salts are necessary for optimal functioning of essential bodily processes.

This includes oxygen transport, bone formation, energy metabolism and inflammatory regulation.

harvesting sea salt
Harvesting of sea salt from salt basins. Credit: Alan Wang from Pexels

Gifts from the ocean

After the rise of pink Himalayan salt, the internet now has a new wellness favorite—Celtic sea salt.

Celtic sea salt is harvested from the regions of Brittany in France through the process of evaporation.

This salt comes to us unrefined, meaning there’s less processing compared to regular table salt. As a result, we consume a higher mineral salt content.

When added to water, high-quality sea salt provides our bodies with electrolytes. These hydrate us on a cellular level.

Minerals aren’t just about hydration—they have a few more tricks up their sleeve.

Minerals matter

A 2016 study looked at the difference between the consumption of natural sea salt and refined salt in rats.

Rats who ingested sea salt had reduced high blood pressure.

Researchers concluded that the major benefit of sea salt is linked to its mineral content—in particular, potassium, calcium and magnesium.

Other studies suggest there are significant health benefits from natural sea salt compared to table salt.

We can’t stress this enough—don’t go adding heaped teaspoons of salt to all your meals!

At the end of the day, if we follow a balanced diet of plant and animal sources, we will consume enough essential mineral salts to remain on top of our health game.

This article first appeared on Particle, a science news website based at Scitech, Perth, Australia. Read the original article.

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Interrogating the wellness trend of mineral salts (2025, March 12)
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This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no
part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.



white sea salt
Close-up of white sea salt. Credit: Marina Leonova from Pexels

In the last few years, there has been a shift in the way we view salt when it comes to our health.

You may have heard of internet personalities like Abby Baffoe and Lauren Elizabeth adding Celtic sea salt to their morning routine.

Drinking saltwater sounds less than pleasant, but mineral salt has several reported benefits.

As the wellness trend goes, when you add a pinch of high-quality sea salt into your water, you create a mineral-rich electrolyte drink.

Is this all a TikTok myth, or is there a scientific method behind the madness?

Two types of mineral salts play vital roles in our body’s functioning.

The first is macrominerals such as sodium, calcium, potassium and magnesium. As the name suggests, our bodies need these in relatively high doses.

Trace elements, on the other hand, are required in smaller amounts. These include iron, zinc, selenium and copper.

Mineral salts are necessary for optimal functioning of essential bodily processes.

This includes oxygen transport, bone formation, energy metabolism and inflammatory regulation.

harvesting sea salt
Harvesting of sea salt from salt basins. Credit: Alan Wang from Pexels

Gifts from the ocean

After the rise of pink Himalayan salt, the internet now has a new wellness favorite—Celtic sea salt.

Celtic sea salt is harvested from the regions of Brittany in France through the process of evaporation.

This salt comes to us unrefined, meaning there’s less processing compared to regular table salt. As a result, we consume a higher mineral salt content.

When added to water, high-quality sea salt provides our bodies with electrolytes. These hydrate us on a cellular level.

Minerals aren’t just about hydration—they have a few more tricks up their sleeve.

Minerals matter

A 2016 study looked at the difference between the consumption of natural sea salt and refined salt in rats.

Rats who ingested sea salt had reduced high blood pressure.

Researchers concluded that the major benefit of sea salt is linked to its mineral content—in particular, potassium, calcium and magnesium.

Other studies suggest there are significant health benefits from natural sea salt compared to table salt.

We can’t stress this enough—don’t go adding heaped teaspoons of salt to all your meals!

At the end of the day, if we follow a balanced diet of plant and animal sources, we will consume enough essential mineral salts to remain on top of our health game.

This article first appeared on Particle, a science news website based at Scitech, Perth, Australia. Read the original article.

Citation:
Interrogating the wellness trend of mineral salts (2025, March 12)
retrieved 12 March 2025
from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-interrogating-wellness-trend-mineral-salts.html

This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no
part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.


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