What is a soup without a good pinch of salt? Not only does salt serve as a seasoning, it’s a food in the truest sense of the word; without it we could not survive and it also has healing properties.
It is a vital substance and has an important function in our body: It is responsible for regulating and ensuring a healthy nutrient and water balance, regulating blood pressure and bone structuring.
Salt as a remedy?
Small scratches and wounds heal even faster in salty seawater. Unfortunately, swimming in the sea is not always possible, unless you’re lucky enough to live by it. Of course, salt should not be applied to a wound under any circumstances because, as the well-known proverb suggests, this is bordering on torture and causes great pain.
In today’s medicine, salt is used in various fields. Amongst other things, it is used in connection with respiratory diseases, as well as in metabolic disorders, lack of concentration, sleep disorders or skin diseases.
Here are a few tips on using salt to help with physical ailments:
Inhaling using salt water:
Inhaling salt water can help to open the airways and relieve inflammation in the nasal cavities. In order to do this, pour one litre of hot water and approx. 10g of salt (recommended: SALDORO Sea salt medium coarse) into a pot or bowl, position your face over it and cover your head and the pot with a towel. Inhale for about 10 minutes.
Chewing salt
In the case of tooth inflammation or bleeding gums, chewing salt could be effective and helpful in the healing process. For this, take a teaspoon of salt (recommended: SALDORO ancient salt medium coarse) with a sip of tap water in the mouth and chew the salt until it has dissolved. Then spit out the salt mixture.
Drinking cure
Drinking a glass of water with a teaspoon of salt daily (recommended: SALDORO ancient salt fine grain size) on an empty stomach should help with digestive problems, allergies, colds and kidney and bladder disorders. It also supports weight loss and improves the appearance of the skin. This is absolutely not recommended for people with high blood pressure!
Drinking cure
Drinking a glass of water with a teaspoon of salt daily (recommended: SALDORO ancient salt fine grain size) on an empty stomach should help with digestive problems, allergies, colds and kidney and bladder disorders. It also supports weight loss and improves the appearance of the skin. This is absolutely not recommended for people with high blood pressure!
