Minerals and Trace Elements in Crystal Salt

Obtaining minerals from whole food sources used to provide the wide variety of minerals you need. But modern agricultural practices have depleted our soils and our food is now nutrient deficient too. This makes supplementation necessary.

Although certain body processes are attributed to certain minerals, each mineral needs one or more other minerals to properly function. An overabundance of one mineral can result in a deficiency of another.

When you eat Himalayan Crystal Salt with its 84 minerals and trace elements, your body naturally knows how to use every part to improve your well being. On every level. Your body naturally knows what to do with whole foods, to keep you healthy.

Analysis of Himalayan Crystal Salt

Element	Ion	Atomic #	Concentration	Method/Source
Hydrogen	H	1	0.30 g/kg	DIN
Lithium	Li	3	0.40 g/kg	AAS
Beryllium	Be	4	<0.01 ppm	AAS
Boron	B	5	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Carbon	C	6	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Nitrogen	N	7	0.024 ppm	ICG
Oxygen	O	8	1.20 g/kg	DIN
Fluoride	F	9	<0.1 g	Potentiometric
Sodium	Na	11	382.61 g/kg	FSM
Magnesium	Mg	12	0.16 g/kg	AAS
Aluminum	Al	13	0.661 ppm	AAS
Silicon	Si	14	<0.1 g	AAS
Phosphorus	P	15	<0.10 ppm	ICG
Sulfur	S	16	12.4 g/kg	TXRF
Chloride	Cl	17	590.93 g/kg	Gravimetric
Potassium	K	19	3.5 g/kg	FSM
Calcium	Ca	20	4.05 g/kg	Titration
Scandium	Sc	21	<0.0001 ppm	FSK
Titanium	Ti	22	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Vanadium	V	23	0.06 ppm	AAS
Chromium	Cr	24	0.05 ppm	AAS
Manganese	Mn	25	0.27 ppm	AAS
Iron	Fe	26	38.9 ppm	AAS
Cobalt	Co	27	0.60 ppm	AAS
Nickel	Ni	28	0.13 ppm	AAS
Copper	Cu	29	0.56 ppm	AAS
Zinc	Zn	30	2.38 ppm	AAS
Gallium	Ga	31	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Germanium	Ge	32	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Arsenic	As	33	<0.01 ppm	AAS
Selenium	Se	34	0.05 ppm	AAS
Bromine	Br	35	2.1 ppm	TXRF
Rubidium	Rb	37	0.04 ppm	AAS
Strontium	Sr	38	0.014 g/kg	AAS
Ytterbium	Y	39	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Zirconium	Zr	40	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Niobium	Nb	41	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Molybdenum	Mo	42	0.01 ppm	AAS
Technetium	Tc	43	Unstable artificial isotope	N/A
Ruthenium	Ru	44	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Rhodium	Rh	45	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Palladium	Pd	46	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Silver	Ag	47	0.031 ppm	AAS
Cadmium	Cd	48	<0.01 ppm	AAS
Indium	In	49	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Tin	Sn	50	<0.01 ppm	AAS
Antimony	Sb	51	<0.01 ppm	AAS
Tellurium	Te	52	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Iodine	I	53	<0.1 g	Potentiometric
Cesium	Cs	55	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Barium	Ba	56	1.96 ppm	AAS/TXR
Lanthanum	La	57	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Cerium	Ce	58	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Praseodymium	Pr	59	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Neodymium	Nd	60	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Promethium	Pm	61	Unstable artificial isotope	N/A
Samarium	Sm	62	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Europium	Eu	63	<3.0 ppm	TXRF
Gadolinium	Gd	64	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Terbium	Tb	65	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Dysprosium	Dy	66	<4.0 ppm	TXRF
Holmium	Ho	67	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Erbium	Er	68	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Thulium	Tm	69	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Ytterbium	Yb	70	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Lutetium	Lu	71	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Hafnium	Hf	72	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Tantalum	Ta	73	1.1 ppm	TXRF
Wolfram	W	74	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Rhenium	Re	75	<2.5 ppm	TXRF
Osmium	Os	76	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Iridium	Ir	77	<2.0 ppm	TXRF
Platinum	Pt	78	0.47 ppm	TXRF
Gold	Au	79	<1.0 ppm/td>	TXRF
Mercury	Hg	80	<0.03 ppm	AAS
Thallium	Ti	81	0.06 ppm	AAS
Lead	Pb	82	0.10 ppm	AAS
Bismuth	Bi	83	<0.10 ppm	AAS
Polonium	Po	84	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Astatine	At	85	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Francium	Fr	87	<1.0 ppm/td>	TXRF
Radium	Ra	88	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Actinium	Ac	89	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Thorium	Th	90	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Protactinium	Pa	91	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Uranium	U	92	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Neptunium	Np	93	<0.001 ppm	FSK
Plutonium	Pu	94	<0.001 ppm	FSK

Chloride

Chloride with sodium, regulates your pH balance. It’s necessary for the production of gastric acid – a component of hydrochloric acid (HCl).

Sodium

Sodium regulates the pH of intracellular fluids and with potassium, regulates your pH balance. Sodium and chloride are necessary for maintaining osmosis and electrolyte balance.

Sulfur

Sulfur is found in all cells, especially skin, hair and connective tissues. Inadequate dietary sulfur has been associated with skin and nail diseases. Increased intake of dietary sulfur sometimes helps inflamed skin conditions and muscle/joint pain.

Magnesium

Magnesium is a mineral of primary importance. It aids in the activation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the main energy source for cell functioning. Magnesium also activates several enzyme systems and is important for the synthesis of RNA and DNA. Magnesium is necessary for normal muscle contraction and important for the synthesis of several amino acids.

Potassium

Potassium exists primarily in intracellular fluids. It stimulates nerve impulses and muscle contractions and is important for the maintenance of osmotic pressure. Potassium regulates your pH balance, stimulates kidney and adrenal functioning, and assists in converting glucose to glycogen. Also important for the biosynthesis of protein.

Calcium

Calcium is necessary to build healthy bones and teeth. Calcium influences blood coagulation, stimulates muscles and nerves, and acts as a cofactor for vitamin D and the function of the parathyroid gland. Muscles cannot contract without calcium. Calcium is essential for the regulation of the heartbeat. Calcium depletion can result in a number of symptoms, the most notable is decreased bone mass and increased chances of bone breakage.

Silicon

Silicon is necessary for normal growth and bone formation. With calcium, silicon is a contributing factor in good skeletal integrity. Silicon is a main component of osteoblasts, the bone forming cells. Silicon may help to maintain youthful skin, hair and nails.

Copper

Copper facilitates absorption of iron and vitamin C absorption. It’s also involved in protein synthesis and an important factor in the production of RNA.

Tin

Small amounts of tin appear to be necessary for normal growth. Because tin is common in soil, foods and water, deficiencies are rare. Because of poor absorption, low tissue accumulation and rapid tissue turnover, tin has a low level of toxicity.

Manganese

Manganese is essential for glucose utilization, for lipid synthesis and for lipid metabolism. Manganese plays a role in cholesterol metabolism and pancreatic function and development. Manganese in involved in normal skeletal growth and it activates enzyme functions.

Iron

Only trace amounts of iron are essential for living cells of plants and animals. Iron has the ability to interact reversibly with oxygen and to function in electron transfer reactions that makes it biologically indispensable. Iron is necessary for cell function and blood utilization. Blood loss is the most common cause of iron deficiency. Pallor and extreme fatigue are the symptoms of iron deficiency.

Aluminum

Aluminum is a natural component of many foods. Although it is found in small quantities in plant and animal tissues, and in blood and urine, there is no evidence that this element is essential for any metabolic function in humans or animals. In fact, there is evidence that elevated aluminum can result in neurological disorders, bone disease, gastrointestinal irritation, loss of appetite and loss of energy. Because aluminum is a natural constituent of some foods and is in a growing number of modern foods and pharmaceutical preparations, an understanding of aluminum and aluminum-containing foods and cooking utensils can benefit all people. In healthy people, more than 98% of the ingested aluminum is passed through the gastrointestinal tract. Silicon, a constituent of Crystal Salt, prevents the absorption of aluminum and actually helps the body eliminate aluminum that is bound in the tissues.

Strontium

Strontium (not Strontium 90, the radioactive form of the element) may help harden the calcium-magnesium-phosphorus structures of the body. Strontium may influence the intake or structural use of calcium.

Zinc

Although adults only require an average of 15 mg of zinc per day, zinc is a very important trace element that is essential to many biological factors. Zinc is required for growth, immune system function, and sexual development. Zinc is a cofactor in over 90 enzymes. It’s required for the synthesis of insulin. Proper zinc metabolism is needed for wound healing, and carbohydrate and protein metabolism. Zinc is considered an antibacterial factor in the prostatic fluid, and may contribute to the prevention of chronic bacterial prostatitis and urinary tract infections.

Gallium

Gallium has no known biological role, although it may stimulate metabolism. Small concentrations of gallium are normally found in human tissue.

Titanium

Titanium is an abundant mineral, yet it appears to have no function to plant and animal life. In general, humans may eat and excrete titanium with no side effects as it is considered essentially nontoxic. Titanium may be carcinogenic, but not at the levels humans are generally exposed to.

Fluorine

Fluorine has a direct effect on calcium and phosphate metabolism and in small amounts may reduce bone loss. Trace amounts of fluoride produce stronger tooth enamel that is more resistant to bacterial degradation. However, an increased intake through fluoridated drinking water can potentially overload the human system.

Rubidium

Rubidium has a close physiochemical relationship to potassium. It may have the ability to act as a nutritional substitute for potassium. Although rubidium is not considered “essential,” some evidence suggests that rubidium may have a role in free radical pathology, and serve as a mineral transporter across defective cell membranes, especially in cells associated with aging. Clinical studies have suggested that rubidium increases memory and mental acuity in the elderly.