Should you switch to pink salt or sea salt?
Everyone has a salt shaker in their home. For years this shaker was filled with Morton’s salt. Everyone used Morton’s salt. Then sea salt seemed to be popular. Now the rage seems to be “pink salt”. It has been around for a while. Apparently Trader Joe’s started selling pink salt in 2009. If you read the label, most pink salt seems to branded as coming from the Himalayas in Pakistan. However, one source said it comes from just south of the actual Himalayas in Pakistan. There are lots of health claims for using sea salt and pink salt in place of Morton’s salt. What salt should people use? What is the benefit of using Morton’s Salt? One reason to use Morton’s salt is to get enough iodine. If you look at a package of Morton’s salt you will see the words: “Iodized salt. This salt supplies iodide, a necessary nutrient.” Why is iodine added to Morton’s salt? Someone asked the Mayo Clinic , “I...