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Pink Himalayan Salt Is A Total Waste Of Time
Why you can stick to regular table salt for your health
Pink Himalayan rock salt is an amazing cultural phenomenon. Ten years ago, you might find a bag of it in a specialty store, but it was hard enough to find that it lent an air of illustrious sophistication to any dinner party. Now, you can buy products called ‘pink Himalayan rock salt’ in literally every supermarket for only four or five times the cost of generic table salt.
Why is pink salt so popular? Well, partly it’s because it’s pretty. Nothing like a dish full of faintly glittering crystals to glam up an otherwise boring spread. But even more than that, it’s because Himalayan salt is, according to health gurus from around the globe, a miracle cure with dozens of benefits. It can cure respiratory disease, detoxify the body, balance blood sugars, and generally stave off ill health like a shield made from immortality itself.
Sadly, this is all nonsense. Pink Himalayan rock salt is no better for your health than boring regular table salt. It may actually be a bit worse.
