Did you know that between 350 - 400 people die each year from heat stroke?

In especially hot years that number has risen to over 1700 deaths according to the National Center for Health Statistics!

Especially vulnerable are active children, and even more for those who regularly consume alcohol.

What to watch for: lethargy, depression, dizziness, weakness, feeling faint, passing out suddenly without obvious cause, headaches from mild to severe, a general malaise or overall body pain accompanied with mild to severe fatigue that doesn’t seem to go away.

Do these symptoms describe you or anyone you know during hot weather months?

In fact, many people with chronic fatigue are actually suffering from dehydration! Go to Health Hazard for more information on chronic fatigue.

For such a complex array of symptoms, the solution is amazingly simple: Salt and plenty of water.

Salt? Yes, salt.

The body requires sodium to help maintain the proper levels of hydration in your body. Keeping your body hydrated is critical to your well-being, which is why the body sends such nagging and painful warnings when it is dehydrated.

Did you know that our body’s composition is almost exactly the same as seawater? What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the ocean?

Most likely, it is salt and water!

The FDA recommends 3 grams of salt per day as a minimum. However, the medical establishment says to stay away from too much salt. There is a long list of health problems that arise from too much salt, so how can it be possible that we need MORE salt?

First, we must understand where these medical warnings about salt intake come from. In our society of fast-food and pre-packaged meals, the salt used to season and preserve the food is industrial sodium chloride.

Sodium chloride by itself is a harmful chemical, but it is what you will find in most salt shakers across America. Salt in its natural state contains beneficial minerals. However, since most salt is mined for industrial purposes and requires no minerals for that use, the salt producers sell off the remaining salt as sodium chloride.

There are some brave souls who have marched away from convention and have switched to using sea salt in their food.

Sea Salt is a vast improvement over pure sodium chloride, with many minerals still intact. However, due to vast pollution in our oceans, the most pure and best source of salt is mined from the ancient salt deposits.

Himalayan Salt is perhaps the finest selection of mineral salt in the world due to the high altitude of the Himalayans, which protects the water source feeding the great mineral salt beds.

Let’s look at the effect of large doses of Himalayan salt on human health.

For hundreds of years, the indigenous people of the Himalayans have been widely recognized as the longest living people in the world. But not only do they live a long time, they are healthy, as well.

It is fascinating to learn that they routinely put a chunk of mineral salt in their tea each day (and they truly love their tea, drinking 10 to 20 cups per day). The salt and pure water are the cornerstone of everything they eat and drink. They benefit from the health-giving minerals found in their amazing crystal salt.

Here are some of the recognized health benefits of Himalayan salt:
• It regulates the water content throughout your body.
• It normalizes blood-pressure.
• It balances excess acidity from your cells.
• It balances your blood sugar levels.
• It generates hydroelectric energy in your cells.
• It helps with food absorption in your intestinal tract.
• It regulates your sleep – it’s a natural hypnotic.
• It helps clear mucus and phlegm from your lungs.
• It acts as a strong antihistamine (clears up sinuses).
• It helps prevent muscle cramps.
• It helps prevent osteoporosis by firming bone structure.
• It helps maintain libido.
• It prevents spider veins on your legs and thighs.
• It stabilizes irregular heartbeats.
• It destroys a wide range of potentially harmful microbes, bacteria, protozoa and parasites.

Now for dedicated athletes the summer months can be brutal! Ironmen are conscious of this danger and routinely take salt tablets, but finally there is a healthy option for these high performance individuals! Go to Stay Hydrated for the best hot weather tool for athletes!

So remember this easy tip during the [/spin] hot|stifling [/spin] summer months. Use 3 grams of Himalayan Salt daily! Be smart! Go to Summer Heat for your secret weapon against heat stroke!

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