Article About the Neti-pot

"Each evening at bedtime, one nostril becomes completely blocked"

Many people find salt water clears nostrils and sinuses. Buy a nasal doucheor Neti Pot - a small glass pipe witha hole in one side. Dissolve half a teaspoon of natural salt in a cup of hot water and let it cool. Fill the douche with the salt water.

Cover the hole with your finger and as you snort the water up, release your finger and it will shoot up into your sinuses. Done twice daily, it will clear out the mucus and you will be able to breathe easily.

The Guardian, 29 February 2005

Article About Water and Salt Book

"Water & Salt: The Essence of Life"
Water & Salt: The Essence of Life
by Dr. Med. Barbara Hendel and Peter Ferreira
Published by Natural Resources, Inc.

"This is an intriguing book to say the least. If you, like many of us, have heard about Himalayan Crystal Salt and are wondering what all the fuss is about - then look no further.

Water and Salt: The Essence of Life starts at the beginning of the story of life and before you know it, you have breezed through an overviewof biophysics, nutrition, water, salt, sole (pronounced 'so-lay'), and can think of at least ten reasons why Himalayan Crystal Salt needs to be a part of your life.

An in-depth book while very readable, this book will answer all of your questions and more. It also provides a wealth of straight-forward information that is easily incorporated into our daily lives to bring about health and wellbeing.

Full of magnificent photographs and practical information, you won't put this one down until you reach the last page."

What Really Works, 2005

Article by Martina Watts BA(Hons) Dip ION - Nutritional Therapist.

"Salt of the earth "

Too much salt is bad for us, say the Department of Health, and leads to fluid retention, high blood pressure and heart disease. They refer, of course, to the refined table salt we use to flavour our meals as well as the staggering amount routinely added to convenience foods, bread and even breakfast cereals. Common table salt has been stripped of its trace minerals, consisting merely of sodium and chloride. In the UK, the anti-caking agent hexacyanoferrate 2 is added to prevent it from becoming damp, and there is debate whether such chemicals make it harder for the salt to be utilised effectively by the body.

Yet left in its untreated original form, salt is a fundamental requirement for life. All forms of life evolved from the primal ocean covering our planet millions of years ago. Since then, sea water has been evaporating, leaving behind a crystallised salt containing the 84 minerals and trace elements that are also to be found within the human body itself.

The nutritional quality of natural crystal salt contrasts starkly with the impoverished form of salt we now use for flavouring our food.

Salt used to be considered more valuable than gold and was believed to safeguard our health. Our bodily fluids are slightly salty and similar in composition to sea water. We require this salty solution to regulate and perform all physiological functions in the human body. It is present in the amniotic fluid required by the embryo to survive, and necessary for cellular maintenance, nerve conduction, digestion, absorption and elimination of waste products.

Whereas common table salt is detrimental to human health in excess, whole crystal salt, found naturally in salt mines, is thought to have healing properties and increasingly being used by health professionals to treat a wide range of health problems. A regular intake of water with a tiny amount of crystal salt, called “sole” (pronounced solay) is known to stimulate circulation, lower blood pressure and remove heavy metals from the body.

Natural crystal salt can be used on food and in cooking instead of processed salt. Therapeutic uses include sole inhalations to treat sinus and respiratory conditions, sole eye baths to soothe irritated eyes, sole wraps for arthritis, sole baths to aid in detoxification and sole mud masks for various skin conditions.

Peter Ferreira, a German biophysicist, is a leading authority of the subject. His lifelong fascination with water and salt led to research into the healing benefits of crystal salt as described in his book “Water & Salt: The Essence of Life”. He explains that crystal salt differs widely in quality depending on the location found and warns of inferior copy cat products made from more ‘common' forms of rock salt. In his research, he refers to a specific crystalline salt, hand mined in the Himalayan Mountains of Pakistan, which appears superior to those from other geographical locations. Ferreira has donated his author's fee to a child aid project in Pakistan, saying: “We received a wonderful gift from these people. I believe it is time to return something.”

Handmined Original Himalayan Crystal Salt and the book “Water & Salt: The Essence of Life” by P. Ferreira and B. Hendel are available by clicking here.

Martina Watts BA(Hons) Dip ION is a BANT registered Nutritional Therapist practising in Brighton, East Sussex, UK.

She is a Foresight Preconceptual Care Practitioner and an independent Nutrition Consultant for schools, local government and the NHS.

She has a particular interest and experience in working with children and adults with digestive, behavioural and immune problems. In order to book a consultation, please contact The Crescent Clinic of Complementary Medicine on Tel. 01273-202221 or The Dolphin House Clinic on Tel. 01273-324790.

Martina also works as a freelance journalist and provides nutritional information to the private and public sector in the form of talks, conferences and educational material. For more information, please visit www.thehealthbank.co.uk

21 May 2002:

"Robert Gray Intestinal Cleansing Program"
Featured in an article about this program

Years ago, I did the so-called Robert Gray Intestinal Cleansing Program with very good results - my energy doubled, my skin cleared and I slept much better. I had originally bought the product in the States and was then told it was also available in the UK but I have had no luck finding it. Can you help?
Ms S. Vallera, London

"I have tracked down the company that has sole distribution rights in the UK for this program which, as the name suggests, is designed to cleanse the digestive system. It took nine years to develop and performs a similar function to colonic irrigation without, what it for many, the embarrassment of pipes, warm water and a therapist in the room. It also, to my mind, beats fasting or an enema.
The late Robert Gray was an American nutritionist and herbalist who developed his cleansing program in the 1980s. He died in a car crash but has many followers among health practitioners both sides of the Atlantic today. One is the German naturopath, Herman Keppler, founder of the Colleges of Naturopathy and Complementary Medicine in London, Manchester, Belfast and Dublin. He was first introduced to the Cleansing Program by a patient and then decided to make it available in the UK because there was, he says, no question that it worked to enhance whole health.

The theory is that many of the foods that are common in the modern diet form a mucoid or slimy substance which then lines and narrows the intestinal tract. Not only does this cause a stagnation, it can also block the passage of other matter, inhibit the full absorption of nutrients and serve as a breeding ground for parasites and harmful bacteria.

The result, according to naturopaths, is the slow poisoning of the blood and lymphatic system which is a huge drain on your natural vitality. You will not be acutely sick but neither will you feel full of beans. You will simply get used to functioning below par.

The herbs, including psyllium husks, and the probiotic bacteria (Probiotics - replacement so-called ‘good’ bacteria that help keep the gut healthy. These will improve digestive disorders but there are other, less obvious but equally important health benefits.) included in this program work with the body to remove this accumulated waste matter and to rebuild levels of the good bacteria which help keep digestion healthy. Another welcome benefit - and this is the one that has made this program such a hit with many TV celebrities - is that when the colon is cleansed, any bloating of the stomach completely disappears!"

What Really Works, 2002

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