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Brownstein
Salt: Your way to healthBrownstein D 2005 Book
"Salt can facilitate the detoxification of various harmful chemicals from the body. A low-salt diet will lessen the body's ability to detoxify many chemicals. In addition, a low-salt diet will exacerbate the toxicity of the element bromine."
"Salt contains approximately 40% to 50% chloride. Chloride and bromine compete for reabsorption in the kidneys. When there is a decreased amount of chloride in the body (which is common in low-salt diets), less bromine will be excreted from the kidneys resulting in elevated bromine levels. Increasing the amount of chloride in the diet will allow the kidneys to release more bromine into the urine for excretion."
"When bromine is absorbed in the body, it tends to stay in the body for long periods of time. The "half-life" of a substance is referred to as the amount of time that 50% of the substance remains in the body after it has been absorbed into the body. A longer half-life would mean the substance would stay in the body for a longer time, versus a shorter half-life."
"Studies show that one-half the dose of bromine is still in the human body 12 days after ingestion. Therefore, the half-life of bromine is referred to as 12 days. In animals (rats), the half-life of bromine is 3 days. When rats are subjected to a low salt diet, the half-life of bromine is prolonged to 25 days--an 833% increase. This means that a toxic substance--bromine--stays in the body for a longer period of time in a low-salt environment.... A low-salt diet prolongs the elimination of bromine drastically. Only with adequate chloride levels, can the body eliminate bromine in any significant amounts. Salt is the body's major source of chloride."
"Bromine will bind in the body wherever iodine is bound.... When bromine binds to the thyroid gland, it is not only a toxic element but it can cause an iodine deficiency to occur. In conditions of iodine deficiency, bromine becomes more toxic."
"Bromine intake can adversely affect the accumulation of iodide in the thyroid and the skin.... A high bromine intake will result in iodide being eliminated from the thyroid gland and being replaced by bromine.... Ingesting of bromine can cause hypothyroidism. When there is iodine deficiency present, the toxicity of bromine is accelerated. Therefore, maintaining adequate iodine levels is essential when you live in an environment that provides exposure to bromine."
"There are simple ways of lowering the body levels of bromine. Primarily, we must stop ingesting bromine-containing food and medicines. That means eating organic food, grown without pesticides. Also, it means limiting bakery products that contain bromine."
"Once bromine is absorbed, it binds tightly to the iodine receptors in the body. Taking iodine can help to competitively inhibit the binding of bromine. Also, iodine supplementation allows the body to detoxify itself from bromine, while retaining iodine."
"Although the use of iodine will displace bromine from its binding sites, the kidneys will not excrete bromine without adequate amounts of chloride."
"My clinical experience has clearly shown that bromine will be excreted in larger amounts when the diet contains adequate amounts of salt."
"Low-salt diets will worsen the toxicity of bromine. An adequate salt intake will facilitate the excretion of the toxic element bromine from the kidneys. It is nearly impossible to optimize the detoxification pathways in the liver when the patient is on a low-salt diet."
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Brownstein likes "unrefined salt" and specifically talks about Celtic Sea Salt and Redmond's Salt. He explains in depth why he is so opposed to conventional "refined" salt.
In his case examples, I noticed two examples where he specified a particular amount of Celtic Salt: (1) 1/2 teaspoon per day and (2) 1/2 teaspoon twice a day. Otherwise, he really didn't talk about amounts.
The final brief chapter of the book discusses how the use of unrefined sea salt can help with various common ailments: e.g., Adrenal Exhaustion (a whole chapter on this one), Asthma, Circulation, Detox, Diabetes, Exercise (including muscle cramps after exercise), Fatigue, Acid Reflux, Insect Bites, Insomnia (one large pinch of salt with a small amount of warm water), Muscle Cramps (for nighttime cramps, take one large pinch of salt at bedtime with a small amount of water), Osteoporosis, Phlegm, Poison Ivy.
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