Source for Himalayan salt?

Source for Himalayan salt?2012-05-11T16:27:24+00:00

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  • bunni
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    May 11, 2012 at 4:27 pm
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    #2328

    Hi Gabrielle,

    For awhile I have been meaning to order some of the Himalayan salt that you recommend (though I did switch to “generic” sea salt after joining your forum about a year ago 🙂

    You may have posted the info before, but can you please remind me where you get your salt/ which brand you use? I see a number of options online, some for Himalayan bath salts that I am not sure are intended for consumption. Do you order it online or find it in a local store?

    Thanks in advance!!

    Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
    Forum Owner
    May 12, 2012 at 6:12 am
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    #9655

    Hi bunni

    Actually I buy my salt at the local organic food store in bulk. It’s much cheaper that way in my experience. What type you buy may be dependent on where you live. Are you in the US? There are plenty of great mineral profile salts available. I am pretty sure (and I can’t see why it would be different) that Himalayan salt is the same just in different grain or chunk sizes.

    I know you can buy a very inexpensive variety of pure sea salts. If you have difficulties then maybe we can point you in another direction

    Namaste
    Gabrielle 🙂

    bunni
    Participant
    May 14, 2012 at 1:34 am
    Post count: 60
    #9657

    Thanks Gabrielle–yep, I am in the US. I will look around and see if I can find it locally. We don’t have any co-ops or whole food stores in my immediate area, but certainly closer to the city there are many. Our local grocery store has sea salt, which we use, but I thought it might be fun to try different types. I will let you know what I come up with! Thanks again 🙂

    arcullen2010
    Participant
    September 13, 2012 at 5:31 pm
    Post count: 10
    #9870

    Hi guys!

    I recently ordered some Himalayan salt to add to my water bottles before class but I’m not sure how much to add. I don’t ever feel the effects (or what I would assume are the effects) of low electrolyte levels during class but I know I should replenish them just to be sure. I just don’t want to add too much or too little. Am I way over thinking this? Probably…but I thought I’d ask anyway :cheese:

    Thanks!
    Amelia

    Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
    Forum Owner
    September 14, 2012 at 12:10 am
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    #9873

    Hi Amelia

    Generally you want to have about 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt a day for regular activity. Put more on your food or in your water when you do hot yoga.

    It’s crucial to know that you can have too little salt (hyponatremia etc) and that can be life threatening.

    Having too much salt? Well, for almost every person that just doesn’t happen. There are only a couple of rare chronic conditions where that might happen and it can apparently also happen in a hospital environment. But for regular folk even if it did happen the cure for it is simply not having salt for a day. Then you go back to normal programming. So don’t worry, as long as it is sea salt and not that wicked table salt you should be fine.

    Remember to use it on food. Too much salt in your water is not very palatable.

    Namaste
    Gabrielle 🙂

    scarj
    Participant
    June 17, 2017 at 1:41 am
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    #21883

    Hi Gabrielle,

    Hope this message finds you well! I bought Himalayan sea salt online after reading your forum. I have been meaning to ask about how much Himalayan sea salt I need a day with my hot yoga practice.

    I practice Bikram 6x a week, and I like to drink between 4~5 litters of water a day to keep me hydrated. How much Himalayan sea salt should I put in a litter of water? You said 1/2 tea spoon a day for regular activity, and I was wondering how much should I increase to if I do hot yoga almost daily? I am trying to find my sweet spot with the salt intake.

    Love this thread and I visit daily 🙂

    Thank you,

    S

     

    Henry
    Participant
    January 19, 2018 at 9:17 pm
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    #22164

    I bought some Himalayan salt but sure it was for the bath which is what we used it for, got it at a health food shop.  Was wondering what I should be doing after Hot Yoga since I sweat buckets.

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by Henry. Reason: typo
    Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
    Forum Owner
    January 20, 2018 at 2:16 am
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    #22166

    Hi Henry

    You seem to be quite conscious of what you do. If you’re drinking enough and you’ve got sufficient electrolytes in your diet then you should be OK. There are people who “sweat buckets” and others that don’t.

    It depends on the temp and humidity conditions, and other environmental factors such as number of folk in the room.

    If you’re one of the only ones that sweats buckets then the answer could be different to when everyone is super sweaty!

    What other information do you for me?

    Namaste
    Gabrielle 🙂

    Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
    Forum Owner
    January 20, 2018 at 2:42 am
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    #22167

    Of course, Henry, you do have to be 100% sure that what you’re ingesting is OK for humans. Does it have anything else in it, such as epsom salts? Just check.

    Henry
    Participant
    January 20, 2018 at 10:52 am
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    #22168

    The Himalayan salt (all used up now) we got was in the bath type section can’t remember the brand, I was expecting some kind of scent but there was none. We also have a Himalayan salt lamp.

    Our diet is well balanced so not worried, eat a banana after Yoga. I usually don’t sweat very much normally but when the class gets challenging that’s when the sweat really breaks out.

    Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
    Forum Owner
    January 20, 2018 at 11:34 am
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    #22169

    Hello Henry

    to be clear, I am trying to ascertain if you sweat buckets when nobody else is sweating buckets, or if when you do sweat excessively, if everyone else is also have a similar experience. These are somewhat different scenarios.

    Namaste
    Gabrielle 🙂

    Henry
    Participant
    January 20, 2018 at 4:18 pm
    Post count: 29
    #22170

    The others sweat but nothing like me, puddles form on my mat. I think the others are more use to Yoga practice plus I push myself to my best ability. If I’m in Warrior 2 I have my front thigh parallel, others tend to be more of an angle.

    Back in 2015 I started Yoga at a studio that had an outdoor deck, it was summer and my first class had me break into a sweat but after a few classes I was fine.

    So far I paid for 13 classess, after which I’ll plan my next payment plan.

    http://londonmoms.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/yogashack3.jpg

    The Hot Yoga studio is in a converted old house on the main floor, has the old trim, high baseboards etc so is groovy plus antique stained glass panel sliding doors entering the sanctuary.

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