Sea Salt does not contain Iodine.  Table salt or “Iodized” Salt does.

Sodium (salt) is the primary electrolyte in charge of regulating the extracellular fluid levels in the body.

Marais Salant is a natural salt pan in the bay of the Atlantic Ocean

Sodium is essential to achieve and maintain  proper hydration.  This mineral pumps water into our cells causing potassium to pump the by-products (waste) of the cellular processes out of cells, eventually eliminating toxins from the body.

It is suggested we only need to consume between 500mg and 750 mg of Sodium per day.  However, if you are an extreme athlete your daily sodium intake may increase to 2000 mg per day to insure proper hydration.

Always be sure to read the labels of what you eat and drink to see how much Sodium you are really consuming in a day.  You may be shocked!  Remember to look at the serving size of the item you are about to consume, often times packages contain more that one serving so the nutritional facts or Sodium, in this case, may need to be doubled or tripled.

It is equally important to be aware of  the sodium content of restaurant meals, especially fast food.  One Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit from McDonald’s contains 1270 mg of sodium, one hash brown contains 290 mg and if you enjoy Ketchup with that hash brown you can add another 100 mg of sodium per packet used. As you can see, ONE average fast food breakfast is well over the recommended DAILY amount of Sodium.  Consistently consuming a high Sodium diet will cause  the body to inefficiently metabolize which creates excess water in the blood stream; this causes the heart to work harder potentiality causing high blood pressure or even worse, heart disease.

Sodium Equivalents

Read more about Sodium: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/02/sodium_bp.html#ixzz0Q0jteiTR