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    Beyond The Salt Shaker: How Salt Changed Mankind
    Beyond The Salt Shaker: How Salt Changed Mankind
    Beyond The Salt Shaker: How Salt Changed Mankind
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    Beyond The Salt Shaker: How Salt Changed Mankind

    By Kellie Graham

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    Beyond The Salt Shaker - How Salt Changed Mankind is an intuitive look at how salt has helped humanity survive and thrive.

    Mankind depends upon salt.
    Consider the purpose of salt. It is a
    multi-purpose ingredient. It heals
    quickly and seasons perfectly.
    Salt in water.
    Salt on food.
    Salt on skin.
    Salt in the air.
    Salt really is everywhere. So why are
    there still salt shakers of highly
    processed salt on tables of health
    conscience families? Learn about the
    common ingredient in typical iodized
    salt that most people overlook.

    Trace the origins of salt; Find out where sea salt comes from and when humans first discovered salt.

    Find out how sea salt deposits are formed and how salt is extracted from the sea.

    Discover how to distinguish the differences between unrefined salt and refined salt.

    Explore how salt was traded across the world and why it was so crucial for humans that wars waged over it.

    Learn why salt appears in so many religious and holy texts around the world.

    Find out how salt preservation changed society forever.

    Learn how salt shaped human history and key dates and events throughout time.

    Discover the benefits of unrefined sea salt.

    What are the best kinds of salt?
    Is Himalayan salt really healthy?
    Does the best salt come from France?
    What is the difference between salt and sea salt?
    Is salt still important today considering the war waged on it in the health field?

    Kellie Graham answers these questions and so many more in Beyond The Salt Shaker - How Salt Changed Mankind.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShh Publishing
    Release dateJul 11, 2016
    ISBN9781311850973
    Beyond The Salt Shaker: How Salt Changed Mankind

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      Beyond The Salt Shaker - Kellie Graham

      Beyond The Salt Shaker - How Salt Changed Mankind

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      Kellie Graham

      Copyright © 2016 Kellie Graham

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      Table of Contents

      Where Does Sea Salt Come From?

      When Did Humans First Discover Sea Salt?

      How is Sea Salt Formed?

      How is Salt Extracted from the Sea?

      What is Unrefined Salt Used for?

      What Makes a High Quality Salt Variety?

      Why is Salt So Important for Human Societies?

      How Was Salt Traded Across the World?

      What Happened During the Salt Wars?

      Why Does Salt Appear in Many Holy Texts?

      Is Salt Still As Important Today?

      How Did Salt Preservation Change Society?

      What Are Some of the Key Dates in the History of Salt?

      The Present Day

      The Benefits of Unrefined Sea Salt Products

      Throughout the past decade, salt has been a topic of great debate across the health and diet industries. People are routinely told, ‘Cut back on salt intake.’ and ‘Avoid foods with too much added salt.’ but this is not always as simple as it sounds. Much of the prepackaged food sold in supermarkets is packed with sodium. Western populations have come to be dependent on it as the normal taste; this has happened in the same way that they have slowly become addicted to sugar. Did you know there is sugar in iodized salt? Take a look on your container, it lists dextrose. The kind of

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