Salt Loading
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011Taking iodine will chelate the other halogens. Salt loading can be used to increase the excretion rate of Bromide and minimize detox side-effects often experienced when supplementing with Iodine. Some of these detox (actually tox) symptoms are brain for, neck pain, bumps on forehead (bromine pimples)..
Chloride in salt binds with Bromide in the blood stream and then carry it out through the kidneys.
Unrefined Celtic sea salt, which contains a large variety of mineral salts, is best for detoxification, although table salt can be used if Celtic salt is not available to alleviate detox symptoms.
The Salt Loading Protocol:
1- Take 1/2 a teaspoon of unrefined Celtic sea salt in 1/2 cup of warm water.
2- Drink 12 ounces of purified or clean water.
Repeat this every 45-minutes until your first urination.
Discontinue salt loading after side-effects abate.
Notes:
Do not force yourself, this does not taste bad, if you find yourself gagging water it down more or add salt to food.
If your goal is to get rid of bromide, reduce brain fog and other halogen tox symptoms (due to the detox), but rather not follow the salt loading protocol, I recommend upping your Sea Salt intake, just drink plenty of water.
I recommend taking potassium if you find yourself upping the salt intake. Potassium should preferably be apple cider vinegar (ACV). Without potassium, hair “might” suffer.