The Benefits of Salt for the Immune System

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https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(15)00055-8

The benefits of salt for the immune system are incredible. Are you getting enough salt? 
 
Timestamps
0:04 Hypochlorite 
0:43 How does the body make bleach?
0:52 What happens when you don’t have enough salt?
1:05 How hypochlorite works
2:20 What causes a salt deficiency?

Today we’re going to talk about the potential benefits of salt for the immune system. It all has to do with a certain chemical called hypochlorite, which is the chemical name for bleach. Two of your immune cells actually make bleach to kill microbes. The body makes bleach from chloride—as in sodium chloride. It comes from salt. 

If you don’t have enough salt in your body, this mechanism becomes severely compromised. 

Hypochlorite (bleach) is a broad-spectrum microbicide, which basically poisons the microbe. It’s also much stronger than another chemical that these two immune cells use called hydrogen peroxide. 

What could cause a salt deficiency?
• Not consuming enough salt 
• Keto 
• Diarrhea 
• Vomiting 
• Diuretics 
• Too much potassium without salt 
• Adrenal burnout 
• Too much H2O
• Endurance exercise 

**When you take salt, I think sea salt is the best way to go. I really like pink Himalayan sea salt.

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Thanks for watching! I hope this helps you better understand the benefits of salt for the immune system.