Out with the pink, in with the white (3)

So as we enter into the last month of 2017, we have Jillian demonstrating her astute reading ability and comprehension. 

 

Jillian obviously didn't read the article, as it in no way supports her notions about mineral salts. As you will note, she still hasn't settled on just PHS yet.

A few points noted by the article she cited: 

• Besides its color, pink "Himalayan" sea salt isn't vastly different from any other kind of sea salt. It may have a different color and texture and a slightly different flavor, but nutritionally, it's nearly identical to the plain old white stuff.
• As for other minerals in Himalayan sea salt, while they are present in greater amounts than table salt, the amounts are minuscule, according to McGill University's Office for Science and Society. Minerals are plentiful in both plant and animal foods, which serve as much better sources than sea salt.
• Americans consume way more sodium than they should. According to the American Heart Association, adults in the U.S. eat more than 3,400 milligrams of sodium each day — more than double the AHA's recommended daily limit of 1,500 milligrams. Excess sodium raises blood pressure and increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Not a glowing endorsement of Jilly Juice now is it?

Her minions don't read very well either. No where in the article does it allude to table salt being toxic. 

What's worse, Jillian herself admits the minerals present are trace amounts but doubles down on the idea of balance. That these mineral salts are going to add nutritive value. 

I do not think Jillian understands what “trace amount” actually means in this context. She post a definition of “trace' then emphatically states she will not debate this point.

I want y'all to think about this.

Like Jillian this person has no clue what is involved.

From what little I understand, this is 50 year old technology that was resurrected in an effort to solve a dilemma of storing power generated using solar or wind. Molten battery technology is a large scale, grid-wide storage technology.

"I consider this a breakthrough,” Sadoway says, because for the first time in five decades, this type of battery — whose advantages include cheap, abundant raw materials, very safe operational characteristics, and an ability to go through many charge-discharge cycles without degradation — could finally become practical.

While some companies have continued to make liquid-sodium batteries for specialized uses, “the cost was kept high because of the fragility of the ceramic membranes,” says Sadoway, the John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry. “Nobody’s really been able to make that process work,” including GE, which spent nearly 10 years working on the technology before abandoning the project.

IOWs, the discovery centers around molten salt batteries such as sodium/sulfur or sodium/nickel chloride designs in which electrodes are kept at high temperatures to keep them in a molten state and allow charge to transfer between them.

I shouldn't have to say it, but no relation to bio-chemical reactions or drinking mega doses of salt daily. Salt or I should say sodium, is the only similarity and last I checked I was not a battery.

Caveat:: This press release occurred after Jillian's endorsement but presents a good primer of sorts.

The very next day, what analogy appears in Jillian's verbal diarrhea – a comparison to a battery.

What Jillian wants her minions to ignore, is the side bar link to a passage concerning sodium which states, “Most people in the U.S. get more sodium in their diets than they need. A key to healthy eating is choosing foods low in sodium. The Dietary Guidelines recommend that most adults eat less than 2.3 grams per day.” That is less than a teaspoon of salt per day. A 2 cup batch/recipe of her JJ is 1 tablespoon of salt.

So I really dont know what to do with this 

It's not relevant ATM but may become so. But what is important to note, Jillian has no understanding of the complex inter-relationship of the immune system and the digestive tract. Without spending an eternity explaining, let's just say it is not as simple as she makes it out to be.

Generally one is able to obtain both macro and micro nutrients via our diets. Overdosing on salt is not the means to do so.

Before delving in, I want to reiterate that I do not agree with supplementation outside the guise of medical advice. Unless specifically told by your MD or MD specialist that you are deficient and require supplementation, self diagnosis and consumption is not warranted. Naturopaths, chiropractors, etc, do not count.

You cannot equate a primrose supplement to a vitamin/mineral supplement. We don't need primrose to function; we do need something like iron, for example.

I find it interesting she uses a naturopath or naturopathic medicine (not science based) as her example and then lumps science based medicine into the mix. The two disciplines are not even remotely the same thing (ignoring all the con-nutter BS.)

For example, we know that an individual needs a certain level of vitamin C to prevent scurvy – 75-90 mgs for adults. Actual dosage or dietary intake is based on factors such as weight, metabolism, dietary intake, even occupation.

So if an individual presents with anemia, exhaustion, spontaneous bleeding, pain in the limbs, swelling in some parts of the body, and sometimes ulceration of the gums and loss of teeth. The suspect cause would be vitamin C deficiency.

It's not rocket science and was “discovered”

in 1753 by Scottish surgeon, James Lind. He is generally credited with proving that scurvy can be successfully treated with citrus fruit. It would be another 40 years before Gilbert Blane persuaded the British Royal Navy to routinely give lemon juice to its sailors.

While today we use the idea of differential diagnoses to determine treatment protocols, back in the day it was more trial and error based on available knowledge and technology.

Jillian seems to think that medical science is stuck in the dark ages. While I agree that may be true in regards to holistic woo, it is far from true in regards to science based medicine.

This is where she brings in the chart from above. Yes the body needs trace minerals. Yes PHS and other sea salts have trace minerals. But they are the same trace minerals one would acquire via a normal diet without overdosing on salt.

If “leaky gut syndrome” effects the absorption of supplemental vitamins and minerals it will also effect the absorption of JJ. Notice her dodge, “even if your body was able to absorb you wouldn't be taking those supplements as it's still biotech. You have no idea what's in those pills, powder, supplements that are supplementing your diet. You have no idea.” (Actually I should note, I do agree with her on this point about supplements.)

Her shtick ATM, “you have to get away from biotech. Get away from the processed vitamins and minerals,,,.”

No dumb-ass, the body does not need,,, it is composed of. Words means things, a point that alludes Jillian.

CSS only has 34 trace minerals not 84, hence the different flavor profile.

Sorry to say, more is not better; her idea of dosage. While one will most likely OD on sodium before a toxic level of vitamins is reached, more is not better/

Vitamin A toxicity may cause symptoms, such as liver damage, vision disturbances, nausea and even death

Vitamin C is unlikely to be harmful, mega-doses of vitamin C supplements might cause: Diarrhea. Nausea.

Vitamin D toxicity may cause a buildup of calcium in your blood (hypercalcemia), which can cause nausea and vomiting, weakness, and frequent urination

Pain is not healing nor is any type of toxicity. The so=called healing symptoms she speaks of are primarily salt poisoning.

Obviously our bodies are not smarter than us or toxicity would not be an issue,,, 

OK enough of that. All I can say is that any individual who utilizes Jillian's information is in for a world of hurt,,, and I don't mean pain is healing.

Salt is salt (NaCl). All salt can be toxic if one ingests a mega dose. Again Jillian does not do her due diligence. 

PHS salt has 84 trace minerals. CSS (aka grey salt) contains 34 trace minerals. PHS is 98% NaCl (36.8% sodium)/ CSS is 13% moisture, 33.8% sodium, 50.9% chloride – so yes, less sodium.

But as noted by Healthline,,,

The only thing Jillian would accomplish by mixing the various salts is messing with the flavor profile. And yes, each salt has a different flavor – PHS is more metallic where as CSS is briney.

So that is a wrap on late 2016-2017. What we have learned:

1] Jillian has fallen for the woo surrounding PHS, “the mineral of life.”

2] Jillian either refuses, or doesn't understand the role of NaCl in the body.

3] Jillian refuses, or doesn't understand, the amount of NaCl that is safe to consume. Added salt is not necessary as we acquire enough through a normal US diet.

4] Jillian doesn't understand that more is not better. Dose does make the poison.

5] Jillian doesn't understand that the signs of salt poisoning are not “healing symptoms.”

6] Jillian has not done her due dilligence and is pandering misinformation.

Up next, 2018!!