An intense symbiosis

The symbiosis of water and salt plays an important role in our body. With the potential to attract water, salt is regulating the body fluid distribution. When cells, for example, contain more solutes than their environment, water is streaming in. But when, on the contrary, there are more solutes in the intercellular space, the cells are loosing their water. This process is called osmose. Thus, salt is a most vital substance for many important bodily functions in the intercellular space.

• Salt, with the regulation of the osmose, guarantees a well balanced body fluid distribution in and around the cells.
• Salt therefore supports the cleansing and purification of the tissues, if incorporated with plenty of water
• Salt contributes to the stability of our circulation and the functionality of our blood
• Salt controls the kidney function and thus regulates an important part of the entire detoxication and excretion process.
• Salt regulates the gastric digestion, which is essential for good absorption and use of nutrients.
• Salt is important for the conductivity of our neural pathways and thus also for our brain functions.
• Salt plays an important part in muscle contraction and therefore is absolutely essential for heart function.
• For these reasons salt is of a major importance to our body; in cases of emergency, like shock or big blood loss, it has to be replaced with an infusion of `physiological sodium chloride solution´(0,9%). In this way, salt has saved countless people’s lives.