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Wayne. Sodium is found in nature only in the combined state. It is therefore not true that plants contain only the metallic element NA. Likewise chlorine (CL) does not exist in nature as an independent element.
Red blood cells are normally suspended in a fluid called plasma, a liquid containting salts, proteins, and other solutes. If too much water dominates in the red cell mixture the cell swells and bursts
(yin action=expansion).
If the plasma mixture contains excessive salt (as if you drink only salt water while stranded in a life boat), the RBC shrinks and shrivels (yang action=contriction).
If you are sitting a long time int ehhot (yang) sun, you perspire (yang attracts yin) and water is lost through skin pores. As water comes out so does salt. It is the loss of salt that causes sun stroke. I
The basic difference in plant and animal cells occurs in the cell membrane and compositionof the nuclei. Plant cells have a magnesium-based nuclei and cellulose walls. Animal cells have iron-based nuclei without walls. Magnesium in plant cholorphyll helps keep their internal structures cool, while iron in animal plasma has an over-all warming effect.
It is important and essential to have a small amount of salt (sodium) in the diet, and sea salt is the best source containing many essential micro nutrients which donot exist in comman table salt. Sea salt is also softer without preservatives which makes it easier to assimilate than commercial salt.
I believe there as an in-depth discussion both o sea salt and salt in general in some of our past discussions whcih can be found under the Mountain Ark Old Forums section to the left and bottom of the main page.
Remember that we need only a very small amount of salt in our diets and in macrobiotic cooking it is customarily used during cooking in tiny amounts. Too much salt in the cells make you crave yin, as well as retain fluids.
I hope this helps.
In peace, Roy
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