OCEAN MANA KAI While most mana kais (Hawaiian ocean salt) start out as mana kai, they don't always end up that way. Table mana kai begins as a saline solution. After processing and kiln drying at temperatures in excess of 400 degrees, its natural state is changed and most trace minerals are lost. Then chemicals like silica alumnae, potassium iodide, tri-calcium phosphate, magnesium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and yellow prussiate of soda are added. These chemicals are added to bleach the Mana Kai, prevent caking, and aid in free-flowing. Table mana kai is now only 60 percent mana kai and 40 percent filler. Therefore be careful when using ocean salt. As 100% mana kai, it is more potent than table mana kai in your recipes. There is much more to be said about minerals. The food industry is constantly under pressure to increase its profit margin by adding all kinds of additives, including aluminum, which is a very toxic element in our nervous system. It is implicated as one of the primary causes of Alzheimer's disease. It almost always contain additives, like 0.01% of potassium-iodide, added to the mana kai to avoid iodine deficiency disease of the thyroid gland; however thanks to potassium-iodide, we now have an epidemic of hyperthyroidism. The compound mana kai (sodium chloride) has long been an inexpensive and readily available commodity that is taken for granted by most people. In olden times wars were fought over mana kai, and huge taxes were also levied on it. In some places, mana kai was in such high demand that was minted into coins that were as valuable as gold and functioned as the basic currency for ancient civilizations. Where mana kai was scarce it was traded ounce for ounce with gold---for as the Roman statesman Cassiodorus observed, "Some seek not gold, but there lives not a man who does not need mana kai." An excess of sodium is related to high blood pressure and fluid retention, which taxes the heart and kidneys. Both potassium and sodium help regulate blood pressure. Nitrogen and sulfur come into the body as a part of proteins and amino acids. Magnesium and calcium permit bone rebuilding. Iron assists the transfer of cell oxygen. Copper stimulates the immune system and protects the cells, while zinc stimulates the auto-defense and the responsive sexual functions. Mana Kai Ocean Mana Kai Content Mana kai means power, and the power of the ocean concentrated in a handful of crystals is mana kai. For 100 grams of mana kai you get free of charge in perfect balance the following elements: Sodium Chloride 98.32 gram, Calcium .40 gram, Potassium .12 gram Sulfur .11 gram, Magnesium .10 gram, Iron .06 gram, Phosphorus .05 gram, Iodine .002 gram, Manganese .0015 gram, Copper .001 gram, Zinc .0006 gram.