Sole water!!!
- Dietitian.Lauren Hmede
- May 17, 2019
- 3 min read
What Is Sole Water, and Does It Have Benefits?
Sole water is water saturated with pink Himalayan salt.
Many studies suggest that it can help you lose weight, balance your hormones, decrease muscle cramps, and improve sleep. Unfrotunately, there is no research to back them up.
But let us have a look over sole water benefits.
Definition:
Sole water is water that has been fully saturated with pink Himalayan salt. Proponents assert that drinking this water balances ion levels and provides a number of health benefits.
Does sole water have health benefits?
Advocates of sole water suggest that it can benefit digestion, lower blood pressure, improve sleep, prevent muscle cramps, and more.
However, sole water’s effects have not been tested by scientific research.
Boasts a lot of minerals, but not in high amounts
Like other salts, Himalayan salt is mostly composed of sodium chloride, which helps maintain fluid balance and blood pressure in your body.
Unlike other salts, it is extracted by hand and doesn’t contain additives or undergo much processing. Therefore, pink Himalayan salt boasts over 84 minerals and other elements, such as iron, magnesium, calcium, and potassium.
While this may seem like an impressive number of nutrients, the amounts of each mineral in Himalayan salt are very low.
Still, advocates assert that this product lowers blood pressure and improves muscle cramps because of its very small amounts of potassium and magnesium.
In reality, sole water does not affect your body in the same way as fruits, vegetables, and other foods that are high in these minerals.
Proponents also suggest that this drink improves bone health and energy levels due to its iron and calcium contents, even though its amounts of these nutrients are negligible.
Sodium’s effect on sleep
Since pink Himalayan salt is mostly sodium chloride (salt), sole water is higher in sodium than it is in other minerals.
However, due to the large size of its crystals, pink Himalayan salt is slightly lower in sodium than regular table salt.
One teaspoon (6 grams) of pink Himalayan salt contains about 1,700 mg of sodium, compared to 2,300 mg in the same amount of table salt.
Keep in mind that sole water likely contains significantly less sodium than pure pink Himalayan salt since it’s made by diluting salt in water.
Nevertheless, this drink still packs sodium. Because sodium is critical for proper sleep and adequate hydration, sole water proponents claim that it can improve sleep and hydration though there is no research to back up these claims.
Even though this study is dated, included a very small sample size, and did not specifically assess pink Himalayan salt, proponents still cite it as evidence that sole water aids sleep.
What’s more, other studies have found the opposite to be true. Their results indicate that poor sleep may be associated with increased salt intake.
Sodium and hydration
Sodium plays an essential role in maintaining fluid balance in your body. In fact, inadequate sodium intake can lead to dehydration and water loss, especially if combined with heavy exercise and sweating.
Since adequate sodium intake is necessary to maintain proper hydration, proponents of sole water suggest that it can help keep you hydrated.
However, drinking sole water is not a more effective way to meet your sodium needs than consuming salt or food that naturally contain sodium. In fact, sole water contains less sodium than regular table salt.
Excessive sodium intake is linked to several health issues, including high blood pressure
Most other benefits are not supported by research
Additionally, proponents often claim that sole water:
· Improves digestion
· assists in detox and balances pH in your body
· balances blood sugar
· improves bone health
· boosts energy levels
· acts as an antihistamine that fights allergic reactions
Notably, no research backs up these assertions because sole water has not been studied in humans.
Even though the salt in sole water is diluted, this beverage may be an unnecessary source of sodium for those with adequate or excessive sodium intake. If you are on a sodium-restricted diet, avoid sole water.
To make your own sole water, combine pink Himalayan salt with water in a glass jar until the salt no longer dissolves. Drink 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of this mixture mixed into 1 cup (240 ml) of plain water.
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