Many people do not know how important iodized salt is to one's health. Studies about the risks of too little salt are conspicuously absent and as a result, millions are needlessly suffering from chronic illness. Salt is 60% chloride and 40% sodium. Sodium provides the dominate positive ion that functions in conjunction with the negative ion of chloride. A deficiency will cause the electrolytes to fade and destruction of your health begins. The good news is that the terrible health symptoms will vanish within a few hours after normal salt usage is resumed and the cells will shed 5 or more pounds of water over succeeding 3 or 4 weeks.