The History of Salt: With Observations on Its Geographical Distribution, Geological Formation, and Medicinal and Dietetic Properties (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Evan Marlett Boddy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0260083070 ISBN 13: 9780260083074

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover the unseen influence of salt on health, appetite, and daily life.

This thoughtful work explores how a common mineral touches nutrition, physiology, and medicine, from how we sweat to how the blood stays balanced. It blends observations on diet, disease, and the body’s needs with historical notes on distribution and formation.

Salt is framed as essential rather than optional, shaping thirst, digestion, and even complexion. The book explains why some people naturally crave salt while others avoid it, and how this choice can relate to health, energy, and resilience. It also discusses how conditions like scrofula and inflammatory states may respond to salt in the diet, offering a practical lens on wellbeing.
What you’ll experience:

• Plain-language explanations of how perspiration, thirst, and salt interact to sustain health.
• Practical observations on how body type and lifestyle affect salt needs.
• Links between salt balance, blood health, and disease in a historical scientific perspective.
• A broad view of salt’s geography, geology, and dietary significance across cultures.

Ideal for readers curious about historical ideas on food, health, and the science behind everyday essentials.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0260083070
• ISBN 13: 9780260083074
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128