. Approximately 200-250 million years ago the two continents meet: a modern India and the top piece of Eurasia, resulting in some time formed the highest mountains in the world - the Himalayas. A salt deposits that were once the ocean, more thrown close to the surface as a result of crustal movements, simultaneously mixing with magma and is thus enriched by a variety of trace elements. That is why the Himalayan salt has a pink color and is one of the most useful types of salt on the planet. Pink salt from ancient times has been highly appreciated by physicians and healers, for its wonderful healing properties. Even Alexander the Great ordered the elephants to move it along the ridge to the Indian royal families and aristocracy of the time. Ancient Indian medicine - Ayurveda, calls this black salt (Sanskrit: "Kala Namak"), as a stone, it has a black, slightly reddish color. According to various data, Himalayan salt contains from 82 to 92 trace elements, while, when the table are only the ordinary - 2. Among the substances which are contained in Himalayan salt in the greatest quantity, there are iron, because of which it has acquired and pink, calcium, potassium, magnesium, copper, and many others. But, moreover, that this salt contains all the trace species which were in the old ocean, it is also very pure salt for reaching. Indeed, in the pink salt no pollution characteristic for its modern common relative. In addition, despite its venerable age, Himalayan salt meets all modern standards. Health to you and your family)