One more thing...

Eggs; eat them every day at least 2 good (natural raised) eggs, fried in some kind of fat (I rotate between Bacon, Ghee and Coconut). I eat 3 to 4 and even have them for dinner if my Wife is not making a meat dish. You will get a lot of the omega 3's and the fat and the protein needed to carry you through the morning.

Before I started Primal and even several weeks before I started Atkin's I started eating eggs in the morning to see if I could even pull it off. I did not weigh myself but lost a full belt notch in the first week and already my energy was returning. Two weeks of this and then I weighed myself in at 254.

My wife lost 6 pounds in the last few weeks eating eggs and she has changed nothing else in her diet, nor is she needing to diet she is naturally small. My daughter is also eating eggs but will not weigh herself and her husband is doing it too but he if very big and not talking about the results I imagine he has not stated weighing himself yet.

I use himalayan salt as my daily salt, it has trace minerals such as potassium and magnesium. For fun salts I love Alder smoked salt and hawaiian red salt. I keep kosher and sea salt around for my ferments.

As for supplements I take daily:

Fermented Cod Liver oil/Butter oil from Green Pastures -my skin is better and my cavities are healing

Natural Calm magnesium -Helps muscle recovery and sleep

Gelatin -2 tbsp for hair, skin, and nails

Maca powder and Tulsi tea -hormone support and stress relief

I loooove fish. Wild caught is by far the best. If you are not a fish person you may want to start with a fleshy white fish like cod, not very fishy and has a firm texture. I eat loads of tinned mackerel for the omega-3s. I try to stay away from tuna because of overfishing and mercury but you will occasionally see Wild Planet and Cole's tinned tuna show up in my diary. Salmon is amazing and when cooked well it is not fishy. Tilapia is everyone's go to easy fish, not my fave, boring and not a lot of flavor but it's fish, and may be good for someone breaking into the fish scene.

Hope any of that helps. My diary is open so feel free to have a peek if you want or send a FR if interested

I use himalayan salt as my daily salt, it has trace minerals such as potassium and magnesium. For fun salts I love Alder smoked salt and hawaiian red salt. I keep kosher and sea salt around for my ferments.

As for supplements I take daily:

Fermented Cod Liver oil/Butter oil from Green Pastures -my skin is better and my cavities are healing

Natural Calm magnesium -Helps muscle recovery and sleep

Gelatin -2 tbsp for hair, skin, and nails

Maca powder and Tulsi tea -hormone support and stress relief

I loooove fish. Wild caught is by far the best. If you are not a fish person you may want to start with a fleshy white fish like cod, not very fishy and has a firm texture. I eat loads of tinned mackerel for the omega-3s. I try to stay away from tuna because of overfishing and mercury but you will occasionally see Wild Planet and Cole's tinned tuna show up in my diary. Salmon is amazing and when cooked well it is not fishy. Tilapia is everyone's go to easy fish, not my fave, boring and not a lot of flavor but it's fish, and may be good for someone breaking into the fish scene.

Hope any of that helps. My diary is open so feel free to have a peek if you want or send a FR if interested

The salmon thing might depend on how sensitive you are to the fishy taste. I tried eating grilled salmon the other day and found that it was okay at first, but the more I chewed, the fishier it got (but maybe it just wasn't cooked right, I'm not sure). I think I'll stick to sushi for my salmon intake and get my Omega-3s from my eggs.

That said, trout is another good option. My mom used to bread and deep fry fillet medallions and they'd just melt in your mouth. They're not too fishy, either, and can be a good option for fresh fish if you live more inland.

Oh, and for the original question on salts - put me down for another vote for Himalayan Salt. You can find it at Trader Joe's. I've been using it lately for seasoning, though I still have sea salt around for various other purposes.

And regarding the iodized salt - the salt in iodized salt is usually just the manufactured table salt. IE - it's just sodium chloride (and stabilizers). While the other salts (including sea salt) have a number of trace minerals, table salt doesn't, really. It's technically not harmful, but other salts are a better choice (and taste better, IMO). http://curezone.com/foods/salt/

I use Himalayan salt and sea salt. Yum. Love the taste and I don't limit my salt intake at all. I'm not worried about iodine but I am adding more sea vegetables to my diet. I now have kombu, wakame, dulse, sushi nori, and kelp noodles. I'm not sure the noodles have any benefit but they are fun to eat occasionally.

I think fish oil isn't all that great to supplement. Best to just eat the fish. I'm not a big fish person but I force myself to eat it here and there. I don't digest fatty fish well and it bothers my child too (strange since Arctic char is a traditional food for her ancestors). I also eat sardines and oysters. It's good to eat guts. I do think there is benefit to fermented cod liver oil. One thing human ancestors had in common is there was always certain things included in diet that facilitated absorption of fat soluble vitamins. I take Green Pastures high vitamin butter oil/fermented cod liver oil unflavoured gel. It seems to be slowing the worsening of my child's cavities. I take D3/K2 drops and Dr. Mercola multivitamin also. My child eats his juice powder probiotics a few times a week too. That's about it.

I use Himalayan salt and sea salt. Yum. Love the taste and I don't limit my salt intake at all. I'm not worried about iodine but I am adding more sea vegetables to my diet. I now have kombu, wakame, dulse, sushi nori, and kelp noodles. I'm not sure the noodles have any benefit but they are fun to eat occasionally.

I think fish oil isn't all that great to supplement. Best to just eat the fish. I'm not a big fish person but I force myself to eat it here and there. I don't digest fatty fish well and it bothers my child too (strange since Arctic char is a traditional food for her ancestors). I also eat sardines and oysters. It's good to eat guts. I do think there is benefit to fermented cod liver oil. One thing human ancestors had in common is there was always certain things included in diet that facilitated absorption of fat soluble vitamins. I take Green Pastures high vitamin butter oil/fermented cod liver oil unflavoured gel. It seems to be slowing the worsening of my child's cavities. I take D3/K2 drops and Dr. Mercola multivitamin also. My child eats his juice powder probiotics a few times a week too. That's about it.

Offtopic, but have you seen Wellness Mama's reminerlizing toothpaste and the book Cure Tooth Decay? They might be worth looking into if you haven't already.

http://wellnessmama.com/2500/homemade-remineralizing-toothpaste-recipe/
http://wellnessmama.com/8780/squeezable-homemade-toothpaste/ (uses the remineralizing recipe + bentonite clay for more minerals)
http://wellnessmama.com/5629/cure-tooth-decay-book-review/

Sardines would have bones but not oysters. Unsure about anchovies. The bones are small enough to chew and are a great source for calcium. Canned salmon is also great for protein as well as omega-3s. I just eat them out of the can or add egg and homemade mayo to it. Then mix with greens.

I got some oysters a few weeks ago and ate them on salad I thought the flavor was okay and goes nicely with sauerkraut. There is a salad dressing I make sometimes with mayo a can of sardines a can of tuna. My husband and kids won't touch it or I'd make it more often!

I got some oysters a few weeks ago and ate them on salad I thought the flavor was okay and goes nicely with sauerkraut. There is a salad dressing I make sometimes with mayo a can of sardines a can of tuna. My husband and kids won't touch it or I'd make it more often!