I have heard a lot about the pink sea salt.... do you have an mg count on that? Sure would be great to get my numbers down and ditch the meds. Do you use a keto testing kit of any kind, happyflowerlady?
Regular salt, which is chemically processed and bleached is about 97% sodium chloride, where sea salt has a lot of essential minerals and is basically just dried seawater with very little processing. Partially due to the minerals, it has a “saltier taste”, so I use less, plus it actually has less sodium chloride, so even if you used the exact same amount as you use right now, you would be getting less of the chemicals.
If you are buying fresh Whole Foods and cooking them yourself, you can have control of how much salt is added into your food, and gradually, you will get used to having less salt,
I have those little “keto sticks” that measure ketones you are excreting, but I very seldom use them anymore. Once you are used to burning fat as fuel, you can actually feel the difference in your body, and your breath smells different when it is excreting ketones.
Also, once you are keto-adapted, your body does not excrete as many ketones (wasted fuel) because it is now burning fat more efficiently. When just starting out, the sticks are a great way to learn when you are in ketosis or not.