# What's the straight dope on Himalayan Salt and High Blood Pressure?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-himalayan-salt-and-high-blood-pressure/773066>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 26, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-himalayan-salt-and-high-blood-pressure/773066 "2016-11-26T18:14:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 4

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-himalayan-salt-and-high-blood-pressure/773066/61 "2016-11-29T01:04:52Z")

</div>

> [@dtilque](#):
>
> But is it gluten-free?  
> PS Thanks for the chuckle. I needed that.

And what about it being vegan?

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-himalayan-salt-and-high-blood-pressure/773066.md?page=3)