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Refreshing Himalayan pink salt weight loss drink with lemon garnish on wooden tray, featuring the popular salt trick recipe for metabolism support.

Pink Salt Trick Recipe for Weight Loss (Tested Results)

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4.7 from 3 reviews

This viral Pink Salt Trick Recipe for Weight Loss combines Himalayan pink salt, water, and lemon for morning hydration. May reduce bloating from water retention, but won’t cause weight loss on its own—that requires caloric deficit through diet and exercise. Takes 3 minutes to make.

  • Total Time: 2 minutes
  • Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients

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  • 16 oz (2 cups) filtered or spring water, room temperature or slightly warm (not hot, not ice cold)
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine-grain Himalayan pink salt (NOT coarse—learn from my day 1 mistake)
  • Juice of 1/2 fresh lemon (about 1 tablespoon, roughly)
  • Optional: 1 teaspoon raw honey (I used this maybe half the time when I needed sweetness)

Instructions

  1. Measure your water: Use exactly 16 oz. I’m not kidding about this. Too little makes it unbearably salty, too much dilutes it to the point of uselessness. I used room temperature water most days because warm helped the salt dissolve faster, but cold worked fine—just took longer to stir and my hand got tired.
  2. Add the salt: Use an actual measuring spoon for 1/4 teaspoon. This is critical. Eyeballing it led to some genuinely unpleasant experiences when I used too much and felt nauseous for an hour. The salt should be fine-grain, like powder almost, not coarse crystals that look pretty but don’t dissolve worth a damn.
  3. Stir thoroughly: Stir for 30-60 seconds until the salt is completely dissolved. You shouldn’t see any crystals floating around or grittiness at the bottom when you’re done. I used a small whisk sometimes because it dissolved way faster than stirring with a spoon, and I’m impatient in the mornings.
  4. Add lemon juice: Squeeze half a fresh lemon directly into the glass. Don’t use bottled lemon juice from the store—the flavor is weird and off, and you miss out on whatever vitamin C and enzymes are in fresh lemon. Plus it tastes plasticky.
  5. Optional honey: If you want a touch of sweetness (I did on days when the salty-sour combo was too much), add 1 teaspoon of raw honey and stir until dissolved. Note: this adds about 20 calories and will technically break a fast if you’re doing intermittent fasting, so skip it if that matters to you.
  6. Drink slowly: This is important—like, genuinely important, not just filler advice. Don’t chug it. Don’t drink it in two minutes because you’re late for work. Sip it slowly over 10-15 minutes. Drinking too fast on an empty stomach can cause nausea, which I learned the hard way on day 3 when I was running late and ended up feeling gross for half the morning.
  7. Wait before eating: I waited 20-30 minutes before eating breakfast. Some sources say 15 minutes is enough. Some say 45. I felt better with the longer wait, but do what works for your schedule.

Notes

Drink this mixture first thing in the morning to help hydrate and possibly curb cravings throughout the day.

  • Author: Emma Oatmill
  • Prep Time: 3 minutes (or 5 if you're half-asleep like I usually am)
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Beverage
  • Method: Mixing
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Find it online: https://www.noglubread.com/himalayan-pink-salt-trick-recipe-for-weight-loss/