evidence: Himalayan Pink Salt, The Flavor of Mass Extinction [...] While many people believe that Himalayan Pink Salt has health-promoting properties when consumed with food, dumped in a hot bath, or warmed and illuminated as a lamp, it hails from a period of Earth’s history that came closest to turning this planet into a lifeless world. Have you noticed that the salt packaging often says it is 250+ million years old? Yes, the salt was deposited in the midst of the worst mass extinction in the history of life on Earth! Every so often when someone talks to me about the possible benefits of Himalayan pink salt, I chuckle and tell them that I too enjoy having it around. "Mass extinction salt is my favorite," I tell them.