Eytons' Earth: Natural & Alternative Medicine

[Minni]

Is the below excerpt valid? (excerpt from www.saltworks.us)

[eytonsearth]

Hi Minni:

It depends what you are trying to accomplish.

If you're just using salt, then a tepid bath is fine. Especially if one has conditions such as hypertension or heart problems.

However, if the salt contains, as an example, magnesium chloride or iodine, temperature will not make much of a difference in adsorption; increased heat will result in increased adsorption via the opening of the pores. It is wrong to state that the body can only either "adsorb" or "eliminate".... exclusively.

Added heat will definately result in improved elimination...

Some people try to oversimply the principles of balneotherapy. One "size" does not fit all.

Using a bath to adsorb salt is not the most beneficial use. We use salt because of it is a systemic tonic. We use it to stimulate the circulatory system and to stimulate the lymph system; both with the end result of better detoxification.
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[Minni]

Hi, BTW, did you see the PM's?

Re: the above, do I take it that:

For skin conditions, tepid water (vs. too hot) is better
(otherwise the salts wouldn't enter the body?

whereas on the other hand:
for heavy metals, very hot water (vs. merely tepid) is better?
(otherwise metals wouldn't exit the body?

I might understand better if you use the terms:
"attract-into (or out of) body" "eliminate from body" & "exit the body"

Also, do you know:
Since in 1942 Lansing submerged rotifers in sodium citrate to produce anti-aging effect,
could this be mimicked by bathing in a mixture of Dead Sea Salts

(or borax? or baking soda?) mixed with:

citrus?
lemon oil?
other?

[eytonsearth]

Hi Minni:

I couldn't say it better than Victoria Edwards, author of "The Aromatherapy Companion":

"Eight ways Balneotherapy Heals:

* Bathing in hot springs gradually increases the temperature of the body, thus killing harmful germs and viruses.

* Thermal bathing increases hydrostatic pressure on the body, thus increasing blood circulation and cell oxygenation. The increase in blood flow also helps dissolve and eliminate toxins from the body.

* Hot springs bathing increases the flow of oxygen-rich blood throughout the body, bringing improved nourishment to vital organs and tissues.

* Bathing in thermal water increases body metabolism, including stimulating the secretions of the intestinal tract and the liver, aiding digestion.

* Repeated hot springs bathing (especially over 3- to 4- week period) can help normalize the functions of the endocrine glands as well as the functioning of the body's autonomic nervous system.

* Trace amounts of minerals such as carbon dioxide, sulfur, calcium, magnesium, and lithium are absorbed by the body and provide healing effects to various body organs and system. These healing effects can include stimulation of the immune system, leading to enhanced immunity; physical and mental relaxation; the production of endorphins; and normalized gland function.

* Mineral springs contain high amounts of negative ions, which can help promote feelings of physical and psychological well-being.

* The direct application of mineralized thermal waters (especially those containing sulfur) can have a therapeutic effect on diseases of the skin, including psoriasis, dermatitis, and fungal infections. Some mineral waters are also used to help the healing of wounds and other skin injuries."

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You'll note that the adsorption [ entering the body ] of minute, yet clinically significant, amounts of trace minerals, increases when using hot baths ( over tepid baths ).

However, to duplicate the above effects in a home bath, one would need to utilize a quality thermal source, such as Far Infrared.

With all skin conditions, issues of toxicity -- even if just microbial based -- are present.

The primary difference between the hot and tepid bath experience, from a balneological point of view, is the water balance in the body.

In tepid baths, the body eliminates less water ( / sweat ).

I'm not familiar with the anti-aging research. It is interesting. To duplicate it, I suppose one could actually use sodium citrate. Citrates are very acidic, and far different from their chloride counterparts.

Rather than using borax or baking soda, one might want to experiment with magnesium chloride.

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[brylletc]

bathing in water that's too hot will make the skin secret rather than absorb which is what you wouldn't want when you're soakin in mineral-rich bath salts. It causes you to sweat and can lead to the skin's loss of its natural fluids.
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[sharon333]

that is interesting to know. I know when I was in Co I went to the hot springs and my pores opened right up.