DECEMBER 3-4, 2011 BALNEOTHERAPY

Legend says hummingbirds float free of time, carrying our hopes for love, joy and celebration. The hummingbird's delicate grace reminds us that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, and every personal connection has meaning and that laughter is life's sweet creation. A gift from G.O.D.

Legend also says that warm natural spring water at a certain temperature with at least 1 gram of mineral per liter, with or without other minerals can alleviate and reverse some diseases.. The water's mineral content varies according to the natural source . It can be with sulphur, mineral salts and silica being the most common. Another gift from G.O.D.

The treatment of disease by bathing is called Balneotherapy. This type of therapy is usually practiced at spas. The term is usually applied to everything relating to a spa treatment. I prefer to use the term for the baths involved natural spring water and the minerals in the bath. Some of these natural spas also use clay therapy which is called fangotherapy.

There are published data and research using natural baths with and without minerals for the treatment of rheumatological diseases like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and other conditions. A 2009 Greek study showed improvement in pain from these diseases. It contained studies from a variety of spas. An earlier Turkish study using fibromyalgia patients showed improvement in symptoms in those who did mineral spring baths over a 3 week period.

Spas pop up all over these days. By 2008 there were more than 19,000 spas in the United States. The number of spa locations has increased by 25% over the last eight years. One in four Americans have been to a spa.

I am not talking about just a spa. I am talking about rejuvenation spas like Tracie Martyn (www.traciemartyn.com ) Not the spa that does pedicure, massage and manicure.

I am also talking about world wide spas in Poland, Italy and Bulgaria. I am also talking about the Salt Cave Spas throughout the world. Colorado leads the US for the number of salt cave spas. The health benefits are beyond reproach for natural springs with minerals or salt caves.

There are benefits from iron, copper, selenium and silica. Both selenium and copper are needed for proper thyroid metabolism. The systems of the body that benefit are the respiratory( lung) system, circulatory system ( heart and its vessels) the gastrointestinal system and the nervous system. Salt is vital to the extraction of excess acidity from the cells of the body, particularly brain cells. Salt is vital for balancing sugar levels. Salt is vital to the nerve cells. Salt is vital for the generation of hydroelectric energy in the cells. Salt is great for relieving muscle cramps. Great hypnotic for sleep. Prevents varicose veins The list is endless. Twenty seven per cent of the body's salts are in the bones. Osteoporosis has many causes but one is that the body needs more salts and starts to take it from the bones.

I cannot stress the importance of balneotherapy. You have heard of people using the Dead Sea Salts for a variety of conditions. The Dead Sea Salts contain 21 minerals including magnesium, calcium, sulphur, bromide, iodine, sodium, zinc and potassium. If you are buying from the Internet beware of processed or washed dead sea salts. Some of the dead sea salts you buy have had many of the necessary minerals washed out. I want to stress that we are not curing cancer with sea salts, nor any other disease. We are maintaining body balance. We are de-stressing the body

Your objective: Take your next vacation (or holiday) at a rejuvenating spa with mineral baths

Until tomorrow..