Health Benefits of Epsom Salt Baths

Life can be stressful, so it's nice to have some anti-stress tools that you can count on. A relaxing Epsom salt bath is one of my favorites.  Not only does it promote relaxation, but provides many other benefits too. 

Epsom salt isn't really salt, it's a mineral compound of magnesium and sulfate.  Soaking in an Epsom salt bath allows Magnesium to be readily absorbed directly through the skin, which is the body's largest organ.  Many people are Magnesium deficient for a variety of reasons, including eating a diet high in processed foods, depleted minerals in our soil and drinking caffeinated drinks and other diuretics.

Taking Magnesium supplements orally is helpful, but sometimes people don't absorb it as well that way and Magnesium has a laxative effect when taken in higher dosages.  You can avoid this effect by using transdermal magnesium therapy.  There are also other transdermal options such as Magnesium oil or Magnesium Flakes, but Epsom salt is easy to find, available in your local drug store or grocery store.  It's an inexpensive, effective, and gentle way to raise magnesium levels. 

Some of the benefits of Epsom salt baths include:

*Readily absorbs Magnesium into the body via the skin      

*Relieves sore muscles and joints

*Reduces inflammation

*Reduces stress

*Improves sleep

*Draws out toxins

*Reduces water retention

*Soothes skin issues

*Increases circulation

How to use Epsom salt:

Dissolve 1/2 cup of Epsom salt per 50 pounds of body weight in bath water and soak for up to 40 minutes to get the maximum benefits.  It's best to have a water filter so that you are soaking in the purest water possible.  Please check with your doctor before using Epsom salt to treat any medical conditions, before using it while pregnant and before using if you have skin cuts or abrasions.

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This article is for information purposes only.  I am not a doctor and this does not constitute medical advice.

The Amazing Health & Beauty Benefits of Raw Cacao

If you're like me, you love chocolate.  What if you could have your chocolate and get amazing health benefits too?  Win win. :)  Raw cacao is cold pressed to preserve the vitamins and minerals while cocoa powder is processed, heated, and stripped of it's nutrients and often contains hydrogenated oils.  Raw organic Cacao is a nutrient dense superfood that is:

*Full of anti-oxidants which are beautifying and can slow the aging process

*One of the richest sources of flavonoids, which have anti-inflammatory properites 

*A good prebiotic because the good bacteria in your gut love flavonoids

*High in essential vitamins and minerals

*Mood enhancing-contains phenylethylamine, a brain chemical also known as "the love drug"=BLISS

*One of the highest food sources of Magnesium, which many people are deficient in

*an energy booster

*Alkalizing

*Beneficial for hair, skin and nails

So go ahead and treat yourself to some chocolate!


Disclaimer: I am not a doctor.  This does not constitute medical advice.