Health Benefits of an Epsom Salt Bath
Introduction
 The body requires the elements magnesium and sulfur to perform vital
metabolic processes. You should provide adequate quantities of these elements
because your body cannot synthesize its own. Many common food ingredients
naturally contain magnesium and sulfur. However, the rate of assimilation of
magnesium and sulfur from the stomach into the blood system is very low.
Therefore, food and supplements cannot provide sufficient quantities of these
elements to satisfy the body requirement. However, the skin can absorb large
quantities of the two elements from a solution of water and Epsom salt and pass
them into the bloodstream. Consequently, Epsom salt bath has many health
benefits. This article describes these benefits.
What is Epsom Salt?
Epsom salt is a chemical compound of magnesium, sulfur, oxygen, and water.
Its chemical name is hydrated magnesium sulfate and formula is MgSO4 + 7H2O.
Epson salt comes in many brands and many drug stores stock it. You can add Epsom
salt to your bath water to provide the body with sufficient quantities of
magnesium and sulfur. To make Epson salt bath, add two cups of it to your bath
water. Dip yourself in the solution for at least twelve minutes. Repeat Epson
salt bath three times every week. You should consult the doctor before you begin
to take Epson salt baths if you are pregnant or have some health problem.
Magnesium enhances regulation of more than 325 enzymes and many body
functions including eliminating toxins, muscle control, energy production, and
enhancing electrical impulses. Its deficiency leads to risk of developing many
health problems such as chronic fatigue, heart diseases, stress-related
illnesses, stroke, joint pains, arthritis, and osteoporosis. Sulfur helps the
body form proteins that line the alimentary canal walls, joint proteins, and
brain tissue. Furthermore, it eliminates toxins that enter the body from the
environment and through medication. Besides, it stimulates the pancreas to
produce enzymes that enhance digestion.
Modern Diets
 Modern diets consist of ingredients that cause depletion of magnesium from
the body: high levels of protein, fat, salt, and sugar. Furthermore, the diets
and supplements increase levels of calcium in the body and offset the
magnesium/calcium balance. Calcium functions properly only if the balance is
correct: one part magnesium to two parts calcium. Therefore, you should
regularly provide the body with magnesium because calcium depletes it.
The rate of absorption of magnesium from the digestive tract is very low.
Therefore, food and magnesium supplements cannot provide adequate supply to the
body. Furthermore, stomach acid, certain medical conditions, and specific drugs
or foods can make magnesium supplements ineffective. However, sulfate and
magnesium are easily absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream.
10 Benefits of Epsom Salt
An Epson salt bath supplies the body with sufficient levels of sulfates and
magnesium. Therefore, it provides the following ten benefits of sulfates and
magnesium.
-
 Improves the
condition of blood circulation system and the
heart. It lowers blood pressure, reduces blood clots, and prevents hardening of
arteries.
- Lowers severity and risk of diabetes by improving
utilization of insulin.
- Helps eliminate toxins from the body.
- Eases muscle pain and cramps.
- Regulates electrolyte and improves
nerve function. Furthermore, it helps maintain the correct levels of calcium,
which conducts electrical current.
- Helps relieve stress. Magnesium is a natural stress reliever.
However, excess stress and adrenalin can deplete magnesium from the body. Epsom
salt bath replaces magnesium lost due to stress and adrenalin. Furthermore,
magnesium helps bind serotonin, which is a chemical in the brain that enhances
the feeling of relaxation and well-being.
- Enhances use of oxygen by
the body.
- Enhances absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream.
- Helps form proteins of the mucus that lines the alimentary canal,
brain tissue, and joints.
- Lastly, it eases and prevents migraine headaches.
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