Soreness? Muscle Spasm?

Epsom Salt Baths

What is it?

• Epsom Salts are excavated from a natural spring in England.

• It is made of a chemical structure made up of Magnesium and Sulfate

Why would you take an Epsom Salt Bath?

• Muscle Soreness

• Loosen stiff joints

• reduce Inflammation

• Chronic Pain

• Sprain/Strains

• Bruises

• Toxin detox

How:

• During the first 20 minutes of your bath, the salt and toxins are drawn out of the body.

• During the second 20 minutes, Magnesium and Sulfate are absorbed through your skin

Benefits of Magnesium:

• improve muscle and nerve function

• reduces inflammation

• imrpoves blood flow and oxygenation

Benefits of Sulfate:

• Building blocks of healthy joints, skin and nervous tissue

How to take an Epsom Salt Bath:

• Fill your bath with warm water

• Add Epsom Salts in the following amounts

• under 60 pounds: ½ cup

• 60-100 pounds: 1 cup

• 100-150 pounds: 1.5 cups

• 150-200 pounds: 2 cups

• for evey additional 50 pounds add ½ cup

• Do not use soap in your Epsom Salt Baths due to the interference with the minerals

Additional Strategies:

• add ½ cup olive oil for improvement in antioxidants benefits for your skin

• add 1tbsp to 1 cup of ginger or cayenne to increase your body heat to sweat out more toxins