Thursday, October 18, 2012
Steam Baths for Lyme Detox
I do not have a nice dry sauna in my backyard, and don't know anyone else who has one. Next best thing: A hot, steamy bath. I even include Epsom Salts. Epsom Salts act to pull out toxins in the skin. Heat does the same thing. Good combination.
This morning I woke with a headache I felt before I even opened my eyes. It felt as though my brain was trying to push out of my skull. I was groaning before I even got out of bed. Already I was dreading the day. After an hour or so, when it didn't get better, I decided I had to detox somehow. Since running a mile is out of the question, I decided on a steam bath. I ran the water on the hottest setting possible. I added my Epsom Salts. When the tub was nearly full, it was ready. Hottttt, steam was rising all around me. And I began to sweat. My tub has jets which run for 20 minutes. I turned them on and sunk my head down into the water as far as possible. My neck and the bottom of my head were submerged most of the time. I must have been in the hot tub nearly an hour. I did have a bottle of water with me, which I drank as needed.
Moral of the story: I was able to get through my day headache free, and even did some house and yard work. What started out as dreadful became tolerable.
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