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BATH BOMBS & BALNEOTHERAPY The Surprising Health Benefits of Bath Bombs & Ancient Secrets of Hot Springs, Dead Sea Minerals &
Carbon Dioxide Baths for Disease Treatment
By Mark Sloan
DISCLAIMER
Table of Contents
Introduction
Discovery
The major goals of this book are simple…
Chapter 1
Balneotherapy
Image: A statue of a man breaking his walking crutch in Slovakia reveals the virtues of balneotherapy.
Greece
Italy
Spain
Korea
Poland
Bulgaria
Israel
France
Portugal
The Many Approaches to Balneotherapy
What’s Cooler Than Being Cold?
Three Basic Approaches to Balneotherapy
Natural Hot Springs
Image: The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park
The Rise and Fall of Balneotherapy in the US
Why did balneotherapy vanish from Western medicine so
abruptly and completely?
Balneotherapy is ‘Quackery’?
Image: Macaques enjoying an open air hot spring in Nagano, Japan.
Chapter 2
The Metabolism & The Root Cause of Disease
Image: Two mitochondria from mammalian lung tissue displaying their matrix and membranes as shown by electron microscopy
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Temperature
Minerals
Carbonation
Conclusions
Key Points to Remember
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Chapter 3
Temperature
Temperature and Metabolism
Cold Water Effects on Metabolism
Your Temperature Indicates Your Metabolic Rate
Worldwide Metabolic Rates in Decline
Warm Water Effects on Metabolism
Water Transfers Temperature Better Than Air
Hot Water Detoxifies
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Water Temperature and Mineral Content
Why is hot water a better solvent than cold water?
Minerals and the Ultimate Healing Bath
Conclusions
Key Points to Remember:
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Chapter 4
Minerals
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Mineral Absorption Through Skin
Minerals Found in Hot Springs
Simple Onsens
Acidic/Alkaline Onsens
Sulfur/Sulfate Onsens
Sodium Chloride Onsens
Iron/Aluminum Onsens
Radium Onsens
Carbonated Onsens
All Rivers Lead to the Ocean
Image: A river delta is where rivers and the ocean meet.
No Cancer in Sea Creatures
Healthier Fruits and Vegetables Grown in Ocean Mineral Fertilizer
No Tumors in Rats Fed Ocean Mineral-Fertilized Chow
Maynard Murray’s Main Message
The Dead Sea Gives Life
Image: Floating is easy on the Dead Sea
Concentration of Minerals in Dead Sea vs. Ocean water
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Conclusions
Minerals and the Ultimate Healing Bath
Key Points to Remember
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Chapter 5
Carbonation
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History of Carbon Dioxide Baths
Image: The Soda Springs geyser erupting in Idaho.
Image: The Battle Creek Sanitarium headed by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg in Battle Creek, Michigan
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Carbon Dioxide Effects on Metabolism
CO2: The Body’s Primary Vasodilator
CO2 & The Bohr Effect
Lack of Oxygen = The Root Cause of Disease
“All chronic pain, suffering and diseases are caused
from a lack of oxygen at the cell level.”
-Dr. Arthur C. Guyton
The Extraordinary Discovery of Dr. Buteyko
Replicating the Nauheim bath at home
1. Using Carbonated Minerals
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2. Using Compressed Carbon Dioxide Gas
Image: A bath containing dissolved sodium chloride and calcium chloride and carbonated using gas from a compressed cylinder.
From the book Rational Therapy (1919).
CO2 Baths Enhance Athletic Performance
The Importance of Water Temperature
5 Modern Carbon Dioxide Therapies
1. Dry Carbon Dioxide Baths
2. Carboxytherapy
Image: A woman receiving carboxytherapy injections to get rid of unwanted “bags” underneath her eyes.
3. Carboxytherapy Gel
4. Carbon Dioxide Face Baths
Image: YouTuber Tina Yong enjoying the invigorating experience of a carbonated face bath.
5. Drinking Carbonated Water
Conclusions
Key Points to Remember:
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Chapter 6
Enter the Sizzler
Health Benefits of Baking Soda
Exercise Performance Enhancement
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Detoxification
Fat Loss
Environmental Remediation
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Cancer
Essential Oils in Bath Bombs
7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants
7 Plants containing Phytoestrogens
Warning: Toxic Dyes and Chemicals in Bath Bombs
How to Make a Bath Bomb
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Instructions:
Healthy Blue Dye?
Chapter 7
7 Principles of the Ultimate Healing Bath
Revelations
Synthesis
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Instructions:
Ocean salts
Epsom salts
Bath bombs/Carbon dioxide gas
Essential oils
Methylene Blue
Add Some Light
Experimenting with Ingredients
Measuring CO2 Changes with a Capnometer
Conclusions
Recommended Resources
Image attributions
About the Author