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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

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Experimenting with Ingredients

Measuring CO2 Changes with a Capnometer

Conclusions

Recommended Resources

Image attributions

About the Author