Balneotherapy is an all natural approach to health and healing utilizing water, natural minerals, herbs and essential oils.
Skin is the largest organ of the human body and often its most neglected. In the average adult it covers about 3000 square inches and weighs around six pounds, which is nearly twice the weight of the human brain or liver. Your skin receives about one third of the blood that circulates throughout the entire body.
By creating a saline bathing solution rich in minerals, herbs and essential oils the skin is able to detoxify, reducing inflammation, chronic pain and allowing the body to heal naturally.
Balneotherapy
- Increases cell oxygenation
- Helps eliminate toxins from the body
- Reduces inflammation
- Stimulates the immune system
- Aids in the treatment of psoriasis, dermatitis, and fungal infections
- Help with insomnia
- Reduces the appearance of skin aging
Studies have been conducted on the health benefits of bathing in Dead Sea salts. One such study was conducted by Dr. I. Machtey 1 on 103 patients suffering from osteoarthritis and tendinitis. Patients were either treated with baths of 7.5%, 2% or 0.5% Dead Sea salt concentration. Improvement was found after as little as 1 week of treatment for those treated with 7.5% or 2% salt baths. By the study's end, 80% of the patients reported less pain; 70% experienced improved mobility and 60% were able to decrease their use of analgesics. Dr. J. Arndt 2 studied the effect of Dead Sea salt baths on psoriasis. Fifty patients were treated for 3 - 4 weeks, with 3 - 4 baths per week. In as little as 1 week, many patients treated with a 10% salt concentration in their baths experienced marked improvement. This improvement included relief from itching, sleep disturbances, and skin scaling. Treatment with Dead Sea Salts is not associated with any side effects.
1. Machtey, Dr. I. 1982, Dead Sea Balneotherapy in Osteoarthritis, Proc. International Seminar on Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases.
2. Arndt, Dr. J. 1982, Salt from the Promised Land Helps Psoriasis Patients, Arztliche Praxis, 34(48).
