salt baths

CARE FOR YOUR KIDNEYS

Although wintertime is the season traditionally associated with the
kidneys, it is easy for these hardworking organs to become overstressed
by the extremes of summer living. Excess fluid intake in response to
food choices that make us excessively thirsty and overexposure to the
elements, an overabundance of cooling foods and drinks and lack of
adequate rest can all be taxing to the vital energy of these organs.
Give them a treat with this re-balancing home remedy and notice how you
feel.

The Salt Bath

• quick
• simple
• easy
• relaxing
• keeps kidneys strong and healthy
• restores ailing kidneys. It gives the kidneys a mini vacation
during which they can rest and strengthen
• restores immunity
• addresses edema
• addresses skin imbalances

Materials

• 1000 gram sea salt with no additives or flowing agents. It does
not need to be expensive edible grade unrefined sea salt. Epsom salts
do not work for this special bath since they do not contain sodium
chloride
• 100 liters of hot water Procedure

• Begin filling bath tub with warm/hot water
• Regulate water temperature to your comfort level
• Add salt when water temperature is approaching your liking
• So as not to waste it if you need to remove some water to add cold
water so the temperature is comfortable – the water should not be too
hot
• Don’t wait until the tub is completely full
• If you sweat during the bath, the water is probably too hot
• Don’t add anything else (no soap, bubble bath or essential oils)
to the bath water
• Hop in the tub!
• Stay in the water for 20 - 45 minutes
• Keep a water resistant clock or timer nearby
• During the salt bath, you can wriggle down into the water so that
your whole body is submerged.
• It is not necessary to keep the whole body submerged for the
entire time
• Do this as needed, or every other day for one month for intense
rejuvenation

Additional Points

• you can add more but not less salt
• ideally the water should come up to your lowest ribs when you sit
in the tub
• adjust the volume of water and the salt
• if you want an exact measurement, you should put in 500 gram of
salt for every 50 liter of water
• this creates a 1% salt solution which is the minimum necessary to
make the bath effective Explanation

HOW DOES THE SALT BATH WORK?
• this is a hypothesis regarding how a salt bath works
• human blood contains about 0.85% salt (Note: just less than 1
percent)
• sometimes the salt concentration of your blood can become diluted
by too much liquid, too much fruit juice, too much fruit, too much
sugar, too much raw food and by a low-salt or no-salt diet; when this
happens, your blood becomes less alkaline and your body is more prone
to illness.
• the salt bath instructions above call for 500 gram of salt for
every 50 liter of water, this makes a 1% salt solution; when you sit in
this 1% salt solution, a little water is drawn out from your body when
its salt concentration is less than 1%

Science Class 101

Picture This…

• imagine that your body is a single cell and your skin is the
semi-permeable membrane surrounding the cell
• when you place a cell that contains a weak saltwater solution into
a stronger saltwater solution, some of the liquid inside the cell will
be drawn out
• this happens until the salt inside the cell becomes concentrated
to the point that it equals the same amount of salt that is in the
stronger saltwater solution
• don’t worry about absorbing salt from the water in the tub. This
will not happen
• the salt bath simply helps to concentrate the minerals that were
already in your blood prior to getting into the bath
• the cell does not absorb salt from the outside
• instead, it becomes more concentrated in salt because it has lost
water
• the salt that was already in the weaker salt solution inside the
cell naturally becomes more concentrated
• you are concentrating the salt that was already in your body
before you took the bath
• this movement of water out of the cell to the stronger
concentration of salt is called ‘osmosis’
• when we take a salt bath in salt water that is stronger than the
concentration of salt in our blood, we naturally lose a small amount of
water through the skin via the process of osmosis
• as water is subtly eliminated, the salt in our blood naturally
concentrates more, helping it to become more alkaline…

Effects

• sometimes people feel itchy when taking a salt bath. This is
actually a sign that acid is being removed via the skin. It usually
happens during the first few salt baths. If it doesn’t don’t worry. The
salt bath is still working
• at the end of a salt bath, you can rinse off with a wash cloth, it
is not necessary to take a separate bath or shower just to rinse off.
Some people even find that they don’t need to rinse off.
• Sometimes people have a salty taste in the mouth when doing the
first few salt baths. This shows that the minerals in your body are
becoming concentrated. However, if you don’t get this taste, it is
okay. The salt bath is still working for you.
• If you take the salt bath at night and find that it energizes you
to the point where you can’t sleep, you should take the salt bath in
the morning. If, on the other hand, you take a salt bath in the morning
and find that it makes you sleepy, you should probably take your salt
baths at night right before sleeping.

Additional Suggestions

• read an inspiring book while you relax
• giving a hand and foot massage to yourself during a salt bath can
be very beneficial
• using the salt bath time to relax and do deep breathing

Note

• if you have low blood pressure or a history of fainting, please
consult with your doctor before attempting a salt bath
• it is recommended that there is someone around when you are doing
salt baths who can help you in the unlikely event that you become tired
or faint
• using a timer is handy if you are alone and tend to fall asleep in
the relaxing bath
• this doesn’t normally happen unless the water is too hot