Last week I had a painful toe. I wasn’t sure what happened. But I couldn’t take my usual Friday morning walk because my toe was too painful. The skin was red and the toe was swollen. I have neuropathy in that toe, so I thought maye I had irritated the nerve. Some shoes or yoga postures can do that, or maybe I had stubbed it and forgotten. I usually know when I injure myself and this pain seemed to come out of nowhere.
My husband suggested an Epsom salt bath. I figured it couldn’t hurt. I didn’t anticipate a miracle cure. It was one. Immediately after the bath it felt better and after a second bath on Saturday morning it was ‘as good as new.’ Swelling gone, reddening fading. Wow. How'd that happen.
So I went online and did a little research. Seems our bodies have a hard time getting sufficient magnesium. It is hard to digest through the gut, but easy to absorb through the skin. Magnesium deficiency results in all kinds of disorders, from muscle pain, back aches, TMJ, muscle twitches, and nerve pain, to panic attacks, restlessness, migraines and irritability. Magnesium is also necessary for insulin stability and deficiencies may be linked to type 2 diabetes.
The easiest way to get magnesium is by soaking in an Epsom salt bath. Bonus: you leave the tub relaxed and smiling. I got hit by a virus today. My whole body was in pain and I've been dizzy and nauseous. I treated my self to a whole body Epsom salt bath. It released the muscles spasms from my spine and neck. My leg muscles relaxed. It didn’t cure the dizziness or nausea. But I sure feel better than before.
