Epsom Salt Baths Epsom salt baths provide a broad spectrum cleanser, clearing lymphatic congestion, removing some heavy metals (mercury, lead, aluminum, arsenic), and eliminating residual radiation from medical tests (x-rays or CAT scans), computer monitors and televisions, and UV exposure from frequent air travel. It is also helpful for chemical exposure - automobile exhaust, solvents, formaldehyde, glues, styrofoam, synthetic perfumes, printer and copier toners, art supplies, printing inks, particle board, household cleaning items, as well as chemical residues in foods or from innoculations. Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) are a smooth muscle relaxant and will help with muscle strains and pain. It will induce profuse sweating. The high saline concentration makes the bathwater more dense than the body’s interstitial fluids. Consequently, osmotic pressure pulls toxin-laden fluids out of the body. This bath should be taken as hot as is tolerable, for 12-15 minutes. 1-4 pounds of Epsom salts in a full bathtub is recommended (the more salt, the more perspiration). Acupuncturist and health educator Irene Newmark suggests 2 pounds as a maintenance bath, for clearing lymphatics and the energetic body, and 4 pounds for radiation. Former AOBTA-President Carl Dubitsky recommended a much higher concentration – 12-16 pounds for the first detox bath and 8-12 pounds for subsequent baths. One every three days is the maximum frequency, as this bath can have a draining effect. Stuart L. Weg, M.D, Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus, NJ., recommends for inflammatory rheumatic diseases oxidizing epsom salt baths using peroxide. Of all the ways to oxygenate the body we've researched this looks the easiest - and cheapest! It can't do any harm to those of us who don't have inflammatory diseases. Here is his recipe: Peroxide baths: Mix 3-4, 16 oz. common brown bottles of 3% peroxide in a hot water bath with 2 cups of Epsom salt. Soak for 30 minutes. Do this at least 1 to 3 times per week (no vitamins should be taken 4-8 hours before bath).