detox vs foot baths

Hi zizziz.  When I did foot baths, I used mustard powder and cayenne.  I found them very beneficial, for me moreso than the baths.  I would try it both ways to see what you like best.

Whether you do a foot bath or a full bath, make sure you use a dry natural skin brush and brush your skin (or feet) in a circular motion toward the heart before getting in the bath.  Rinse off with cool water.

I believe each type of bath has it's own purpose, for instance, the body bath helps removes toxins or die-offs from the spirochetes (make sure the bath water is warm, not hot).   And yes, you can use the salts and hydrogen peroxide for the foot baths too after doing a dry skin brushing on the bottoms of your feet.  Each sole has over 2000 pores.   I never used a machine foot massager though I'm sure it feels good! 

The purpose of the  cayenne pepper/mustard foot bath is to raise one's body temperature as a hot body is much better compared to a cold body because bacteria thrive in a cold body versus a warm or hot one.  That's another reason people use sauna's.   To sweat is a good thing whether it's from baths, exercise, whatever. 

You may want to start charting your temperature:  first upon rising, then in the middle of the day, then at night.  If it's on the colder side that's not good thus that's where the foot baths come in handy, try it and take your temperature and see how much it rises.  

Also, most pain is caused from toxins or the die-offs left in the body.  If not detoxed properly, the toxins just get recycled right back into the body causing more havoc. 

Hope that helps,

Denise

Hi jewels25, welcome to the board!

Do you have Lyme disease or think you might?

For the detox bath, you add four cups of epsom salts with 16 ounces of hydrogen peroxide or eight ounces of baking soda into a bath of warm water.  Before getting in, it is good to use a dry natural skin brush and brush your skin from the feet up in a circular motion toward the heart.  Soak for up to twenty minutes.  I would try less time for the first one to see how you respond.  For some people, it makes them feel worse and they need to build up the time gradually.

Other things that are helpful are eating healthy, drinking water with freshly squeezed lemon, exercising whenever possible, taking appropriate supplements.  I recommend reading Dr. Joseph Burrascano's 2008 Diagnostic Hints and Treatment Guidelines For Lyme and Other Tick Borne lllnesses  at http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/B_guidelines_12_17_08.pdf  He is one of the top Lyme doctors in the country, and many Lyme doctors follow his protocols.  He lists supplenent and nutritional recommendations starting on page 27.