Epsom salt detox question

I do warm baths...

I always use epsom salts in my baths. - a couple of cups worth.

Sometimes I add hydrogen peroxide. I only add a half of a smaller bottle - it's supposed to be more than that, though.

I did a ozone sauna at 110* supposdely anything above 105 kills spirochetes..careful with epsom salts if you have cbs sulfer gene mutation ...heat is a circulation thyroid detox thing ..

Cbs is a the transsulferation pathway as referenced in genitic snp ..like mthfr detox ,comt liver pathway ,etc etc ...look ip methelation sulferation amy yasko .and mthfrsupport ..23 and me and genic genie etc

Huddie, I never did the bath but I tried the foot bath and my recommendation is do not do it for very long the first time. You work up to it just like you do most things with lyme.

Maybe only soak for 5 minutes and see how you do.

CBS (cystathionine beta synthase) in case you want to google. My pea brain never wanted to learn about it. I figure if I learned about it, I might think I had it. LOL!

I take epsom baths almost every day. For me it all depends upon how I'm feeling when it comes to water temperatures. I prefer a warmer bath but if I feel really bad then I make it a little more tepid. We have one of those huge tubs so I put in 4 or 5 cups of epsom salt, a cup of baking soda and a few cups of apple cider vinegar. I soak for 20 minutes at a minimum and a 40 minute max. Sometimes the bath/shower makes me feel very weak and unsteady no matter what the temperature. So I wait for my husband to be home in case I fall.

I find the baths to be the best when I am herxing really bad.

An important thing to do before your bath is to dry brush all over your body before you get in. It helps remove dead cells and stimulates your lymphatic system I would google it because you're supposed to follow a certain pattern which is mainly just brushing up or down towards your heart.

Epsom soaks here. Full bath. I do the dry brushing. I do use warm to hot water though. I don't feel badly from it. I am a herxer, by nature. Seems like it never stops for long. I had a great year last year, but then co-infections bit me it seems. So, I am trying to be diligent and on my routine, taking nothing for granted. I also go to my LLND for Myers IV when I can, along with epsom baths.

I've never tried ACV in the bath... interesting. I always drink it. I have to give that a go. I generally use essential oil in the epsom bath.

I gotta say, the baths are like heaven for me. I do feel a bit weak for a short time after sometimes... probably when the temp gets a bit too hot. I think our tub actually keeps warming the water also, so there is a fine line of how warm to start it.

My doc also recommends finishing the bath and lying still on the floor with feet up on the couch or chair for 10-15 minutes.

Thanks 3Hcamel and Trav,

Haven't taken a hot bath since Lyme. I will give it a shot. I love my epsom salt/essential oil baths as they always help me sleep well. What does lying on the floor with feet up do? Is it do you don't get dizzy? I will report back how my baths are post-lyme. Thanks.

I was thinking of that - with a restaurant of course! I have been cooking for the candida/lyme diet for a while now just didn't know it. To health!

I found a recipe that I really liked: 1 cup epsom salt, 1 cup sea salt, 1 cup aloe vera juice, 1 cup baking soda. I gave my body what it asked for, it wanted it hot, so I let the bath be hot, and would let a slow trickle of hot water in the tub to keep it warm. The provider of the recipe suggested making a big batch of something hot to drink, some hot tea, and downing it in the tub. I'd make mine in a 2 cup glass measuring cup. If the bath is too hot, it could conceivable result in more die-off, and accentuate the herx... but I found that a hot bath was the only relief when I was in so much pain I couldn't sleep. Had many sleepless nights. I followed the wisdom of my body - which I think is good for everyone - in that this infection is so complex and people seem to respond differently to different things.