Natural Health Tip: Steam and MudBy Gary Scott Since we are thinking about baths, let’s look at the health aspect of baths. One of the Doctors in Caotacachi, Doctor Vaca comes to El Meson often. Here is a note from our man in Ecuador, Steve Marchant: “Here are photos of Dr. Vaca’s 2 sons in the mud baths at Chachimbiro.
“The doctor trained for seven years in Kiev, Russia and every summer he worked in the Caucasus where there are innumerable 'sanatoriums' - a kind of Soviet (as it was in those days) spa. There it was very common for people to have sauna and mud treatments. Since that time he has been interested in mud treatments and kept an eye on his 'little natural health spring' nearby. “He uses mud from that pool to treat psoriasis. He also
told me of his wife's aunt who had second degree burns on a lower leg from
steam in a steam sauna. The burn left a nasty scar, but the mud healed it completely. By May, 2006 |
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