Naturopathic hydrotherapy and home treatments have been in use for at least 100 years, and probably a lot longer. The purpose of these treatments is to improve circulation of the blood, lymph and nutrients throughout the body, improving healing time, enhancing detoxification and increasing energy.
One of the best things about these treatments is that they are free! You do them at home. Think of it, wouldn’t it be nice if when you or a loved one was home sick suffering with cold, flu, belly aches or injury, you had something you could do to make them feel better and hasten the healing process? Don’t get me wrong, when I’m under the weather, I like to sit on the couch and veg out as much as the next person, however, I also enjoy a speedy recovery. Naturopathic home treatments are key to speeding up the healing process, and in my experience are more helpful than many medications or herbs.
Below are the guidelines for the wet sock treatment used for headaches, sinus congestion, to increase immunity, improve immune function and to increase quality and quantity of sleep. While seeming counter intuitive, this therapy actually work wonders. Many a cold has been stopped in it tracks by three consecutive days of wet sock treatments. Try it out next time you or a loved one starts to feel the tell-tale signs of impending illness. Wet sock treatment is also a useful tool to combat insomnia.
Wet Sock Treatment:
1. Warm up feet in a hot bath or shower
2. Moisten a pair of cotton socks with cold water. Be sure to wring them out - they should not be sopping wet
3. Place the cold, wet socks on warmed feet, cover with a pair of DRY WOOL socks and go directly to bed.
4. Repeat 3 nights in a row
If you are interested in learning more about how to use naturopathic treatments, I’ll be teaching a class next Monday at the Wellspring School in Southeast Portland:
Nature Cure Home Treatments
Monday 3/5/12 6-7:30pm
$15
To Register click HERE
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