Dead Sea salt for use in the treatment of psoriasis
An ancient holistic treatment for relief from Psoriasis is gaining new popularity as more people who have Psoriasis and Eczema turn to natural methods of getting relief. The natural treatment recreates the water conditions of the famous Dead Sea in the user's bath. The effects of using mineral-rich Dead Sea salts to get relief from Psoriasis & Eczema have recently been shown & discussed on CNN with several interview subjects swearing by the results.
Dead Sea salt
Skin ailments such as Psoriasis are a very serious issue for many people today; in fact over 3% of the world's population suffers from some sort of Psoriasis skin condition. The condition can be caused by many factors and the ultimate causes are not fully known. Unfortunately there is currently no known cure for Psoriasis, which means that those suffering from the condition have learned to find ways to live with treating and managing the condition. The condition can be psychologically difficult to live with because it's prominent, red blotches on the skin are very visible and cause insecurity and discomfort for those who have them. While many forms of Psoriasis treatment pop up now and then, one natural method becoming more known recently actually has a track record thousands of years long.
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In fact, a recent clinical study demonstrates that using Dead Sea salt, in balneotherapy treatment helps ease Psoriasis symptoms. Fifty Psoriasis patients were gathered for a study in 1989 by Israeli dermatologist Dr. Zvi Even Paz. It has been known for centuries that people with skin ailments were able to find relief by bathing and visiting the Dead Sea. However what was not known was if this was due to the high mineral content of the salt or if it was due to other factors such as atmospheric conditions or elevation levels. Dr. Paz decided to study the effects of using Dead Sea bath salts only, on these long time Psoriasis patients. |
47 of the 50 Psoriasis patients who participated in the study, showed significant relief and skin improvements by using the Dead Sea bath salts. Maximum improvement was found when patients used two pounds per bath, three times a week over a period of six weeks.
In fact the benefit of Dead Sea salt have been known anecdotally for a long time. More recently it has become a "medical tourism" destination for those with skin conditions. Often these tourists take some packaged bath salts home from Dead Sea products brands such as Seacret, and Adovia with them and continue to purchase them from importers in the United States if they feel the results are continuing. The CNN investigation was based on the therapeutic power of Dead Sea bath salts and medical spas in the US which use the salt for treating their Psoriasis treatment clients. It shows dramatic before and after pictures of patients reducing the amount of Psoriasis on their bodies.
Watch the news item about the use of Dead Sea salts for treating psoriasis shown on this CNN Special Report about Psoriasis and Dead Sea salts
Information taken from news release on PR Wire - click here to read the full story
Last Reviewed: 8 November 2010
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