tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post559402363704743013..comments2023-10-17T22:12:54.778+10:00Comments on Werner's Cairns blog: Epson Salts; an amazing substance. Werner Schmidlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05574261281038004705noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-3886817625447603562013-05-01T20:38:19.180+10:002013-05-01T20:38:19.180+10:00As always,an excellent and very well researched su...As always,an excellent and very well researched subject matter! I can recall Mum and Dad using Epsom Salts in both the garden and as a drink to detoxify the body; indeed, I was given doses of Epsom Salts as child when I was experiencing 'Rheumatic growing pains' as a child...and it helped to reduce the pains!<br />Barbettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-40168928020802039162013-04-30T14:55:17.256+10:002013-04-30T14:55:17.256+10:00When we lived on five acres we kept goats. One be...When we lived on five acres we kept goats. One became ill and lost her hair. It turned out that Australian soils are not very well endowed with magnesium and she was deficient, so I learned a lot about Epsom Salts about 25 years ago. There are many supplements with magnesium in them but they are pretty expensive. Magnesium has something important to do with muscles and lack of it is often blamed for cramps. <br /> <br />(Epsom has a very important race course, it’s where The Derby is run we lived on the route out of London and would see all the Rolls Royce cars with huge picnic baskets strapped to the boot heading for Epsom). (Derby is an important city in the midlands where I was born. It manufactured Rolls Royce engines.) <br />Whitbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-69885425055704759142013-04-29T20:54:23.581+10:002013-04-29T20:54:23.581+10:00A quarter of a teaspoon of Epsom salts in a glass ...A quarter of a teaspoon of Epsom salts in a glass of water, before breakfast benefits arthritis sufferers. A taxi driver told me that he had been bed-ridden for some time be-cause of his arthritis, when he was told about the Epsom salts drink; he thought “what have I got to lose ". He is now back at work driving his taxi.Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-63451793468722446972013-04-29T10:58:33.298+10:002013-04-29T10:58:33.298+10:00I found this posting very interesting and of great...I found this posting very interesting and of great value for me as a backyard gardener. I never looked further than Epson Salts being a laxative. Well, one is never too old to learn. Frank Coopernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-54066745934648549642013-04-29T10:56:10.526+10:002013-04-29T10:56:10.526+10:00I had a sore toe not so long ago and of course bei...I had a sore toe not so long ago and of course being a Diabetic was very concerned. I showed it to my doctor and he said to bathe it in a bath of warm water containing Epsom Salts. After three baths it was healed. These old fashioned methods work.Junenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-31180582417227294952013-04-28T23:24:32.022+10:002013-04-28T23:24:32.022+10:00Growing veggies for our “home consumption” is one ...Growing veggies for our “home consumption” is one of my leisure pursuits. I found your posting about Epson Salts enormously interesting and informative. Thank you very much. <br /><br />Alf Lesternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-91141103434217687802013-04-28T22:40:07.975+10:002013-04-28T22:40:07.975+10:00Growing veggies for our “home consumption” is one ...Growing veggies for our “home consumption” is one of my leisure pursuits I found your posting about Epson Salts enormously interesting and informative. Thank you very much. Alf Lesternoreply@blogger.com