Healing Springs, the Ultimate Guide to Taking the Waters

Healing Springs, the Ultimate Guide to Taking the Waters by Nathaniel Altman.

The fountain of Youth does exist!  Author Nathaniel Altman shows that "taking the waters" is a powerful healing tool that rejuvenates that body, making us feel younger and more vibrant, while preventing a host of illnesses.  Until now, it's been the best-kept secret for promoting and maintaining health and vitality.

The use of natural mineral springs water for the prevention and cure of disease dates back 5,000 years to the Bronze Age.  Hot springs reached their heyday in the US in the latter part of the nineteenth century and were well attended until the early 1940's.  Balneotherapy- using natural mineral spring water for the prevention and cure of disease- continued to thrive else-where in the world and is experiencing a huge revival in the US.  It is an accepted form of mainstream medicine in Europe and Japan, where an abundance of medical evidence shows that in addition to relieving stress, certain mineral waters can help heal itself from heart, liver, and kidney problems, skin diseases, asthma, digestive disorders, arthritis, and a host of other ailments.

With more than one hundred vibrant color photographs and historic black-and-white illustrations, Altman describes the healing properties of three hundred and twenty-five of the best hot springs and mineral springs in the world.

266 pages, Pub. 2000