w e l l
-
b e i n g
healthy you
melt away your tension and calm your
spirits,” says former Arkansas Governor
Mike Huckabee, now the host of Fox
News Channel’s program,
Huckabee.
Therapists at the town’s hospital
use a
50
-foot pool filled with thermal
waters from Hot Springs National
Park to help people recover from
strokes, surgery, and accidents, and
as treatment for arthritis, osteopo-
rosis, lupus, and fibromyalgia. Try
the traditional water treatment at
Buckstaff, the only remaining bath
house in the park. You get a thermal
bath soak, whirlpool, loofah rub, and
Swedish massage for $
50
.
w a r m M iN E R A L s p R iN G s
n o r t h p o r t , F l o r id a
W A R M M IN E R A L S P R IN G S .C O M
This
1
.
4
-acre,
230
-foot-deep sinkhole
circulates over
9
million gallons of
water per day, infused with the richest
density of minerals of any known
warm-water spring in the world. It’s a
constant
87
degrees. “It’s perfect for
soaking and swimming,” says
Nathanial Altman, of Brooklyn, New
York, author of
Healing Springs: The
Ultimate Guide to Taking The Waters.
“Warm Mineral Springs is so
dense with minerals and buoyant
that you float weightlessly, which
makes it excellent therapy for
anyone with painful conditions like
arthritis,” says Carola Koenig, a
licensed massage therapist who
practices in nearby Naples. A day
pass is $
20
,
$14
for students, and $8
for children under 12.
p l u t o m in e r a l s p r i n g s
f r e n c h l i c k , In d ia n a
F R E N C H L IC K .C O M
In the early
1900
s, several trains a day
arrived in French Lick—a picturesque
town in southern Indiana —
so that
visitors could vacation and partake in
the waters of the sulfur-rich Pluto
Mineral Springs. To accommodate the
Your Own
Mineral
Springs
If you can’t make it to a hot spring, try this
DIY treatment from naturopath Sussanna
Czeranko right before bedtime. Add two
to three pounds of Epsom salts to a tub
full of warm water. The water shouldn’t
feel hot or cold, rather neutral to the
touch. If you have a thermometer, it
should read about
98
°F. Then, once you’re
in, let hot water flow in until the bath is
comfortably warm. Drink a glassful or two
of fresh water as you bathe. Relax in the
tub for about
20
minutes, then wrap up in
your warmest flannel jammies and hop
into bed under the covers. Don’t be
surprised if you have an extraordinarily
restful sleep.
travelers, two stunning hotels were
built around the springs. After decades
of disrepair following the Great
Depression, the French Lick Springs
Hotel and the West Baden Springs
Hotel were recently restored to their
original grandeur. For $
40
, you can
soak in the mineral springs water in
the spa area of either hotel to alleviate
stress, ease aches, and clear your skin.
The sulfurous scent is powerful, but
the relaxation is complete.
r iv e r b e n d h o t s p r i n g s
t r u t h o r c o n s e q u e n c e s ,
n e w m e x i c o
N M H O T S P R IN G S .C O M
This desert town sits over a natural hot
spring, whose waters come out of the
ground at
102
°F to
115
°. “I have a
slipped disc, and recently the pain got
to me. After I took a
45
-minute soak,
the pain was all but gone,” says Dr. Eve
Elting, an internist who practices in
town. “I also recommend the waters to
people with osteo- and rheumatoid
arthritis and to people under stress.”
Riverbend Hot Springs offers
public and private pools on the banks
of the Rio Grande starting at
$10
an hour.
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