Benefits of soaking in hot, mineral bath have been known for centuries.

They stimulate your body with various minerals and other elements. Those minerals penetrate the body and help promote hormone secretion. When a person begins hot bath therapy, the sympathetic nerve becomes predominant. Heart rate goes up, blood pressure rises, and blood sugar level also rises. As we know the body likes to be in homeostasis and to correct what is happening, the parasympathetic nerve becomes predominant. Heart rate goes down, blood pressure decreases and blood sugar also comes down. This process allows the body to repair itself.

How Hot springs can rebalance our hormones.

Relaxation

You can never underestimate relaxation and the power of de-stressing and relaxation. Living in constant stress leads to different health problems, such as high blood pressure, depression, anxiety, hormonal imbalances and an increase in the output of the stress hormone, cortisol. When body releases too much cortisol, it can mess with our hormonal balance, which affects a lot of functions in our body, including our mood, our immune system, our metabolism and cause weight gain. The key to healthy metabolism and being able to lose weight is having balanced hormones. If you are feeling stressed out- your hormones will be out of whack!
High levels of cortisol levels affect the production of sex hormones, as well as slow down thyroid function. Hight cortisol has an impact on production those ‘feel good’ hormones like serotonin.

Minerals

Nowadays we are so depleted with minerals, and they are necessary for every function in the body. Depletion in minerals means that our cells wouldn’t be able to function properly.
Minerals are substances that naturally occur in rocks, soil, and water and work their way into plants and animals.
Our body cannot produce them, and we must get them from a wholesome diet loaded with mineral-rich foods, and hot springs.
The ten essential minerals – calcium, iodine, manganese, iron, potassium, selenium, magnesium, phosphorous, sodium and zinc. They contribute to a healthy mind, body, and helping us to maintain a healthy heart rate, have balanced hormones, build strong bones and boost our brain power.

Micro-minerals are referred to as trace minerals. These come in smaller quantities but are necessary for our bodies to operate properly. These include boron, cobalt, lithium, silicon, molybdenum, chromium, cobalt, copper, germanium, rubidium, and vanadium. This list may sound like the building materials for building a house, although it might be a valid analogy in describing what essential and trace minerals pitch in to do.
Minerals help produce energy and play an essential function in optimal hormonal health. Mineral deficiency can lead to depression, anxiety, fatigue, PMS, infertility, and reduced bone health.

Magnesium
Magnesium is needed for optimal bone health, and it is required for adequate production of hormones, including progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone. Magnesium assists in energy production, making new proteins, hormonal development, muscle activation, and nerve communication. It is crucial for pregnant women because it can help delay preterm birth and prevent eclampsia. It also can prevent seizure activity in a pregnant woman that did not have epilepsy before conception. Magnesium reduces symptoms of PMS, prevents muscle cramping and spasm, and migraine headaches.
Magnesium helps regulate the stress hormone -cortisol. When our stress levels are out of whack, our estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, LH, and FSH may be thrown off balance, resulting in mood swings and unpredictable periods.
Magnesium plays an important role in the production of the thyroid hormone–plus, adequate magnesium helps keep the thyroid healthy and free of disease.
Magnesium also aids in high-quality sleep because of its relaxing properties. It helps you feel relaxed, fall asleep, and stay asleep for a full night’s rest.

Potassium
Eliminates toxins- very important for hormone balance. Potassium also promotes healthy skin and reduces high blood pressure.

Sodium
Decreases inflammation in swollen joints, and help the lymphatic system detoxify.

Sulfur
Sulfur helps eliminate toxins from the body. It is one of the necessary minerals that help the liver to detoxify.
Toxins are a hormones enemy! When our body detoxification pathways are not working properly we will not have balanced hormones. Toxins block our healthy hormones from being produced, and sulfur is there to help you take the bad stuff out of your body.

Silica
Promotes healthy nerves, strengthens bones, boosts the immune system, mucous membranes, hair, and nails. It is beneficial in treating hormonal acne and migraines. It prevents the thinning of hair and plays a vital role in assisting calcium in bone growth caused by menopause.

Bicarbonate
Help improve circulation, assists in opening peripheral blood vessels, and assist cardiovascular disease and nervous system imbalances

Chloride
Help keep the proper balance of body fluids. Calcium is one of the most important electrolytes in the blood. It helps maintain adequate blood volume, blood pressure, and pH of the body’s fluids system.

Sodium
It is necessary to maintain the body’s fluids system. It also plays a pivotal role in enzyme operations, nerve and muscle functions.

Calcium
Promotes healthy bone growth and prevents osteoporosis. This mineral helps with cramps and menopausal symptoms. It also helps maintain heart rhythm and muscle function. Keeping proper levels of calcium can reduce the chances of colon and breast cancer.

Fluoride
Calcium fluoride is a constituent of the elastic fibers of the skin and the surface of bones and teeth. Promotes hardness and stability.

Phosphate
Very important for energy storage and metabolism- weight loss. This mineral assists kidney, muscle and nerve function, and it helps maintain proper calcium balance.

Selenium
Selenium is necessary for our body conversion of T4 to T3, and is protective of our thyroid and immune health. It protects your body’s thyroid cells from oxidative damage during this process. It is also helpful in reducing anxiety.

Iron
It is necessary for hemoglobin formation, anemia, body metabolism, insomnia, muscle activity, brain function, energy, immunity, and regulation of body temperature

Manganese
Plays important role in body metabolism reduces osteoporosis and fatigue. Helps with reproduction, inflammation and brain function.

Boron
Plays important role in bone health, brain function, anti-aging and reduces muscle pain.

Molybdenum
This mineral supports bone health and dental health. It helps generate ATP, and is necessary for the processing of sulfur-containing amino acids (methionine and cysteine).

Zinc
Zinc is critical to hormone synthesis and balance (e.g. thyroid, progesterone, cortisol). Zinc is required for the conversion of T4 to T3. Zinc deficiency can cause your body to decrease its thyroid hormone production when it thinks it has sufficient levels. Zinc is necessary for skin care, healing of wounds and weight loss. Zinc also aids in digestion and help you to have a healthy gut which is necessary for hormonal balance.

Phosphate
Help maintain bone health, brain function, and sexual function as well as body metabolism. Deficiency in phosphate can lead to hyperparathyroidism

Hot springs might be too hot for those with very high blood pressure, less robust immune system, people with certain heart conditions, and pregnant women, seniors, and kids. These people should take special precaution if they choose to delight in one of nature’s most sacred playgrounds.

In Health,

Angie