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Back in Eastern europe, usually in the summer and by the seaside or in an usual sunbathing setting, older people with various ailments such as rheumatism cover
by tartoran 4y ago
Back in Eastern europe, usually in the summer and by the seaside or in an usual sunbathing setting, older people with various ailments such as rheumatism cover themselves in black mud and keep it on for hours then wash it off. Some of them are also practicing nudism as well, this part is quite funny. I never knew if there was an actual benefit from it, and still am somewhat skeptical though I’d give it a try if I had the chance and need. Could as well be a bucket list item. At the same time I think we’ve lost some ancient treatments this way and when it comes to the immune system, seems to me it’s on the better side if it’s stimulated rather than overprotected by isolation from exposure sources. I have a kid in preK and they’re sick quite frequently and it’s quite a normal thing.
- voisin 4y agoDoes the length of time it covers you matter? It would seem to me that leaving it on for shorter periods but getting more diversity by having more applications of new mud would be more effective. Babies are born from a sterile environment and apparently passing through the birth canal and then immediately being placed on the mother for skin-to-skin contact, even if only for a few minutes, is sufficient to populate the microbiome. But perhaps that’s because it is a clean slate being populated.
- tartoran 4y agoI actually found its more widespread in use, here’s the wiki entry for mud bathing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_bath https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_bath