Summary
If you're into natural health there is a good chance that you've done an epsom salt bath, more technically known as a magnesium sulfate bath. If you're really into natural health then you have probably experience sensory deprivation floatation therapy, where you float in 1200 pounds of magnesium sulfate. Some float spa companies are touting magnesium chloride as being far superior to magnesium sulfate, and Bob Dapper of Royal Spa is here to challenge that idea. He talks about the numerous health benefits of sulfur to human biology, touching on how it improves high cholesterol, works on the lymphatic system, and increases brain function.
Key Points
- Magnesium's role in cellular health and metabolic function
- Practical health optimization strategies discussed
- Evidence and experience-based supplement recommendations
- Holistic approach to understanding chronic health issues
Key Moments
Magnesium sulfate absorbs best through skin in hot water
Adding 20 pounds of Epsom salts to a hot tub allows transdermal magnesium absorption. Sulfate is preferred over chloride for cellular uptake.
"Like thousands of benefits, right? That's right. And that, but my favorite one is where the magnesium goes in through your skin and enters the blood system. And then your cellular structure adopts that as the leading signature of that cell."
Epsom salt is easier to apply than magnesium chloride
Magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) can be ground and rubbed on skin smoothly, while chloride flakes become razor-sharp shards when applied.
"With magnesium oxide or magnesium chloride, they come in these flakes and you start to rub it on somebody's shoulders and they become razor sharp shards that try and slice your hand open and they're back. So you don't get a whole lot of rally points rubbing that on your significant other as you carve them like a turkey. That needs to be pre-dissolved and in a different solution and then entered into the tank"
Float tank magnesium strips conditioner from hair
Magnesium in float tanks can strip conditioners and hair dye. Chloride-based tanks cause more drying than sulfate-based ones.
"No start is flying over. Oh, that's all right. Sounds pretty faint. This is a good one. The magnesium in the float tanks trash my hair, even with a swim cap on. Any suggestions? Well, when you talk about if she was using magnesium chloride, because a lot of the float tanks are flipping to that, there would be a substantial drying to that. The sulfates that are blamed for breaking down people's hair dyes."
