"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
>> news
>> > On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 15:44:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> >>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> > > ...
>> > > > On 4/6/2016 3:17 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > > > > On Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 1:23:15 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown
>> > > > > wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Epsom salt? I can't speak for Gary. I don't happen to
>> > > > > > have any. I associate that with needing to soak tired feet
>> > > > > > in a basin. No, I've never done that.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I have some because my doctor's PA recommended an Epsom salts
>> > > > > soak after I stepped on a nail. The container looks just
>> > > > > like an old paper half-gallon milk carton.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Cindy Hamilton
>> > > > >
>> > > > I didn't say I've never seen it. I said I don't have any.
>> > >
>> > > Old Epsom Salt will form a hard cake. So the problem there is
>> > > that if you need to use it in specific proportions, you might not
>> > > be able to get the right amount.
>> >
>> > I love an Epsom salt bath. Very soothing after exercising or doing
>> > other strenuous things. The magnesium is good for muscle cramps. I
>> > buy it in a 4 kilogram container, and use that to fill up a pretty
>> > glass cannister in my bathroom.
>> >
>> > I've never heard of needing to use it in specific proportions - I
>> > generally throw about 2 cups of the stuff into the tub before
>> > filling it up.
>>
>> Because I am diabetic, I was given specific proportions for soaking
>> my feet. I was to use barely warm water and much less salt than one
>> might normally use. Also a very brief soak.
>
> You need to fire that person who advised something silly like that. The
> only thing you have to watch for is neural apathy (lack of feeling) and
> the water too hot so you burn yourself.

Oh bull! There are other reasons why we should not soak. And I do have
neuropathy. Don't give me medical advice.