\r\n \r\n Drinking a glass of water with a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate and then taking a half hour bath in a standard size tub with 6 or 6 1/2 lb of table salt (cheaper and better than Epsum salt, etc,) with the water at the maximum bearable temperature is extremely inexpensive and most helpful for many conditions, including renal insufficiency, gout, hypertension, diabetes, Dercum\'s disease.
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\n Usually after a bath the person will sweat profusely for about 5 minutes, eliminating more urea, etc,
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\n The bicarbonate alkalinizes blood and increases the glomerular filtration rate (a measure of kidneys performance), while the bath causes water to leave the blood stream and flow to the tub by osmosis, which in effect is equivalent to urinating through the skin. The baths also enhance considerably periferal circulation. Gull body immersion (whether in a tub or swimming pool) also causes atrial natruiretic peptide production, which in turn increases adiponectin production. Adiponectin is a beneficial hormone that blocks a dozen inflammatory hormones and cytokines such as resistin, leptin, angiotensin, endothelin, etc,
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\n While most physicians can do little to slow down kidney deterioration when urea>50 and usually wait until urea reaches 120 or higher to administer hemo or peritoneal dialysis, these baths often can prolong kidney function indefinitely (avoiding dialysis) by helping the kidneys to eliminate the toxins that are partly responsible for further kidney and cardiovascular deterioration.
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\n Nothing can resolve a gout attack as quickly as taking 2 hot brine baths per day and nothing can prevent further attacks better than once a week bath and blood donation every two months until ferrtitin is below 58 and taking 2 mg/d copper (GNC, etc,).\r\n

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