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" I had a goal a few months ago to do one relaxing, indulgent thing for myself each month. It occurred to me way back in September during National Menopause Awareness month, that pampering myself a bit was a good habit to get into. How am I doing? Well, I still haven&amp;#039;t gone for a massage/spa day that Steve bought me for my birthday in July. Who has the time to be kneaded and relax on a table when there are so many things to do? And I fell off the exercise bandwagon in October when my gym closed, and am just now racing in for a quick workout once a week. But I did meditate for 5 minutes today (1 more than I&amp;#039;d planned) which I hope to keep up for the rest of December. And here&amp;#039;s an easy idea for healthy indulging: taking a bath with Epsom salt. It seems that eating too many processed food has left us deficient in magnesium, which can lead to heart problems, anxiety, hyperactivity and high blood pressure. &amp;quot;Living without adequate levels of magnesium is like trying to operate a machine with the power off,&amp;quot; Dr. Christiane Northrup is quoted as saying in a news alert. Epsom salt, which is really magnesium sulfate, can be absorbed through the skin in a warm bath. &amp;quot;This &amp;#039;treatment&amp;#039; can easily include a relaxing bath with a good book,&amp;quot; said Dr. Northrup.Dr. Natasha Cambell-McBride, also quoted in the newswire, recommends half a cup of Espom salt and soaking for 30 minutes every other day, which also helps detoxify the body. I don&amp;#039;t know about you, but this is one indulgence I think I can really step into. What do you do to indulgence yourself? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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