I am a scary individual who will try many things on the internet if it involves the ingredients in my kitchen. I am terrified of chemicals or pills and on top of that I’m too cheap to buy the products that are “healthy” for me. Well, minus organic soaps and shampoo/conditioner.
Tonights beauty adventure involved a ginger bath. While sipping my homemade ginger tea (1 tablespoon grated ginger steeped in a tea bag thing for like 10 minutes then happily drank) I started to wonder what other marvelous benefits ginger has beyond just taming my sugar cravings. I came across a “ginger bath” it offered promises of a massive detox and a great night sleep. All that was required of me was to grate 1/2 cup of ginger then jump into a piping hot bath with the ginger in it somehow. After 20 minutes I was supposed to sweat like I’ve never sweat before which will help me prevent cancer. Anytime a natural recipe for my body invovles anti-cancer- I am so in. I don’t want the cancer. It is bad.
Well, 30 mintues later I am bathed and wrapped in the required sheet which will catch this out-pouring of sweat and anticipating the wonderful results of my hot uncomfortable bath….
Here was the timeline: 11:45pm hopped into bath. 12am my heartrate went up. 12:10 I hopped out of the bath rubbed the water off until my skin was red (as recommended) and excitedly wrapped up for my sweat-fest. 12:25 feel very warm and just had a droplet of sweat form on my right forehead…. hmmmm my ears feel warm. Actually, my whole body feels warm! Okay. I am verifying that the ginger bath has worked to create a tremendous amount of sweat while sitting in a cool room wrapped in a light cotton sheet.
Now I am supposed to sleep like a baby but until that happens I will be watching a documentary on The Dangers of Pedigree dogs. http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=documentary&emb=1&aq=f#q=documentary+dogs&emb=1&dur=3
Side notes: no one mentioned what to do with the ginger shreds that will now be stuck to the wall of my bathtub.
