I take epsom salts each morning before anything else. Just a 1/2 teaspoon to the back of the tongue and a quick glass of water and I don't even taste it. It relieves arthritic pain for me and doesn't purge or have any other side effects for me.

Cleanse your liver (a use for the Epsom salts) . Eat a no-fat breakfast and lunch such as cooked cereal with fruit, fruit juice, bread and preserves or honey (no butter or milk), baked potato or other vegetables with salt only. This allows the bile to build up and develop pressure in the liver. Higher pressure pushes out more stones.

2:00 PM. Do not eat or drink after 2 o'clock. If you break this rule you could feel quite ill later. Get your Epsom salts ready. Mix 4 tbs. in 3 cups water and pour this into a jar. This makes four servings, ¾ cup each. Set the jar in the refrigerator to get ice cold (this is for convenience and taste only).

6:00 PM. Drink one serving (¾ cup) of the ice cold Epsom salts. If you did not prepare this ahead of time, mix 1 tbs. in ¾ cup water now. You may add 1/8 tsp. vitamin C powder to improve the taste. You may also drink a few mouthfuls of water afterwards or rinse your mouth.

Get the olive oil and grapefruit out to warm up.

8:00 PM. Repeat by drinking another ¾ cup of Epsom salts. You haven't eaten since two o'clock, but you won't feel hungry. Get your bedtime chores done. The timing is critical for success; don't be more than 10 minutes early or late.

9:45 PM. Pour ½ cup (measured) olive oil into the pint jar. Squeeze the grapefruit by hand into the measuring cup. Remove pulp with fork. You should have at least ½ cup, more (up to ¾ Ornithine 4 to 8, to be sure you can sleep. Don't skip this or you may have the worst night of your life!

Large plastic straw to help drink potion. Pint jar with lid (RECIPES 557 cup) is best. You may top it up with lemonade. Add this to the olive oil. Close the jar tightly with the lid and shake hard until watery (only fresh grapefruit juice does this).

Now visit the bathroom one or more times, even if it makes you late for your ten o'clock drink. Don't be more than 15 minutes late.

10:00 PM. Drink the potion you have mixed. Take 4 ornithine capsules with the first sips to make sure you will sleep through the night. Take 8 if you already suffer from insomnia. Drinking through a large plastic straw helps it go down easier. You may use ketchup, cinnamon, or brown sugar to chase it down between sips. Take it to your bedside if you want, but drink it standing up. Get it down within 5 minutes (fifteen minutes for very elderly or weak persons).

Lie down immediately. You might fail to get stones out if you don't. The sooner you lie down the mote stones you will get out. Be ready for bed ahead of time. Don't clean up the kitchen.

As soon as the drink is down walk to your bed and lie down flat on your back with your head up high on the pillow. Try to think about what is happening in the liver. Try to keep perfectly still for at least 20 minutes. You may feel a train of stones traveling along the bile ducts like marbles. There is no pain because the bile duct valves are open (thank you Epsom salts!). Go to sleep, you may fail to get stones out if you don't.

Next morning. Upon awakening take your third dose of Epsom salts. If you have indigestion or nausea wait until it is gone before drinking the Epsom salts. You may go back to bed. Don't take this potion before 6:00 am.

2 Hours Later. Take your fourth (the last) dose of Epsom salts. Drink ¾ cup of the mixture. You may go back to bed.

After 2 More Hours you may eat. Start with fruit juice. Half an hour later eat fruit. One hour later you may eat regular food but keep it light. By supper you should feel recovered. How well did you do? Expect diarrhea in the morning. Use a flashlight to look for gallstones in the toilet with the bowel movement. Look for the green kind since this is proof that they are genuine gallstones, not food residue. Only bile from the liver is pea green. The bowel movement sinks but gallstones float because of the cholesterol inside. Count them all roughly, whether tan or green. You will need to total 2,000 stones before the liver is clean enough to rid you of allergies or bursitis or upper back pains permanently.

The first cleanse may rid you of them for a few days, but as the stones from the rear travel forward, they give you the same symptoms again. You may repeat cleanses at two week intervals. Never cleanse when you are ill.

I have some table salt that I will throw out unless it is safe to soak in and has the same health benefits as epsom salt. Can you enlighten me if this is a good idea?

fern09. Thanks for suggesting Pepsom brand because I just tried it and I would never go back to the generic again. I got information on other great epsom salt uses from their website as well as other stores that carry it. Everyone should give this a try!

When I raised chickens as a world war two farmer Had some of them get sick and couldn't walk. I was told to put epsom salts in their water and it seemed to correct their paralysis. Can anyone tell me how that worked and how much to put in the water?

I have a friend and she and her husband take a teaspoon of Epsom salts in water every morning. What benefit or danger is this for them. Is this healthy?

The salts do not have any calcium in them. however magnesium sulfate does help your body absorb calcium from other sources more effectively.

is there any calcium in the salts?

Epsom salts can be eaten as a form of laxative. Although anon29927 states "magnesium oxide with sulfuric acid", but what s/he fails to realize is that all salts are formed by the neutralization of an acid and a base.

For that matter, Table salt is NaCL - NA - Sodium, which is explosive when dropped in water in its pure form, as well as extremely dangerous when it comes into contact with skin or inhaled; and CL, Chlorine, a poisonous and corrosive gas. Even though the constituents of this molecule are extremely hazardous in their individual states, they are extremely important to the human body in combined form.

Don't believe everything every internet users state- a half informed mind can be more dangerous than a completely ignorant one.

Does epsom salt cause salt build up in soil when used as fertilizer?

*Epsom salts* can't be eaten because they are prepared by the reaction of magnesium oxide with sulfuric acid.

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I recently discovered a really neat soaking product! Since I see others here talking about epsom salts I thought I should mention my new found love of taking a hot epsom salt bath after a long day of work. A few weeks ago I was in Walgreens looking for a bandage for my knee when I stumbled upon a new epsom salt product called Pepsom Sports. It had a great spearmint scent and after a quick soak my knee was feeling much better. Plus it was only about $3.00 which was great for my wallet. Everyone should try out this wonderful and easy way to stress relief and ease pain. Happy soaking!

Can epsom salt be eaten?

Where can you buy epsom salt because i really need it?

the magnesium seeps through your pores into your skin and helps relieve pain and promotes tissue repair. the warm water also makes blood flow to the affected area (like feet) and promotes healing.

Can Epsom Salt be eaten?

Well, some people take Epsom salts as a laxative, but I am not sure I would want to eat this stuff.

Can Epsom Salt be eaten?

I've heard that epsom salts can be used as both a purgative and a diuretic, but I'm not sure it would be the best choice for either.

can it be used as a purgative?

Same for me. Epsom salts in the bath water seem to help me relax and I sleep better, even if the day was stressful. I also use epsom salts in hot water to soak my feet when they hurt.

Why is an epsom salt bath better than a regular bath? What effect does the salt have?

I love taking an epsom salt bath, whether it's scented or not, it is so relaxing and my muscles really do feel better afterward!