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Methods Of Naturopathy
HOW TO TAKE A BATH? A bath is a daily ritual, but few people understand its purpose or importance. That is why most of us merely throw water over our heads and the bodies and think that the bathing job is over. Throwing water over the body is beneficial, but it is not what a bath is..

The twin purposes of a bath are: cleanliness and reactivating the circulation of blood by the tingling sensation that cold water produces as it comes into contact with the skin.The first purpose of cleanliness can best be served by hot water but it also brings lethargy and slows down the digestive processes. Therefore, it should not be taken more than twice a week and care should be taken to ensure that temperature of the water is not more than two degrees above body temperature.

A hot bath before retiring for the night is the best for your health. It helps you to sleep better and if you cover your body after a hot bath, it will save you from the danger of exposure. A bath, hot or cold, should be taken one hour before meals or three hours after it.

Really hot water for a bath has its own advantages but it should be used sparingly. If you are suffering from a cold, take a hot bath, cover yourself with woollens and get into bed. It will drive away the cold. A really hot bath when you are tired acts as a tonic: it drives away fatigue as nothing else does.

A bath with hot water has its uses, but a daily bath should be with cold water. Cold water is a cleansing agent,too. But more than that it performs the function of reactivating the body.When the skin is cooled by the cold water, blood rushes to warm it up. The circulation of the blood is activated and the blood is also cleansed of many impurities. A slowed down circulation is a prelude to old age. A cold bath is, therefore, instrumental in keeping us young.

The best way to start a bath is to rub the whole of your body with your palms or with a rough towel. Start with your scalp, forehead, face and the neck. Then go on to your wrists and then to the shoulders through the arms. Afterwards rub your chest, the armpits and abdomen and the back. The feet should be the last to receive attention. Keep your feet straight when you rub them. Start from the feet and come upto the thighs. In the beginning, rub gently but later increase the pressure.

After the vigorous rubbing, take a cold bath. Wipe your body with a towel. Start with the head and then dry up the whole body.

If this method of taking a bath is adopted, there will not be any danger of any skin eruptions or itch. The face will be free of pimples and other blemishes which mar its beauty. The skin will acquire a healthy glow and if it is rough and leathery, it will become pink and soft You will have the feelings as if you had been having an oil massage.

If the palms of the hand are used to dry up the body after a bath instead of a towel, it will be doubly beneficial. It gives a pleasant sensation during winter.

WET PACK FOR THE WAIST
The bandage to be used as a wet pack for the waist should be seven to eight feet long and six inches broad. It should be of soft cotton cloth. Dip it in cold water, wring it lightly and wrap it around your waist. It should cover the area from the navel to a little above the pubes and should remain in direct contact with the skin. Cover the wet bandage with a woolen cloth of equal dimensions and secure with a safety pin or a string so that it does not loosen up.

There will be a cold sensation on the skin covered by the wet pack but after bout ten minutes warmth will return. If you still feel cold after ten minutes, that is an indication that the bandage has been wrapped lightly and has to be tightened or, the bandage has not been properly wrung out or it is thicker than it should be. The wet pack for the waist can be used from half an hour to two hours at a time.

WET PACK FOR THE CHEST
The dimensions of the bandage for the chest should be the same as for the waist. It should be similarly dipped in cold water, wrung out and wrapped round the chest and covered by a woollen piece of cloth. It should be wrapped in such a way that it should cover the chest, the upper part of the shoulders and the corresponding portion of the back. The woollen covering for the wet pack should be secured with a safety pin or a piece of string.

This pack can be used for half an hour to two hours.

SUN-BATH
Sun-bath is important to the naturopath. Even though people in the west use it for cosmetic purpose, it plays an important part in restoring health. In Indian conditions, the ideal times for a sun-bath during summer is six to six thirty in the morning and during winter from seven to seven thirty.

Take off all your clothes and sit in a secluded corner away from interruptions. The whole of your body should be exposed to the health-giving rays of the sun. In the beginning take a sun-bath for only two to three minutes but increase the timing gradually to fifteen to twenty minutes.

When the sunlight is very hot, cover your head with a towel. If you cannot find a secluded place to take the sun-bath, cover yourself with a light cotton sheet.

SUN BATH FOR INDUCING PERSPIRATION
Sweat can be induced through a sun-bath. For this purpose the sun is hot enough at ten to eleven in the morning in summer and two to three in the afternoon in winter. Take hot water and lie down naked on a mattress or blanket spread on the floor. If the wind is strong, choose a place in the lee of the wind. You will start sweating in about ten to fifteen minutes after you have lied down. After fifteen to twenty minutes the sweat will start running for fifteen to twenty minutes. Whether you sweat or not, you must take a cold bath just after it.

Cover your head with a wet towel while taking a sun-bath and go on sipping warm water to aid the body to produce the sweat.

SPONGING THE BODY
When you are running a temperature, a sponge bath is more advisable than a bath. The patient should be covered with a sheet or blanket and his body should be wiped with a wet towel. Wipe his feet first, one after the other. Rub them with the wet towel for four to five minutes and then wipe them with a dry towel. But even when the feet have been dried rub them with the palms of the hand so that some heat is generated in the body. In the case of fever, such rubbing is not advised.

After the feet have been attended to go to the calves and rest of the legs, the abdomen, the chest, the back, the face and the neck. The hands should be rubbed for five to six minutes and the abdomen, the chest, the back, the face and the neck. The hands should be rubbed for face and the neck. The hands should be rubbed for five to six minutes and the abdomen, chest and the back a little longer.

The total time taken for a sponge bath is on an average half an hour. The ideal time for a sponge bath is mid day.