Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Causes:- too much leisure, jealousy, rejection, lack of Christ, overwork, worry and anticipation of poor future, stimulating amusements, overeating.

Treatment:

• regular meals, little in evening, nothing between meals
• eat enough not too much or too little
• Therapeutic Diet especially no stimulants or sugars
• Eat B vitamins in greens, legumes and whole grains
• Cool Shower daily with spray to adrenal area followed by friction
• Regularity in all things
• Daily Sun Bath
• Deep breathing exercises
• Brisk upright cheerful walks
• Gardening or other exercise
• Regulate talking and thinking according to Phil 4:8.
• Guided Bible Study. Dwell on heavenly themes.

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Method:

• Sweating Treatments followed by short general Cold Douche
• Neutral Tub Bath 1 hour daily
• neutral Wet Sheet Pack
• cold Percussion Douche to spine
• Spinal Alternate Applications including Alternate Douche
• Special moral treatment and control

Pathological Problems:

• Poor General Circulation
• Cerebral Anaemia - usually present
• Hypertension - usually high
• Autointoxication

Clinical Problems:

• Insomnia
• Anorexia
• Constipation
• Indigestion
• Cold Extremities
• Dry Skin
• Nervous System Irritability

Contra-indications;

• All cold general applications which raise BP

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

• Cerebral Anaemia
• Cerebral Irritability

Tonic

• short cold Cephalic Douche especially where stupour
• cold Spinal Douche

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Tonic esp:

• Salt Glow
• Spinal Alternate Applications
• Fomentations to liver if Hepatic Inactivity
• Electric Light Bath or Hot Air Bath
  • all followed by Circle Douche and Fan Douche
• liberal diet