Anne Miller wrote:Judson, do you use his water therapy? Could you give a little more information on what this is?
Maybe the link that you included has that information. I don't click on links for many reasons unless they are something I am familiar with.
Yes. BTW, if you use iTunes, iHeartradio, Soundcloud, etc you can find my
podcast without needing to click the link. To put it briefly... Fr. Kneipp developed tuberculosis while at seminary. There was no medical cure and he was nearing the end. He found an old book that recommended using cold water for health. He began taking short dips or swims in a river, several times daily. His health improved, so another student who also had tuberculosis (and wh only had months to live) joined him. They both recovered fully! Over the years, Fr. Kneipp developed a full system of water treatments and
medicinal herbs to treat a wide variety of diseases and to strengthen the constitution in general. As opposed to the more rigorous extremes that come to mind with Wim Hof and such, Kneipp's methods were gentle and modest.... including 4-5 minute cold baths or swims, walking barefoot in the dew, various wraps with wet
linen. His system of herbal medicine was intended to be a household pharmacy for the poor. He makes medicinal herbs very approachable and their use simple and straightforward. For this reason, his book became an extremely influential international best seller. So far, I have found the water treatments helpful with nerve, circulatory and muscle issues due to the lasting effects of a severe injury - it is said to strengthen immunity too... I hope it will!
I understand not clicking links. I will put a link to his
books on archive.org (which is very safe). If you don't want to click it, you can go directly to archive and search for the title... or just buy a copy however you like to buy books.