Healthy Uses for Salt

Sources Medically Reviewed on 04/22/2019 Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson, MD on April 22, 2019
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SOURCES:
Mayo Clinic: “Canker Sore,” “Ingrown toenails,” “Psoriasis,” “Sodium Bicarbonate (Oral Route, Intravenous Route, Subcutaneous Route),” “Insect bites and stings: First aid,” “Cold remedies: What works, what doesn't, what can't hurt,” ”Hives and angioedema,” “Bedsores (pressure ulcers).”
Cleveland Clinic: “Which Is Contagious: Your Canker Sore or Cold Sore?”
American Academy of Dermatology: “Ingrown toenails,” “Treating poison ivy: Ease the itch with tips from dermatologists.”
American Podiatric Medical Association: “What Are Ingrown Toenails?”
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery: “Nasal irrigation with different concentrations of saline as an adjunctive treatment in allergic rhinitis: A systematic review and Meta-analysis.”
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism: “Scientific evidence of the therapeutic effects of dead sea treatments: a systematic review.”
JAMA Dermatology: “Saline Spa Water or Combined Water and UV-B for Psoriasis vs Conventional UV-B. Lessons From the Salies de Béarn Randomized Study.”
National Psoriasis Foundation: “Herbal and Natural Remedies.”
U.S. National Library of Medicine: “Magnesium Sulfate,” “How to care for pressure sores,” “EPSOM SALT -- magnesium sulfate granule, for solution.”
Nutrients: “Can Magnesium Enhance Exercise Performance?,” “Myth or Reality -- Transdermal Magnesium?”
Indian Journal of Dental Research: "Sodium bicarbonate: A review and its uses in dentistry.”
International Journal of Dermatology: “Bathing in a magnesium-rich Dead Sea salt solution improves skin barrier function, enhances skin hydration, and reduces inflammation in atopic dry skin.”
National Eczema Association: “Eczema and Bathing.”
Sports Medicine: “The role of sodium in 'heat cramping.' ”
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics: “Heat cramps.”
The Journal of the American Dental Association: “Baking soda dentifrices and oral health,” “Stain removal and whitening by baking soda dentifrice: A review of literature,” “Baking soda as an abrasive in toothpastes.”
Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson, MD on April 22, 2019
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