At the end of one of my classes yesterday, one participant told another to go home and soak in an Epsom salt bath to help muscle soreness. Taking an Epsom salt bath, is meant to detoxify the body, cure muscle aches and soreness and alleviate join pain.

So, is it true? Will a quick soak in an Epsom salt bath speed recovery or help prevent muscle soreness? Here’s my take…

First Epsom salt is not salt at all, but rather the mineral magnesium sulfate heptahydrate. It obtained its name because it was first discovered and produced by boiling down minerals found in More >