I do like to be beside the seaside!

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If you can't get to the sea, try Celtic Sea Salt from Brittanny and Himalaya Salt. I used the latter for a couple days and my skin just radiated..which reminds me, must start using it again.

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2005) 59, 1093-1096. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602218; published online 29 June 2005Drinking deep-sea water restores mineral imbalance in atopic eczema/dermatitis syndromeY Hataguchi, H Tai, H Nakajima and H KimataAko Kasei Co., Ltd., Sakoshi, Ako-City, Hyogo, JapanDepartment of Allergy, Satou Hospital, Yabuhigashimachi, Hirakata-City, Osaka, JapanCorrespondence: Y Hataguchi, Ako Kasei Co., Ltd., 329, Sakoshi, Ako-City, Hyogo 678-0193, Japan. E-mail: yhataguchi@...Received 21 October 2004; Revised 11 April 2005; Accepted 21 May 2005; Published online 29 June 2005. AbstractObjective: The effect of drinking deep-sea water on hair minerals was studied in patients with atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome (AEDS). Study of hair minerals revealed an imbalance of essential minerals and an increase in toxic minerals in AEDS patients.Design: After drinking deep-sea water (Amami no Mizu) for 6 months in AEDS patients, hair minerals (essential minerals and toxic minerals), clinical evaluation of the skin symptoms were compared before drinking with after drinking.Subjects: After obtaining informed consent, 33 patients (mean age 26 y, range 1-50 y, 13 male and 20 female subjects) with mild to moderate AEDS were enrolled.Results: After drinking deep-sea water, the levels of the essential mineral, potassium (K), were significantly decreased, while the levels of selenium (Se) increased. On the other hand, drinking deep-sea water significantly decreased the levels of the toxic minerals, mercury and lead. Moreover, after drinking deep-sea water, the skin symptoms were improved in 27 out of 33 patients.Conclusion: These results indicate that the mineral abnormalities/imbalance may be involved in the pathogenesis of AEDS, and that drinking deep-sea water may be useful in the treatment of AEDS.Keywords: atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome, deep-sea water, hair minerals