Laugh if you will, but this chronic insomniac slept a solid eight hours last night. Was it the mineral mud bath...or the ativan? I'm going with the mud.
For cynics who laughed (or were utterly revolted) by this picture of Rodney and I floating in a bucket of what appears to look like hot chocolate milk, you should know that the mineral mud bath is an ancient form of healing for everything from arthritis to rheumatism.
Even Cleopatra apparently used mud to help her maintain her eternal beauty. Clearly not applicable to yours truly...
Ancients were also known to use it to keep obesity at bay. The mud, so they say, can fight excess flab. The Russian tourists who swarmed the place and indeed are ubiquitous in Nha Trang, may require multiple treatments to achieve any results. (I'm trying to be kind. I'm no stranger to large-sized people coming from North America. I just don't normally see them wearing string bikinis).
The mud itself, not thick as I expected but watery, contains a veritable smorgasbord of healthy organic ingredients: sulfur, iron, magnesium, potassium, bromide, selenium, calcium and zinc. It was like soaking in one of my vitamin B stress tablets.
There are several mud tub spas to choose from, but we chose the newest one. Designed in a traditional Vietnamese style, it was relaxing once I acclimatized to the loud muzak and stopped wondering who last used the borrowed bathing suit I was wearing for the occasion.
Did we emerge cleaner, de-stressed,and balanced?
Certainly my good night's sleep could confirm the restorative powers of our hot mud tub. Or it might have just been the sweet dreams of a quirky cultural experience which concluded with the most delicious pineapple smoothie ever consumed.
I was so relaxed I didn't even wonder about the origin of the ice floating in my glass.
For cynics who laughed (or were utterly revolted) by this picture of Rodney and I floating in a bucket of what appears to look like hot chocolate milk, you should know that the mineral mud bath is an ancient form of healing for everything from arthritis to rheumatism.
Even Cleopatra apparently used mud to help her maintain her eternal beauty. Clearly not applicable to yours truly...
Ancients were also known to use it to keep obesity at bay. The mud, so they say, can fight excess flab. The Russian tourists who swarmed the place and indeed are ubiquitous in Nha Trang, may require multiple treatments to achieve any results. (I'm trying to be kind. I'm no stranger to large-sized people coming from North America. I just don't normally see them wearing string bikinis).
The mud itself, not thick as I expected but watery, contains a veritable smorgasbord of healthy organic ingredients: sulfur, iron, magnesium, potassium, bromide, selenium, calcium and zinc. It was like soaking in one of my vitamin B stress tablets.
There are several mud tub spas to choose from, but we chose the newest one. Designed in a traditional Vietnamese style, it was relaxing once I acclimatized to the loud muzak and stopped wondering who last used the borrowed bathing suit I was wearing for the occasion.
Did we emerge cleaner, de-stressed,and balanced?
Certainly my good night's sleep could confirm the restorative powers of our hot mud tub. Or it might have just been the sweet dreams of a quirky cultural experience which concluded with the most delicious pineapple smoothie ever consumed.
I was so relaxed I didn't even wonder about the origin of the ice floating in my glass.
Mud baths are very very cool, and yes, I think your body just sucked up all those good nutrients and relaxed, with a sigh, into a good night's sleep. Maybe a conversion of one of your bath tubs at home is in order, eh?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion! I already asked my neighbour in North Vancouver to convert her hot tub into a hot mud tub for me :-)
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