THE MINERAL WATER

Europeans have flocked to hot mineral springs spas for centuries to experience the restorative and curative values of the mineral waters. The practice of “taking the waters” for therapeutic purposes is as popular today as it was in the days of the Roman baths. Within Desert Hot Springs exists one of the greatest thermal water areas in the world. These natural hot springs have been compared to the famous healing waters of Baden-Baden, Vichy and Evian. The very word “spa” means a place providing therapeutic mineral springs but while the number of spas continue to grow in the United States, very few offer the real nature of a spa… the healing restorative powers of the mineral water.

The health benefits of mineral-rich, hot springs have been well documented over the years. From early indigenous peoples to current day health enthusiasts, mineral waters around the world are famous for their healing attributes. While stress is relieved by the natural heat, the minerals absorbed through the skin rejuvenate the body. Used for years to relieve sore muscles and treat the stiffness that accompanies arthritis, the water in Desert Hot Springs is also especially rich in silica leaving the skin soft and smooth.
- The Cornell Study on the Spa market

“The mineral water here is some of the best in America…”
- Travel & Leisure Magazine 2001

“Every sickness, every disease, every ailment can be traced to a mineral deficiency.”
- Dr. Linus Pauling, two-time Nobel Laureate

The analyses of the waters in Desert Hot Springs, I have not found the like in any country I have explored. What has surprised me most is the mineral content of the water. It is a pronounced curative agency. It would appear to have qualities far superior to any waters known to me. Desert Hot Springs could be an important health center.
- Dr. Broue, Australian geologist and physicist

“Take your minerals” was the old adage in the early part of the century. Minerals have been viewed as they key to heath and, in deficiency, the cause of many illnesses. The list of illnesses caused by mineral deficiencies is endless. From dry hair to arthritis to depression, lethargy, cancer, fibromyalgia, muscle pain, memory loss, weight gain, headaches, attention deficit disorder, loss of libido, cramps, and on and on.

However, in the United States, most of our water has been stripped of valuable minerals. Our water has been treated and processed and essentially turned into “white bread”. Additionally we’ve viewed water with minerals as undesirable “hard” water and done our best to remove those minerals in favor of spotless glassware. As a result, our water is dead. We’re drinking what is left after all the minerals have been processed and treated out. Our bodies need minerals. It is conceivable most Americans are suffering from some kind of mineral deficiency.