By MARY ALICE KELLOG

Earth-Friendly Balms Update Timeless Treatments

EXCERPT

The prescription dates back to the father of medicine himself. As early as around 400 BC, Hippocrates was recommending that “the way to health is to have an aromatic bath and scented massage every day.” For millennia we’ve taken to the waters, slathered on ineral-rich muds to ease muscle aches and detoxify skin and enjoyed the benefits of fresh air. Healing retreats were born of the earth and today, around the world, luxury health resorts and urban day spas are carrying on the tradition.

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