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home:othertreatments:baths [09.30.2013] – [Hot baths may increase lightheadedness or dizziness] joyfulhome:othertreatments:baths [09.29.2017] – [Hot baths may provoke lightheadedness or dizziness] sallieq
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 <note warning>Body temperature should not be raised by more than a couple degrees and not over 100 degrees.  <note warning>Body temperature should not be raised by more than a couple degrees and not over 100 degrees. 
  
-Patients who tend to get lightheaded or dizzy should exercise care and take their temperatures to be safe. +Patients who tend to get lightheaded or dizzy should exercise care and take the temperature to be safe. 
  
 Raising body temperature too high could raise blood pressure to a level that could result in confusion, nausea, drowsiness or dizziness.  Raising body temperature too high could raise blood pressure to a level that could result in confusion, nausea, drowsiness or dizziness. 
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 Patients should not use hot tubs with temperatures above 104 degrees.</note> Patients should not use hot tubs with temperatures above 104 degrees.</note>
  
-===== Hot baths may provoke lightheadedness or dizziness =====+===== Hot baths may provoke light-headedness or dizziness =====
  
 Taking a hot **bath** or shower (or spending time in a hot room) can lead to increased body temperature and cause blood vessels to dilate, which lowers blood pressure and can cause lightheadedness or dizziness.  Taking a hot **bath** or shower (or spending time in a hot room) can lead to increased body temperature and cause blood vessels to dilate, which lowers blood pressure and can cause lightheadedness or dizziness. 
  
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 +from an article in [[https://theconversation.com/health-check-do-we-have-to-clean-out-our-pores-75288|Theconversation]]
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 +<blockquote>heating the face can make the blood vessels stand out and cause rosacea (a red rash) in those who are prone to it. The oils are dissolved more readily and stripped from the face, which means, unless you really have very oily skin, it will dry out. We now know heat ages the skin so it makes sense to avoid this type of treatment for most people.
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 Marshall Protocol (MP) patients with this concern should take warm instead of hot showers or baths and try to keep the bathroom cool. Ending a warm shower with a short period of cooler water can prevent congestion in the tissues and may even relieve pain. Marshall Protocol (MP) patients with this concern should take warm instead of hot showers or baths and try to keep the bathroom cool. Ending a warm shower with a short period of cooler water can prevent congestion in the tissues and may even relieve pain.
  
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