What do Elvis Presley, Einstein, General Patton, Bismarck, Tsar Nicholas II, Mark Twain, William Hearst, the King of Saudia Arabia, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Strauss, et al. have in common? Strangely enough, they all made the pilgrimage to the little known resort town of Bad Nauheim in Germany.
It was and is known for its curative water, salt baths and historically it has an overwhelming list of famous people who came and engaged in balneology, “taking the waters.” This could be done in various ways: through walking under a line of poles and inhaling the vapors of spray dispensed from them or bathing in waters or in other ways. The very fact that FDR’s family visited Nauheim several times certainly boosted the spa’s fame already in the 1880s.
A young FDR, spoiled and mischievous, was arrested there several times for jay walking and stealing apples. No doubt this experience did not endear him with Germany. Balneology was viewed as curative for various ailments, heart, nerves, etc.
The human body is composed of c. 60% water and the brain has a much higher percentage of water. No surprise at all that the quality of water determines human health.
Its purity, its mineral contents and its overall function are all decisive in maintaining good health. We all know of the danger of dehydration. Since the brain has the highest percentage of water in a human body it is self-evident and logical that dehydration addles the brain and causes lots of irrational, if not bad beh.
