We arrived for our appointment at GCU Healing Arts this late morning. Our attendant Daniel was late. it seems there was a fire on his way to work so he was delayed.
My brother slept in the cubicle and I had a brunch at the cafeteria and had a haircut at a nearby salon.
Daniel arrived and they began the disinfecting bath by boiling water with 1 rock of alum (tawas) and a handful of sea salt. Make sure you use the rock form of tawas. The powdered ones are not pure. Pound the tawas first so it melts in the water easily.
The bath was taken. No soap, no shampoo. Just the pail of concoction. Then it was off to the steam bath.
My brother said steam bathing felt good. it was obvious that his old skin was melting away to become “libag”. This is his second steam bath and it seems that the areas of his body which in the first steam bath did not sweat were now sweating. I notice then he is dry that the pores are poking out to breath. He he, the skin has no choice with the steam bath. We are on the right track. At last, my brother’s lymphatic system is being cleansed and re-activated.
Daniel pointed out to me that the foul odor my brother used to exude was now absent. I sniffed in the steam bath chamber and yes, I agree!
At the end of the steam bath session, Daniel mixed in some 1 tablespoon of tee trea oil toothpaste and some water so that it can be easily spread all over Bugoy’s body. In theory this is an alkaline material that will neutralize the acids being expelled by the body. Better for the acids to be neutralized immediately than waiting for bacteria to multiply and eat up the acid.
This time we agreed to buying one bottle of their vitamin C and to take 1000 mg of vitamin C everyday. Though I told Bugoy I’d rather juice carrots and papaya.
We return on Monday to meet with Doc Gerry Francisco and for another steam bath session and more advice.