Do you suffer from foot pain, heel pain, plantar fasciitis, or muscle cramps? It is possible you may be showing signs of a magnesium deficiency.

Other signs and symptoms include depression, anxiety, irritability, and fatigue.

While these symptoms can overlap with other medical conditions, population studies conducted in the U.S. shows that less than 30% of adults consume the recommended amount of magnesium.

Why is that you may ask?

Stress, drinking caffeinated beverages, taking certain medications, mass farming and producing processes can reduce magnesium levels in the body.

Epsom salt foot soaks for magnesium absorption can help correct magnesium deficiency along and provided much-needed stress relief.

Benefits of Epsom Salt for Feet

Does soaking feet in Epsom salt help plantar fasciitis? Absolutely!

Doing an Epsom salt foot bath every day for 20 minutes helps to reduce inflammation in my feet, chronic pain, and that pins and needles feeling like my feet are on fire.

I also like to do a full-body bath soak as well, but rotate between the two every other day depending on my level of activity.

If it’s my run day, I will go for the foot soak afterward for 20-40 minutes in warm water.

I use a space-saving collapsible tub I found on Amazon for under $14 that folds up nicely to hang on wall or store in my carry-on when I am traveling.

The brand I like to use is Epsoak Epsom Salt 19lbs bulk bag on Amazon.

I find buying in bulk is cheaper than buying the 5lbs bags. I like to add my own essential oils.

I have found other brands that have fragrance mixed in, the smell is too strong.

DIY Magnesium Oil

If you’re short on time, an alternative is making DIY magnesium oil to do a spot treatment for a sore knee, tight calf, or toe cramping after a running, hiking, or working out.

Take one cup of water, bring to a boil, add one cup of Epsom salt and allow it to dissolve.

Once cool, pour the mixture in a glass spray bottle and store the rest in a mason jar.

Spray each inflamed area and leave on for 20 minutes.

Put a towel underneath. As the magnesium oil dries, the salt mixture can leave a film on clothes.

Doing one or both of these holistic treatments a couple of times a week, you will notice you have more energy, recover faster from workouts, experience deep sleep with less waking up at night with restless legs.

I noticed when I skipped my Epsom salt soak or magnesium oil treatments, symptoms of pain came back.

That is when I found a dietary supplement called trace minerals to further correct my magnesium deficiency.

Adding drops of liquid magnesium with trace minerals to your water to rehydrate your body, improve body function during physical activity, and stop leg cramping with the replenishment of electrolytes magnesium, potassium, sodium, sulfate, and chloride.

Our Feet Tell Stories

Our feet tell stories of where we have been and the current state of our health.

Creating a daily self-care checklist for yourself will ensure you don’t miss another date night with yourself.

Make it a daily routine to reap the benefits of transforming your swollen or sore feet to happy feet.

Like a house, feet are the foundation that balances our body and helps us to stand upright.

If there are cracks in the foundation, the house begins to shift it’s weight, with time, tilt to one side, and eventually fall to the ground.

Foot problems can transform into overpronation, favoring the outside of the feet, uneven distribution of weight, and the instability of the ankles.

Followed by knee pain from a tilted pelvis. Going up the back into the neck.

As always before trying a holistic treatment, please speak with your doctor to discuss contraindications or side effects from prescription and OTC drug interactions. 

In addition to soaking your tired feet, why not make it a spa day. Check out my post, DIY Spa Day at Home.