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Tables of Contents for Healing Springs
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Note to the Reader
xiii
Acknowledgments
xv
Introduction: The Best-Kept Secret
1
10
PART I: Step into the Water
11
42
The Waters of Life
14
16
Down from the Mountains, Up from the Depths
30
8
A Long-Standing Tradition
38
15
PART II: Just What's in that Water?
53
54
Bicarbonate
55
4
Sulfur and Sulfates
59
4
Chloride
63
4
Gases
67
6
Peloids
73
6
Other Minerals
79
8
Bottled Waters
87
20
PART III: Looking better, Feeling better: The Healing and Rejuvenating Power of Water
107
66
Skin Diseases
109
9
Joint and Muscle Diseases
118
8
Gastrointestinal Problems
126
6
Diseases of the Liver, Kidneys, and Urinary Tract
132
5
Heart and Circulatory Diseases
137
9
Gynecological Problems
146
3
Glandular and Metabolic Disorders
149
6
Respiratory Problems
155
6
Other Health Problems
161
6
Using Medicinal Springs for Wellness
167
6
PART IV: A World full of Springs: Where to Find the Water
173
86
Healing Springs of the United States and Canada
176
22
Major Healing Springs and Spa Towns in the United States
176
8
North America's ``Top 50'' Healing Springs
184
14
Canada
184
2
United States
186
12
Healing Springs of Latin America and the Caribbean
198
9
Argentina
198
1
Brazil
199
2
Chile
201
1
Colombia
202
1
Costa Rica
202
1
Cuba
202
1
Ecuador
203
1
Jamaica
204
1
Mexico
204
1
Peru
205
1
Uruguay
206
1
Venezuela
206
1
Healing Springs of Europe
207
39
Austria
207
3
Belgium
210
1
Bosnia
210
1
Bulgaria
210
2
Croatia
212
1
Czech Republic
212
2
Finland
214
1
France
215
4
Germany
219
3
Great Britain
222
2
Greece
224
1
Hungary
224
2
Iceland
226
1
Ireland
227
1
Italy
227
3
Luxembourg
230
1
Netherlands
231
1
Poland
231
2
Portugal
233
2
Romania
235
2
Russia (including former Soviet republics)
237
2
Serbia
239
1
Slovakia
239
1
Slovenia
240
2
Spain
242
2
Switzerland
244
2
Healing Springs of Asia, Oceania, Africa, and the Middle East
246
13
Australia
246
1
People's Republic of China
247
1
Republic of China (Taiwan)
247
1
Ethiopia
248
1
India
249
1
Israel
249
1
Japan
250
4
Korea (South)
254
1
Nepal
255
1
New Zealand
256
1
South Africa
256
1
Turkey
257
2
Glossary
259
4
Resources
263
6
Notes
269
13
Index
282