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Mud baths might sound a little strange at first, but they've been used for centuries as a natural way to improve health and wellbeing. Mud baths are excellent for detoxifying the body. The minerals in ...

Hang around the Lowcountry long enough, and you’ll likely encounter the pluff mud that forms the base of our salt marshes. But there’s a spa on Hilton Head that would like a different kind of mud to ...

Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. If you've never coated your body in ...