What is the benefit of balneotherapy?

For many millennia, humanity has not lost hope of finding the source of eternal youth. These searches were not in vain, because the rejuvenating and healing properties of mineral waters were discovered.

For the first time about balneotherapy, treatment with mineral waters, it is mentioned even in the heyday of the Roman Empire. The famous town of Hierapolis, famous for its thermal springs , whose remains can now be found in Pamukkale, the Turkish province of Denizli, was considered a saint, as the mineral waters of dozens of keys that were beating from the ground carried with them human ills and diseases.

The benefits of balneotherapy was known to the ancient Romans, for good reason they built on the seven hills of the bathhouse.

The thermal water of natural springs is teeming with useful oligoelements and microorganisms, which are real "healers" and "cosmetologists". After all, they accelerate the cellular metabolism, penetrating into the deeper layers of the skin (dermis), disintegrate products, improve the synthesis of elastin and collagen fibers. It has long been known that unicellular algae that live in hot water are the most irreconcilable fighters with cellulite and excess weight. Bathing in thermal springs promotes general relaxation, is treated for depression and spleen.

And it is believed that the benefits of balneotherapy are the stronger, the higher the temperature of the water of the thermal key. On this basis, the sources are subdivided into subthermal (in them water temperature is 20-37 ° C), thermal (with water 38-42 ° C) and hyperthermal (above 42 ° C).

It is the water of hot springs - an integral part of thermal cosmetics (shampoos, creams, serums and scrubs), known for its cleansing, tonic and moisturizing effect on the skin.

Balneotherapy is used in the most prestigious resorts in the world. Mineral water truly works wonders. The list of diseases in which water treatment is prescribed is quite impressive: diseases of the liver, gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, gout, rheumatism, kidney disease. Balneoprocedures are recommended for various skin diseases: neurodermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, dermatoses, urticaria, ichthyosis, red flat lichen.

With external application, thermal water has a complex effect on the skin: chemical composition, temperature, hydrostatic pressure.

However, it must be remembered that balneotherapy has its contraindications. If you overdo it with treatment, there may be a so-called mineral overfatigue, manifested by irritability or, on the contrary, dizziness and drowsiness. Therefore, balneotherapy is best done at a specialized spa, under the supervision of a doctor.