Cool baths in sea water harden and strengthen the body's natural defenses. Treatment with the sea - sea climate and water - is thalassotherapy. A stay in a seaside spa is the most pleasant therapy!
In Greek, thalassa meanssea , andthalassotherapyis treatment with sea-related factors: climate,water marine- bathing and inhalation. Doctor-controlled thalassotherapy is a good way to accelerate wellness.
Fragmented sea water droplets are characteristic for coastal air - the aerosol occurs in the coastal zone, 2 km wide. It helps to cleanse the respiratory tract - it liquefies the sticky mucus in them, increases expectoration, and stimulates the movement of the cilia. Staying on the beach during the day is recommended for respiratory diseases, including bronchial asthma. The rules for the dosage of air baths are different in weather and in bad weather. When it is nice, you should follow the general rules of sunbathing. In bad weather, you start walking for an hour, extending the time by 10 minutes every day, so that after 13 days the walk lasts 3 hours a day.
It helps to moisturize the respiratory tract, not only as a result of the aerosol, but also the deposition of condensed water vapor exhaled from the lungs on the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract.
ImportantBath dosage
» The first bath should only last 3 minutes, and each subsequent one minute longer. The maximum time of bathing (ie 12 minutes) is reached on the 10th day of treatment.
» Do not wipe the body after bathing!
»Walk for about 10 minutes by the seashore before putting on your clothes.
Baths in sea water are part of thalassotherapy. Those in the B altic Sea are a hydrotherapeutic treatment from the group of cold treatments with the greatest stimulus effect (temperature does not exceed 17 ° C). At this temperature, the body cools down faster in lean people and slower in obese people. Careless dosing of baths does not harden the body, but reduces immunity (for example, labial herpes may appear). It is advisable to take a few short baths. Then you should warm up the body, for example by running or exercising. As acclimatization occurs, the cold tolerance increases. Bywith proper dosing of sea baths, they can be useful in the treatment of chronic bronchitis, low blood pressure and some skin diseases.
The state of hardening of the body is achieved only after a 3-4-week treatment. During acclimatization, there may be periods of worse well-being, insomnia, anxiety, and even exacerbation of disease symptoms. These are the symptoms of the so-called spa reaction. It's best to wait them out. If they are very bothersome, they can be soothed by, for example, herbal sedatives.
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