Thalassotherapy, in Greek, means treatment with the sea (thalassa - sea, therapy - treatment). This method provides treatment for all factors associated with the sea - sea air, algae, mud, salt and salt baths. And all the therapeutic factors can be supplemented with traditional ones - massage (both classic and hydro massage), jacuzzi, sports and others.

The healing properties of the sea were used in antiquity. So, both Euripides in 480, and Hippocrates in 350 BC talked about the healing properties of sea water. A prototype of thalassotherapy appeared in Tunisia. Three thousand years ago, the Romans and Carthaginians built here baths, where seawater was partially used. Probably, therefore, both the Romans and the Carthaginians were people healthy and beautiful. Despite the fact that mankind used the force of the sea for dozens of centuries, thalassotherapy was separated into a separate health-improving area only in 1867. Actually, at the same time it got its name. The French doctor Bonardour introduced thalassotherapy to physiotherapy. And now this method is one of the most popular.

Various methods of thalassotherapy can be carried out at home, in the conditions of the salon and in the conditions of a spa or a hospital. Everyone knows that procedures with heated seawater, mud and algae are of great benefit. Thalassotherapy centers take water for their procedures from a depth of 6 meters and from a distance of at least 450 meters from the shore: this water is clean and rich in mineral salts. For 20 minutes, spent in the warmed to 37 ° C sea water, your skin will absorb all the necessary trace elements. Of great importance is from which sea water, mud and algae are taken and with what equipment all this is used. It is believed that the best in the world centers of thalassotherapy are in France, Israel and, of course, Tunisia. In Tunisian marine mud there are absolutely all the substances and trace elements that are required by humans, and these substances are uniquely balanced. Sea water is extremely useful for health, as it is rich in these minerals, microelements and microorganisms that improve metabolism. And seaweed due to different salts, proteins, vitamins and minerals that make up their composition (magnesium, silicon, iodine, copper and iron), are an excellent cosmetic product. They remove slags, cleanse the skin and give it firmness. During the bathing in salt water, as well as the penetration of sea salt into the body in some other way, the process of so-called osmosis occurs:

since the concentration of salt on the surface of the skin is higher than in the tissue fluid, the process of balancing salt through the skin begins. Part of the tissue fluid leaves, simultaneously absorbed mineral substances and microelements. Salt draws water from the tissues. Thalassotherapy - the best way for those who want to relieve stress and become younger. Thalassotherapy will help in the treatment of allergic diseases, skin diseases, rheumatism, circulatory disorders and sleep.

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