The benefits and harms of the dead sea

Modern medicine knows the benefits and harms of the Dead Sea, and it actively uses these gifts of nature. Health and wellness centers and cosmetic concerns have turned the use of the beneficial properties of water, mud, and even the air of the Salt Lake into a highly profitable industry.

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Benefits of the Dead Sea

The climate, warm and mild, without sharp temperature changes, already brings healing. The products of the Dead Sea themselves, when influencing the human body, treat or stop a wide range of diseases in various fields of medicine.

• Gynecology.
• Dermatology.
• Dentistry.
• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
• Neurology.
• Cosmetology.

This is not a complete list of the areas in which the benefits of the Dead Sea are obvious.

Research by scientists has shown that water, salts and silt deposits contain 21 minerals and microelements – half of the periodic table.

• Magnesium is essential for metabolic processes.
• Sulfur – without it, the body will not be able to fully absorb the vitamins entering it.
• Iodine is involved in the functioning of almost all body systems.
• Sodium – carries useful substances, is responsible for the balance of water in the intercellular space.
• Iron – controls the sufficient number of red blood cells in the blood plasma.
• Copper – participates in the synthesis of red blood cells and collagen.

This is enough to appreciate the benefits of the Dead Sea in the treatment and prevention of diseases. There is no doubt about the positive cosmetic result. Cleopatra's rejuvenating courses are effective help for everyone who wants to preserve their youth for many years to come.

Benefits of Dead Sea Mud

Dark, almost black, silt deposits have a plastic structure and oily consistency. The mud is applied to the skin without much effort, stays on it and is washed off perfectly. Saturated with mineral salts, the benefits of Dead Sea mud are obvious.

• Cosmetic qualities: effectively cleanses the skin, exfoliating and removing dead skin cells, making it elastic, firm, rejuvenated, slowing down the aging process.
• Possessing disinfectant and anti-inflammatory properties, it allows injuries and wounds on the body to heal faster and cleanses wounds.
• The high thermal conductivity of silt deposits allows useful chemical elements and mineral compounds to easily penetrate into the deep layers of the epidermis and subcutaneous tissue, from where they are carried throughout the human body. The fineness of silt particles - 45 microns (particles of the similar salt lake Moinaki are 140 microns) - enhances penetration.
• Dead Sea mud activates blood flow through the vessels.
• Relaxing properties help normalize sleep and stabilize the functioning of the peripheral and central nervous systems.
• Stimulates metabolic processes.
• Silt deposits can relieve the symptoms of migraines and headaches.
• Shows an effect in strengthening the hair follicles.
• It has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties.
• Activates the immune system.
• Raises the body's vitality.

Wraps, compresses: apply a thin layer of mud to the skin surface in the problem area, fix it with a towel or cling film on top. After 20 minutes, rinse with warm fresh water.

As experience shows, the benefits of Dead Sea mud are beyond doubt.

The mechanism of the mud's effect on the body of the vacationer is simple. Having high thermal conductivity, when applied to the skin, it creates a sauna effect. Warming up dilates blood vessels and stimulates blood flow, eliminating stagnation - the main cause of many diseases. The load on the vascular system increases, so people suffering from cardiac pathology need to take mud therapy quite carefully and only after consulting with their doctor.

Dead Sea mud is also in demand in the cosmetics industry. On the shelves of any pharmacy today you can find creams, soaps, scrubs, masks and other products based on it.

Benefits of Dead Sea Salt

To use all the healing properties of the Salt Lake, it is not necessary to visit the original source in the Holy Land, it is enough to go to the neighboring pharmacy. And all the benefits of the Dead Sea salt will be available at home.

Evaporated under the scorching sun of Saudi Arabia, it absorbed many useful microelements and minerals, which give it medicinal qualities.

• Iodine is the effective work of the endocrine system, normalization of hormonal background. Iodine also has bactericidal properties.
• Bromine – stabilizes, has a calming effect on the central nervous system, acts as a stimulant of muscle activity. An excellent antiseptic with antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral properties.
• Sodium – maintains the required amount of fluid in the human body, delivers nutrients to every cell, an effective shield in the prevention of hypertension.
• Silicon is a microelement of "youth". It takes an active part in the rejuvenating processes of the skin, stopping aging. Its presence normalizes osmotic pressure, stimulates regeneration processes, maintains the water-electrolyte balance of the cells of the epidermis and subcutaneous fat layer.
• Potassium – maintains the body’s water-salt balance, normalizing the amount of water in the cell. Activates muscle activity, removes toxins and participates in anabolism processes.
• Chlorine is responsible for tissue regeneration, removal of toxins and other harmful substances from the body, helps to normalize osmotic pressure, and is indispensable in maintaining the water-electrolyte balance of cells.
• Cobalt – a deficiency of this element inhibits the synthesis of red blood cells, reduces the absorption of vitamin B12, and leads to pernicious anemia, a severe blood pathology.
• Calcium – is necessary for the formation and regeneration of bone tissue, normal growth of nail plates and hair. Its deficiency negatively affects blood clotting rates and dental health.
• Manganese is a dominant element of cellular respiration and protein synthesis. Without it, fatty acid oxidation processes, immune and energy processes slow down. Stagnation begins to appear.
• Fluorine - a deficiency of this element leads to a "weakening" of bone tissue, which inevitably leads to fractures, cracks, the rate of their growth slows down (in the case of children - this is rickets), and poor dental health is observed.
• Copper is an active component of collagen and red blood cell synthesis, it is involved in the production of epidermal enzymes. Thanks to this element, the iron processing process is accelerated and the cardiovascular system and connective tissues are normalized.
• Selenium is a "heart" element that supports the work of the heart muscle, minimizing the manifestation of pathology. It provides real benefit to the immune system in protecting against possible failures and the successive degeneration of cells into malignant neoplasms. Provides active blood supply to the human skin.
• Zinc is essential for the synthesis of many enzymes and is a "vehicle" for genetic information. Zinc activates the body's recovery functions: wound healing, growth of nails and hair. It is a real support for the normal functioning of the prostate gland. Its deficiency leads to prolonged healing of damage, purulent processes appear. Babies with a lack of zinc in the body begin to lag behind in development.
• Iron – maintains the level of red blood cells in the plasma, saturates all tissues and organs of the human body with oxygen.
• Sulfur is responsible for the synthesis of collagen and is one of the main elements of rejuvenation.
• Magnesium is an excellent immunostimulant, has an anti-inflammatory effect, and is involved in the tissue regeneration process.

Treatments with Dead Sea salt:

• Peeling. Cleanses, rejuvenates, nourishes and stimulates the skin, effectively combats cellulite.
• Body bath. General health procedure: strengthens, relaxes, stimulates, activates blood circulation. Used for medicinal purposes.
• Hand baths. They relieve joint diseases, skin diseases (panaritium, minor wounds, hangnails, "chicks"), make the nail plate stronger, preventing brittleness and delamination.
• Foot baths. Stimulate systemic blood flow, relieve rheumatoid pain, relieve fatigue, cleanse pores, effectively combat excessive sweating. Soften calluses and corns, allowing you to get rid of them with less effort. Heal cracked heels.
• Dead Sea salt compresses. Promote faster healing of small cuts, burn wounds, ulcers. The procedure accelerates the process of resorption of hemorrhages (hematomas), faster "maturation" and release of boils and other abscesses.
• Rejuvenating morning cryomassage of the face, neck and décolleté area.

Benefits of Dead Sea Salt

Sea water is an excellent healing agent, and the benefits of Dead Sea sea salt are simply invaluable, thanks to the high concentration of salts, microelements and minerals that make up the salt conglomerate.

The list of diseases that this product treats is huge:

• Diseases of the epidermis:
  • Mycosis stages I - II.
  • Psoriasis.
  • Scleroderma.
  • Ichthyosis.
  • Erythroderma.
  • Lichen planus.
  • And many others.
• Diseases of the upper respiratory tract and ENT organs:
  • Bronchitis.
  • Asthma.
  • Chronic rhinitis, sinusitis.
  • Pharyngitis.
  • Rhinitis.
  • Laryngitis.
  • Tonsillitis.
  • And other diseases.
• Inflammatory processes in the pelvic organs.
• Diseases of joints and connective and bone tissues:
  • Polyarthritis.
  • Rheumatism.
  • Bursitis.
  • Osteochondrosis.
  • And others.
• Gastrointestinal tract:
  • Peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum.
  • Colitis.
  • Dysfunction of the liver and urinary tract.
  • Gastritis.
  • Intestinal dysbacteriosis.
• Neurological problems:
  • Sleep disorder.
  • Depressive state.
  • Stress.
  • Neuroses.
• And much more.

For health purposes, the following are used: general baths, hand and foot baths, cryomassages, peeling massage of the face, neck, décolleté, arms and legs.

For baths, it is enough to prepare a solution of 30 g of sea salt and one and a half liters of hot water. It is necessary to steam your hands (or feet) in this composition for 12 minutes. Two such procedures per week are enough to keep the skin of your hands and feet healthy.

Peeling massage is performed on the basis of fine sea salt mixed with regular shower gel and a small amount of cream. This composition is rubbed into the skin with light movements. The epidermis gets rid of dead skin flakes, and blood flow is activated. This procedure is effective for cellulite.

Salt rubbing. It "disperses the blood", all internal processes in the body are accelerated, it receives a sufficient amount of oxygen and substances useful for its full functioning. The solution is prepared at the rate of 80 g of sea salt per five liters of water. Rubbing is done with a towel soaked in this composition for 12 minutes. At the end, take a shower.

For cryomassage, you will need a tablespoon of sea salt dissolved in 600 ml of water. You need to freeze this solution in molds. Daily morning massage of the skin of the face, neck and décolleté area with such a cube refreshes, tones the skin, makes it elastic and healthy.

General baths, which can be taken no more than once every three days, calm the nervous system, tone the muscles, and are an excellent preventative measure against colds. For medicinal purposes, it is better to use them with the consent of the attending physician.

To do this, dilute 200 g of sea salt in a liter of water. The salt should dissolve completely. Only then pour it into the filled bathtub.

Benefits of Dead Sea Water

The waters of the Dead Sea are brine - a concentrated solution of various mineral salts, which includes 21 microelements and minerals. The percentage of suspended matter in the water is from 34% to 42%. The benefits of Dead Sea water are in its unique components: ions of potassium, magnesium, iodine, calcium, silene, manganese, iron, potassium and many others. They give it their excellent healing qualities.

• Inhalations are perfect for people suffering from chronic diseases of the respiratory tract and the throat-nose-ear area.
• Rinsing with sea water will encourage the wound to heal faster, will allow you to recover from stomatitis faster, and will have a beneficial effect on tooth enamel, strengthening and mineralizing it.
• Nasal drops help to liquefy mucus secretions and make them easier to remove from the nasal passages. The benefits of Dead Sea water are in its amazing healing properties.
• Baths and jacuzzis with salt sea water are used for both therapeutic and preventive purposes.

With the current level of development of pharmacology and cosmetology, there is no need to fly to Israel to appreciate the benefits of Dead Sea water. This can be done at home by purchasing a package of crystals of mineralized Dead Sea salt at a nearby pharmacy. But still, the lake itself, its air and climate characteristics are difficult to replace.

The Harm of the Dead Sea

Much has been written about the beneficial properties of this unique corner of the globe. But there are also contraindications that limit or prohibit people suffering from certain diseases from using the lake's products for therapeutic or preventive purposes. Neglecting such recommendations can have the opposite effect, resulting in harm from the Dead Sea.

It is necessary to control that salt water does not get into the eyes. If it does, the salt begins to irritate and corrode the cornea of the eye. In this case, it is necessary to thoroughly rinse the eyes under the shower with plenty of fresh water. You cannot drink such water: one glass is enough and the result can be fatal.

Pregnant women should not take such health baths. By activating blood circulation, Dead Sea products can provoke premature birth and miscarriage.

The Dead Sea can bring harm rather than benefit if the vacationer has the following in his medical history:

• Benign or malignant tumor.
• Pathology of liver function (cirrhosis, hepatitis).
• Bleeding of various origins.
• Blood diseases.
• Epileptic seizures.
• A number of endocrine diseases.
• Severe hypertension.
• Acute phase of inflammatory disease.
• Severe heart disease.
• Tuberculosis.
• Typhoid fever.
• Cachexia.
• And a number of others.

It is difficult to overestimate the medicinal and cosmetic properties of products obtained from the Salt Lake. But, when going to Israel, it is necessary to find out what are the benefits and harms of the Dead Sea, so that the trip will justify hopes and bring maximum benefit.

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