What is the use of sea water?
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Going to rest to the sea - it does not matter, warm southern or cool northern - it is important to know how to use the opportunities and benefits of sea water 100%.
We all know that life on our planet originated in the water. And in the sea water. Natural clean sea water is an active and sometimes aggressive solution of salts, gases and organic compounds that even a short stay in it has a very strong effect on our body. How can we spend time on the sea?
Anti-stress immobilising. This is a kind of naturopathic treatment of chronic and seasonal depression, based on a simple aqua exercise: lying in seawater without movement in the most relaxed pose. For such therapy, a warm sea with very salt water ideally suits - for example, Red or Aegean. You need to go into the calm to a comfortable depth, not worrying - for example, to the waist, lie on your back, relax and cover your eyes. Try to take your mind off everything. The most important thing is to relax the cervical and lumbar parts of the spine: they are the ones that close with chronic stress. The best time for such treatment is an early evening, about half an hour before sunset. You can try and in the morning, but usually the water in the sea in the mornings is cooler, uncomfortable.
Venotonizing walks in sea water. This is a very pleasant and very useful entertainment: just enter the sea to the depth to the middle of the roe and rave along the water along the shore - as far and as long as you can! Hydromassage with sea water and gentle pressure on the vessels of the feet will help improve the condition of the veins in varicose veins (if it already exists) or prevent its development. Especially useful are such walks to fans of high hairpins and those who, by virtue of the profession, stand on their feet for a long time or sit behind the wheel. By the way, especially useful are such walks in the cool sea at a water temperature of 18 - 20 ° C.
Hydroabdominal therapy. This intricate term naturopathy is called natural sea massage of the abdominal cavity, which is useful for a variety of problems - from lazy bowel syndrome to problems in the genitourinary area associated with congestion. Wait for a light storm (wave height up to 60 cm), then climb into an inflatable circle of the appropriate size, enter the water roughly along the chest and just relax the lower part of the body so that it can freely wave the waves of the sea. It is impossible to think of a safer and effective massage of the abdominal cavity! The main thing - the water should be quite warm.