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5 advantages of relaxing at sea
Last reviewed: 20.11.2021
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Passing weakness, apathy, depression ... Doctors only make a helpless gesture - like and not sick, but also not healthy. This is a typical picture of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). In this situation, a full rest is urgently needed, and best of all - by the sea
Five sea pluses
- Marine procedures primarily affect the skin. Hence the information is transmitted to the nervous system, which is closely related to immunity. Therefore, bathing strengthens the body.
- During the stay at the sea, every cell of the body is saturated with iodine. It desperately needs the thyroid gland - the center of all the endocrine glands, their conductor. To calm the nervous system, to reduce the release of adrenaline, we must first think about this organ.
- It is useful to gargle with sea water, rinse the nasopharynx. It is better to take water for this in the early morning hours and away from the shore - sail to the deep water. Due to its iodine composition and salinity, water in the sea under the influence of sunlight is self-cleaning daily. Such natural disinfection is better than any filters. So you do not need to boil water, especially as the microelements that are useful for health decompose when heated.
- Good for the body is not only sea bathing, but also just a walk by the sea. Walk on wet pebbles, along the sand - this natural reflexology will help a tired nervous system.
- Each of us noticed how special the air is at the edge of the sea - tasty, fresh, fragrant, especially at sunrise or sunset. At this time he is most healing - breathe it in full! For evening and morning gatherings, when the sea is pleasantly cool, it is better to choose quiet, not too well-developed places on the shore, where the water can be seen seaweed.
Seven seas
The most favorable time for rest when CFS - spring and autumn, when there is no heat. If the holiday is for the summer, try to choose a place where the sun is not too aggressive.
Where to go is a personal matter. Many suffer from allergies. If in addition there is asthma or chronic bronchitis, it is best to go to the Crimea, to the Black Sea.
Perfectly calms the nervous system of the Baltic, where a sufficient amount of iodine in the water is combined with a temperate climate on the coast.
Even the cold White Sea, not very popular as a resting place, can be used for healing, especially to those who live in the northern latitudes or badly tolerates heat. These seas are well tempered, and this is very beneficial for CFS. Only it is necessary to observe precaution: to begin hardening not on the first day in cold water, but also at home to prepare with a contrast shower and cool douches.
In addition to the treatment of new experiences? Go to the Far East. There are not only wonderful seas, but also geysers with water containing many useful microelements.
The Dead Sea and the Red Sea, as extremely salty, are especially useful to those who have CFS with various skin manifestations, asthmatic attacks. In these parts, many places where under the supervision of doctors conduct a well-organized recovery. In many foreign hotel-clinics you can get a set of necessary procedures: massage with the participation of sea water and preparations based on algae, a special shower, therapeutic baths.