Miraculous waters and the unique climate of the Dead Sea attract tourists from all over the world. This huge, one of the most saline reservoirs of the planet, is 400 m below the line of the World Ocean, which makes it the lowest coast and forms a special atmospheric environment. Its waters contain a natural accumulation of mineral substances, the bottom is covered with a thick layer of life-giving silty sediments, and on the banks there are numerous thermal springs and natural pools of healing mud. These natural factors, combined with special climatic conditions, are able to restore strength and heal many diseases, which created the shores of the Dead Sea world-wide fame of an unsurpassed resort.
Therapeutic effect
This giant salt lake is not visited for ordinary relaxation. Swimming in the lake and activities with the healing components of the Dead Sea coast restore strength, health, good sleep, youth, beauty. A fairly wide list of diseases and ailments, the symptoms of which for a long time or permanently disappear after a series of local medical procedures.
- Dermatological diseases: psoriasis, stage I-II mycoses, erythroderma, scleroderma, ichthyosis and others.
- Pulmonary and ENT diseases: asthma, bronchitis, chronic rhinitis and sinusitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis and others.
- Rheumatological diseases: polyarthritis, rheumatism, bursitis, osteochondrosis and others. As well as post-traumatic rehabilitation.
- Liver and gastrointestinal diseases: intestinal dysbiosis, colitis, gastritis, stomach and duodenal ulcer, liver dysfunction, liver failure
- Some diseases from the field of dentistry, endocrinology, gynecology, urology. Neurological disorders, especially stressful and depressive conditions. Sleep disturbances.
Comprehensive treatment at the Dead Sea in Israel also helps with other problems, such as: obesity, migraines, metabolic disorders, loss of strength, chronic fatigue syndrome. Israeli resorts and motels are famous for their particularly effective treatments for psoriasis and rheumatological diseases.
Water properties
The percentage of salts in the waters of this sea is about ten times higher than in the oceans. Saturated with salt and minerals, the lake water has a viscous, slightly oily, high-density consistency, and thanks to this property, a person can freely lie on the water surface, read a newspaper or play chess with a neighbor. The solid precipitate obtained in the process of evaporation of the Dead Sea water is a pure composition of salt, minerals and trace elements.
Doctors recommend limiting the time of each swimming in the lake to 20 minutes and repeating the procedure no more than three to four times during the day. Acceptance of Dead Sea water procedures has its contraindications. They should refrain from people with Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia, prone to epileptic seizures, suffering from AIDS, pulmonary tuberculosis, cirrhosis of the liver, those who recently suffered a heart attack or stroke.
Micro and macro elements
Lake water is rich in ions of substances, as well as simple and complex elements of almost the entire periodic table, which are indispensable for the work of the human body:
- Sodium (sodium chloride) effectively normalizes blood pressure, has an antiseptic effect on the skin and anesthetize the joints.
- Magnesium is necessary for the full functioning of the heart, muscle contraction, regulates the transmission of nerve impulses, has an antispasmodic and antiallergic property, and acts as an antidepressant.
- Bromine has an antibacterial effect, is part of antidepressants. The substance itself and its vapor cause a relaxing effect on the muscles and nervous system.
- Calcium is needed to strengthen soft, connective, bone tissues, accelerates the healing process of wounds, participates in the stabilization of metabolic processes, and has high antibacterial properties.
- Sodium chloride is necessary for cellular optimization of energy processes and the speed of passage of nerve impulses, in tandem with chlorine it controls the water-salt balance in the human body.
- Potassium contributes to the high diffusion of nutrients, providing cells of the body for its full work. The Dead Sea contains about 20 times more potassium salt than ordinary sea water.
In addition to salts, there is a huge amount of magnesium, lithium, iodine, sulfur, iron, copper, cobalt, manganese, selenium, fluorine, a large number of bromine, silicon, sulfuric and sulfuric acid ions, many other organic and inorganic substances in the waters. Some elements and compounds are in sufficient quantities only here. And the content of potassium and magnesium compounds is several tens of times higher than their amount in the Atlantic Ocean.
The ionic composition, amount and percentage of mineral elements of lake water are quite close to lymph and human blood plasma. Even ordinary bathing in its waters can significantly improve overall health, and the temperature of water and air favors this all year round. Therefore, for tours to the Dead Sea there is no seasonality, numerous establishments on the Israeli side of the reservoir are filled monthly with vacationers.
Mineral composition
To date, the presence of at least 21 minerals in the waters of the Dead Sea has been confirmed. Most of them are of inorganic origin, do not contain oxygen, carbon and hydrogen in their structure. Such substances are protected from oxidation, while maintaining beneficial properties for centuries. Many of the minerals have lipophilic properties that allow you to detoxify the epidermis, removing toxins and other substances harmful to the human body through the pores of the skin. This procedure makes the skin supple, supple and fresh. Multiple studies conducted using state-of-the-art equipment and clinical trial monitoring have confirmed the beneficial properties of Dead Sea minerals.
Air environment
Dry (humidity 25%), calcined by the surrounding desert, the air around the lake is saturated with the healing components of the Dead Sea. It is very clean, because, in the radius of many hundreds of kilometers, there is not a single large technical production. It contains the minimum amount of pollen. Filled with ions of salts and minerals, the air creates the effect of natural inhalation, having a healing effect on patients suffering from diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
In summer, at elevated temperatures of water and air, under the influence of evaporation, a milky mist forms above the surface of the reservoir. It is clearly distinguishable even in the Dead Sea photo. This shroud is an excellent natural filter that significantly reduces hard ultraviolet radiation and makes tanning safe.
Unique mud pond
Sludge deposits obtained from the seabed have a powerful therapeutic effect. They can be called a mineral-microelement bomb. Such dirt is an excellent soothing and anti-inflammatory agent that acts on a hormonal level.
Over the thousands of years of the existence of the reservoir, more than a hundred meters of alluvial sedimentary rocks have accumulated at its bottom. Such a silt substance, as well as a simpler mud, has no less healing properties than water, since the mud is enriched with the same minerals and trace elements, biologically active substances, organic and inorganic compounds, micro and macro elements.
Mud therapy for the musculoskeletal system
In Israeli sanatoriums near the Dead Sea, mud baths and applications are successfully used for a very popular therapeutic area: traumatic and inflammatory pathologies of the musculoskeletal system, as well as any diseases of the joints. Indications for mud therapy:
- rheumatoid arthritis outside the stage of exacerbation;
- polyarthritis of infectious etiology;
- deforming osteoarthritis;
- osteochondropathy;
- joint pain due to old injuries;
- periarthritis (pathology of periarticular tissues);
- arthrosis, inflammation of the joints;
- fractures of the limbs.
Joint inflammation (arthritis), a widespread problem that occurs at any age. The disease is a direct indication of the mud procedure, and this method is recognized as the most effective among all known. Many Israeli hotels near the Dead Sea are located near therapeutic centers and spas specializing in the treatment of joints.
Cosmetic effect of water
Cosmetic products with Dead Sea water are widely used for anti-aging treatments that slow down aging and withering of the skin. The amount of elements and substances contained in this invaluable water, including antioxidants, activates the body's defense mechanisms and tissue regeneration processes. The action of funds based on Dead Sea waters:
- stimulation of blood circulation;
- healing of scratches, abrasions, bruises;
- water improves blood circulation, increases the supply of epidermal cells with oxygen and nutrients, which, renewing the skin at the cellular level, makes it extremely soft, supple and soft;
- cleanses pores, prevents collagen loss and activates its production processes.
Mud cosmetic procedures
Tours to the Dead Sea are popular not only because of effective therapy. The mud treatments of this unique area produce an unrivaled cosmetic effect. Mud, soft and oily in structure, is pleasantly applied to the skin and is easily washed off. It perfectly disinfects the skin, cleanses it from dead scales, saturates it with useful trace elements, and has a rejuvenating effect. At the same time, the functional process of the epidermis is normalized, the water balance is restored, due to which a number of changes occur:
- wrinkles are smoothed, turgor and skin elasticity increase;
- visible age-related changes slow down;
- the hair gets shine, and their roots become stronger, dandruff, itching, peeling disappears.
Due to the properties of low thermal conductivity, the dirt layer is able to maintain a stable temperature for a long time, which contributes to the deep heating of the skin layers and, therefore, the most effective penetration of useful elements into the cells of the epidermis. The special structure of the finely divided fraction enhances the positive cosmetic and therapeutic effect of the mud.
Hotels and motels
Hotels on the Dead Sea in Israel and Jordan are represented mainly by the class of three, four and five stars. In addition, as in all resort regions of the world, on the banks of the reservoir there are hotels at resorts (Resort and Resort & Spa), which have their own developed infrastructure for physiotherapy, SPA-procedures with sea water, salt and mud.
Also not far from the most famous sanatoriums are hotel complexes, guests of which can undergo procedures in health facilities. Sanatoriums of the Dead Sea coast in the Israeli territory are leading in the treatment of many diseases and provide an impeccable combination of effective treatment and a complete comfortable rest. It successfully combines the natural and climatic conditions of the reservoir, the high level of professionalism of medical and related staff, the latest physiotherapeutic equipment, healthy and tasty food, and many other conditions for a good rest.
When deciding on a wellness trip to the Dead Sea, it is necessary to determine the place of treatment and the specialization of the sanatorium, which should correspond to the desired therapeutic direction. Below are a few of these resorts.
Elina center
"Elina Center" is a sanatorium and health complex in the city of Or Akiva. Specialization:
- complex rehabilitation therapy after fractures and traumatic brain injuries;
- Restoration of joints, cartilage and connective tissue;
- Recovery of some functions of the spine;
- treatment of intestinal diseases;
- therapy of venous diseases of the lower extremities;
- methods and techniques of alternative medicine.
Two packages of services will be offered to patients to choose from: basic and full. The main package includes applications, massage and baths with mineral salts of the Dead Sea, hydromassage and mud wraps.
Khamey Gaash
Hami Gaash Clinic (Gaash Hot Springs). A unique institution, created on the basis of thermal mineral springs, the healing properties of which are effectively used in the treatment of diseases of the circulatory and vascular systems, mobility disorders of the joints and spine, various diseases of the epidermis.
Hamey tiberia
The Hami Tiberius health complex relies on water treatment from seventeen mineral thermal springs, including hydrogen sulfide. The sanatorium offers patients the procedures of a special package of services “Pilot” with mineral, oxygen, mud baths, massage through deep silt deposits. Specialization:
- cosmetology;
- post-traumatic rehabilitation;
- neuralgic disorders.
Dmz
One of the leading clinics of DMZ is a multidisciplinary medical center, which stands out for the outstanding experience of its specialists, an outstanding technical base and many years of positive treatment results. Main specialization:
- dermatology;
- endocrinology;
- problems of the musculoskeletal system;
- pulmonology;
- genitourinary pathology;
- neurology.
Rachel
"Rachel" is a small cozy boarding house and compact medical complex in the city of Arad. For maximum effect and long-term remission, an individual approach of doctors for each patient is used when prescribing a wellness program. The main direction of the sanatorium:
- disorders of the musculoskeletal system;
- neuropsychiatric diseases;
- chronic fatigue syndrome, insomnia;
- ENT and respiratory diseases.
Water, mud, mineral springs, the climate of the Dead Sea - a blessed gift of nature. He offers gaining strength, health and youth, makes you forget about chemicals and doctors. And while large pharmaceutical and cosmetic enterprises are looking for new chemical compounds that will defeat a number of diseases or restore a wilted youth, nature did everything herself, creating such a phenomenon as a lake called the Dead Sea. People can only take what this unique pond presents to them.