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The word SPA comes from the Latin phrase, “Sanare Per Aquam", meaning “health through water".
"Spas" as we know them today have their roots in ancient towns and cities, famed for the healing and restorative properties of their mineral waters and hot springs. People would come from far and wide to "take the waters" and improve their health.
Seaweed Therapy, also known as Thalassatherapy, has been popular for thousands of years. Ancient Romans, Greeks and Egyptians, discovered and used the virtues of seawater to obtain therapeutic, preventive and curative benefits. Seawater is almost identical to body plasma, so soaking in warm seawater enables the body to absorb minerals and trace elements while at the same time eliminating toxins and impurities. The seaweed adds a wonderful extra dimension. Seaweed is responsible for 70% of oxygen in the atmosphere. It also contains natural oils, which are released by the heat of the bathwater. These oils are absorbed into the skin, leaving it supple, rejuvenated and moisturized.
Seaweed therapy is still very popular today in Europe and Asia, in Eire and Northern Ireland. Many people go in their droves for seaweed therapy to gain the amazing healing and health benefits of seaweed to the body and mind. Find out more about the Benefits of Seaweed
Many types of seaweeds are edible and contain more protein than meat, more calcium than milk and also contain many important vitamins including anti-stress B vitamins, Vitamin K and important minerals. Seaweed is rich in magnesium and manganese.
Rich in Iodine, seaweed will help balance the thyroid, and significantly, will act as an anti-inflammatory, reducing painful swollen joints. Seaweed is a natural anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, antioxidant and also contains antiseptic properties.
Salt in the sea dries the skin, hence the need to shower afterward. Having a seaweed bath is like bathing in the sea, without the salt. It will instantly detoxify, re-hydrate and absorb all the health and healing benefits to your body and leaving your skin feeling silky smooth. It's as easy as that!
Seaweed is said to have anti-cancer properties, with research currently under way in Japan with a view to reducing tumours! Sea vegetables (i.e., seaweed) are beneficial to our health, our lifestyle and our diet. The value of seaweed therapy in our lives should not be underestimated!
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