Thermal springs are one of the main gifts of nature in Adygea; recreation on them is considered one of the most popular in the republic.

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Doctors recognize that thermal waters have restorative and preventive properties and are very useful for healthy people, as well as for rehabilitation after illnesses.

In winter, the water in the thermal spring reaches +40°C. Photo: Commons.wikimedia.org / Ghisolabella

There are more than 20 thermal springs in Adygea. They are mainly concentrated in the Maykop region, in the villages of Tula and Tsvetochny.

There are practically no contraindications for swimming in thermal water in an open-air pool.

There are 14 of them in the Tula region alone. Several of the largest ones are comfortably equipped, but there are also “wild ones” that simply burst out of the ground. It is not very convenient to visit them.

Adyghe thermal water contains compounds of cobalt, barium, iodine, bromine, boron and zinc. Thanks to them, the springs have a whole bunch of healing properties.

When swimming:

♦ easily relieve stress and overexertion;
♦ slows down the aging process;
♦ kills bacteria;
♦ removes salt from the body;
♦ cleanses the body of toxins and salts;
♦ strengthens the immune system;
♦ heals the female reproductive system;
♦ restores the nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory systems.

Swimming in thermal water helps relieve muscle tension. Photo: pixabay.com

When consumed internally, it helps cope with the following diseases:

♦ gastritis;
♦ peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum;
♦ chronic diseases of the liver and biliary tract;
♦ slag deposits;
♦ pancreatitis.

A “wild” thermal spring comes out of the ground. Photo: Commons.wikimedia.org / Yimsurawut

The secret of the humpbacked horse

The springs of Adygea have a hydrocarbonate-chloride-sodium composition of water and a high content of silicic acid and sulfur. According to experts Ministry of Health of the Republic, silicon is a truly powerful water activator with significant bactericidal properties.

Water does not spoil, is preserved for a long time, and is purified. Silicon-activated water has a detrimental effect on microorganisms and suppresses bacteria that cause rotting and fermentation. Active precipitation of heavy metals occurs in it, the water becomes clean in appearance and pleasant in taste.

Thermal water slows down the aging process. Photo: Commons.wikimedia.org / Ghisolabella

Due to their composition, Caucasian thermal springs have the “humpbacked horse” effect: they not only heal the body, but also slow down the aging process.

“Every year we come to the thermal springs of Adygea. In winter, even when the air temperature is slightly below zero, in the pool it is stable at +40. Steam rises from the water, creating a sauna effect. You can get out and dive into a snowdrift, play in the snow, and then back into the hot water. We swam in the spring both in summer and autumn,” says a Muscovite Evgeny Svetlov.

There are practically no contraindications for swimming in thermal water in an open-air pool. The unique composition of the water will help get rid of many diseases and accumulated fatigue.

The thermal springs of Adygea were discovered by Soviet geologists who, during exploration in the foothills of the Caucasus, discovered aquifers with hot water (about 100°) during drilling. But, since the thermal baths were not the ultimate goal of exploration, the wells were mothballed and then forgotten about. As time passed, the wells that had not been maintained began to leak. Local residents, having discovered a hot spring, equipped it with a simple “swimming area”. But soon people with an entrepreneurial spirit became interested in the composition of water. The analysis showed that this water is beneficial for human health, after which recreation centers and sanatoriums began to be built around the wells.

/ Why and to whom are hot springs useful?

Why and to whom are hot springs useful?

Thermal water is a unique medicine given to us by nature! It will help restore beauty and health, prolong youth and improve appearance. Of course, provided that you use it correctly.

Benefit

Mineral water contained in the springs contains useful inorganic components. It stimulates active restoration of the body, increases vitality, helps cope with cardiovascular, nervous and endocrine disorders, as well as skin diseases. Bromine and iodine ions and gases enter the blood and tissues through the skin, improving the functioning of organs. This explains the beneficial effects of the thermal spring.

Indications for the use of thermal springs

• Carbon dioxide sources are suitable for patients with asthma, heart disease, and hypertension.
• Iodine-bromine sources are prescribed for diseases of the thyroid gland, as well as for nervous disorders.
• Sodium chloride baths are unique in that they improve the functioning of the brain and endocrine system. Doctors recommend using them for metabolic disorders, depression, joint diseases, for skin rejuvenation, and for skin diseases. Water also has a beneficial effect on gynecological and urological diseases. Indicated for varicose veins.

Baths are useful for muscle pain, neuralgia, and rehabilitation after illnesses. You can use the grace of thermal waters for no more than 20 minutes. The duration of the bath depends on the disease and temperature. Before treatment, you should consult your doctor!

Contraindications

Healthy people will benefit from taking a bath. If there are deviations, they should be taken with caution.

Who is not suitable for immersion in the source?

1. Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, since sugar levels can drop to a critical level.
2. Women during their periods.
3. Pregnant women after the third trimester. For the first three months, it is permissible to immerse yourself in a source, but not a very hot one.
4. Patients with acute infectious diseases: sore throat, pyelonephritis, bronchitis. Due to the influence of water, the infection can spread throughout the body.
5. Patients with epilepsy, anyone prone to seizures.
6. For tumors, uterine fibroids, mastopathy.

Hot springs of Tyumen and Sverdlovsk region

The springs located near Tyumen allow you to swim at any time of the year. The most relevant springs in Verkhniy Bor, they differ in the types of pools. The water is healing, has a tonic effect on the body, and is useful for cardiovascular and nervous disorders. Water temperature is 30-40 degrees. Mineral water "Tyumenskaya-2" in the source is bromine, sodium chloride, with a total mineralization of 75 grams per liter.

The baths of the Sverdlovsk region are located in the towns of Rezh and Turinsk. These are radon waters of various compositions, which contain radon gas. Such baths normalize microcirculation in the skin, improve heart condition and stabilize blood pressure.

You can always check with the managers of the UralTurGroup company by contact numbers for information about holidays at hot springs.

What to do if you want to go on an unforgettable trip, at the same time improve your health, take care of your appearance, and take a break from the hustle and bustle, but you only have one vacation, and that’s in winter? The ideal solution is to visit a resort with thermal springs!

Thermal springs are underground waters that come to the surface, the temperature of which does not fall below 20 °C throughout the year. These unique natural objects contribute to the active restoration of health, maintaining beauty and prolonging youth. Not to mention the fact that they are often located in the most beautiful corners of the planet.

History of “living” water

The study of the healing properties of hot springs goes back to ancient times. Centuries-old legends tell that initially people observed sick and wounded animals that were healed by plunging into natural warm bodies of water.

The ancient Greeks and ancient Romans already fully understood the benefits of bathing in thermal waters and massively built their baths near hot springs. However, the scientific approach to using thermal water, depending on its chemical composition and the health problems to be solved, began to be widely used only from the middle of the 19th century.

Today, balneotherapy is a global health and beauty industry, a universal treatment without the use of drugs, which complements and sometimes completely replaces traditional drug treatment.

What are the types of thermal springs?

First of all, thermal springs, depending on the water temperature, are divided into:

• subthermal, or warm – from 20 °C to 36 °C;
• thermal, or hot – from 37 °C to 42 °C;
• hyperthermal, or very hot – above 43 °C

Temperature is one of the main factors influencing the chemical composition and healing properties of thermal waters. The higher it is, the higher the concentration of minerals in the water and its biological activity.

The Icelandic natural geothermal spring Deildartungukver is the largest and hottest in Europe. The water temperature in it all year round is 97 °C, and it bursts to the surface in the form of geysers - fountains of boiling water and steam under high pressure. The source supplies hot water to all settlements within a radius of 100 km.

The high therapeutic effectiveness of thermal springs is due, first of all, to their unique chemical composition. The water in them is enriched with a large number of mineral salts, micro- and macroelements: potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, sulfur, chlorine, manganese, zinc, silicon, selenium, iron, copper, iodine, bromine, fluorine, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and also in small quantities - radioactive substances, for example, radon.

Thermal waters and health

It is important to remember that visiting resorts with thermal springs has nothing in common with a traditional beach holiday. All thermal waters have pronounced biological activity, however, being very different from each other in temperature and mineral composition, they have completely different effects on the body. Therefore, before visiting thermal baths, pools and lakes, it is necessary to consult a doctor in order to choose the most suitable source for each individual case.

For example, carbon dioxide thermal waters are most suitable for those suffering from asthma, hypertension and coronary heart disease. For diseases of the nervous system and thyroid gland, iodine-bromine supplements are indicated. Lesions of the musculoskeletal system and skin diseases are effectively treated in hydrogen sulfide sources, and sodium chloride sources are recommended for metabolic disorders, diseases of the endocrine system and to stimulate brain activity.

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To avoid dizziness and loss of consciousness, when immersing yourself in a thermal spring, the heart area should remain above the water.

Thermal water promotes the treatment of gynecological and urological diseases. It has a beneficial effect on the respiratory system and joints, and is excellent for chronic fatigue, as well as during the rehabilitation period after surgery and injuries. In addition, bathing in thermal springs strengthens the immune system and increases the body's resistance to the effects of pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

Thermal springs are contraindicated

• Suffering from severe cardiovascular pathologies and blood diseases.
• Patients with type I diabetes mellitus.
• Susceptible to epileptic seizures and prone to convulsions.
• Patients with all forms of tuberculosis.
• During the period of acute inflammatory and infectious diseases.
• Having any neoplasms, both malignant and benign.
  Pregnant women (from the fourth month). Until this date - only in warm springs.
• Women, during menstruation.
• For all chronic diseases in the acute stage.

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The duration of the procedure in thermal springs should not exceed 15–20 minutes.

Thermal waters and beauty

Thermal waters are also widely used as active ingredients in various cosmetics. As part of skincare cosmetics, they perfectly moisturize, cleanse, soothe and tighten the skin, promote its regeneration and increase elasticity, and protect the skin from harmful environmental influences.

Depending on the biochemical composition, the waters of different thermal springs can have different effects on the condition of the skin, so they must be selected in accordance with the desired cosmetic effect.

For dry skin The most suitable are the so-called hypertonic waters. Saturated with mineral salts, they have excellent moisturizing and toning properties.

For oily or irritation-prone skin Thermal waters with a low content of mineral salts, which are called hypotonic, are ideal. They most effectively normalize the water-lipid balance of the skin and have a direct bactericidal effect on it.

Universal, suitable for any skin type , are considered isotonic thermal waters, which remarkably soothe and nourish skin cells and have pronounced anti-inflammatory properties.

There are also various ways to use thermal waters in cosmetology. They can either be used in their pure form in the form of a spray, which is sprayed directly onto the skin of the face and body, or be part of a variety of cosmetic products: tonics, lotions, creams, serums, etc.

The use of cosmetics based on thermal waters is effective for both day and night care. Ideally, it is advisable to use it, especially in combination with any other cosmetic products and procedures, after consulting a cosmetologist - in order to avoid the risk of allergic reactions.

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