Medical research has long confirmed that the vast majority of health issues can be improved through scientific nutritional regulation and health intervention. People who were once skeptical about health preservation concepts have now gradually recognized the transformation of health management from "passive treatment of diseases" to "active health care". The concept of "preventing diseases before they occur" is quietly replacing the traditional perception of "seeking medical treatment only when ill", and national health preservation has become a hot topic in current national life. With a heritage of thousands of years, hot spring health preservation, relying on its profound cultural heritage and practical health benefits, has increasingly gained public trust and favor.
Liu Dong, a renowned cardiovascular expert and associate chief physician of Cardiac Surgery at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, clearly pointed out in his special lecture "Integration of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Hot Spring Health Preservation": Among 19 mainstream cardiopulmonary rehabilitation methods, hot spring hydrotherapy ranks first in effectiveness. Among them, carbonated spring, sulfur spring and metasilicic acid spring are even listed as the "three core hot springs" for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, and among these three, carbonated spring has particularly outstanding therapeutic effects.
Why can carbonated spring rank first among "hundreds of springs"? Its core component is free carbon dioxide. According to industry standards, a hot spring containing more than 0.25 grams (i.e., 250 ppm) of carbon dioxide gas per liter of water can be called a carbonated spring; only when the carbon dioxide concentration reaches 1000 ppm or above does the hot spring have significant therapeutic value. Originating in central Europe, carbonated spring has a medicinal history of over 150 years. Today, in countries such as Japan and Germany, carbonated spring has long been widely used in medical and health fields, and is also known as the "Spring of the Heart" and "Magic Spring". Long-term practice has proven that carbonated spring not only has a long history of treating cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, rheumatic heart disease, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular neurosis, but also has good therapeutic effects on metabolic diseases such as diabetes, gout, and obesity. At the same time, it can effectively regulate sleep disorders, improve skin texture, and relieve intractable skin diseases.
Improving effect on hypertension: The carbon dioxide molecules in carbonated spring are highly permeable and can easily penetrate the skin pores. When the human body soaks in it, the skin surface will be covered with fine carbon dioxide bubbles, which can quickly penetrate into the body through the skin. After entering the blood, carbon dioxide will increase the carbonic acid concentration in the blood, making the body produce a signal feedback of "hypoxia". To transport more oxygen-rich fresh blood, the body will secrete a small amount of nitric oxide (NO), which can effectively dilate blood vessels, thereby promoting blood circulation, reducing the blood supply pressure of the heart, and ultimately achieving the effect of stable blood pressure reduction.
Adjuvant treatment for cardiovascular diseases: Carbonated spring can effectively dilate peripheral blood vessels, accelerate venous blood return, thereby eliminating body congestion symptoms and optimizing the blood circulation system. This process can significantly reduce the workload of the heart, slow down the pulse and stabilize blood pressure, so it can play a positive adjuvant therapeutic role in various cardiovascular diseases.
Hair care efficacy: Carbonated spring also performs excellently in the field of hair care. It can not only reduce hair damage and delay hair color fading, but also keep hair shiny and smooth; at the same time, it has the effects of relieving scalp allergies, deeply cleaning hair follicles, and reducing dandruff. It can also assist in preventing hair loss and promoting hair growth, removing residual chemical odors from perm and dyeing, helping to relieve head fatigue, and comprehensively caring for scalp and hair health.
Dual value of beauty and health care: In terms of beauty, carbonated spring can deeply clean the skin, remove blackheads and acne, regulate oil secretion, and improve acne problems. At the same time, it has the effects of high-efficiency moisturizing, relieving dry skin, firming the skin, and brightening skin tone; from the perspective of health care, it can also enhance the body's immunity, improve skin inflammation, and remove body odors, achieving dual improvement of beauty and health preservation.
Foot bath health efficacy: The feet are densely covered with acupoints and reflex zones, and are known as the "second heart of the human body". Their health status is directly related to the overall body function. Carbonated spring foot bath can effectively promote plantar blood circulation, accelerate the excretion of metabolic waste in the body, which is not only beneficial to the health of organs such as the heart and kidneys, but also can prevent various sub-health problems caused by bad living habits. In Japan, many dialysis centers have specially set up foot bath areas for kidney disease patients, using artificial carbonated spring water - with its circulation-promoting effect, it helps diabetic nephropathy patients prevent foot complications. There is a real case to prove: an 81-year-old woman had difficulty walking due to circulatory disorders. She insisted on taking 15-25 minutes of artificial carbonated spring foot bath every day, and after one month, her walking ability was significantly improved.