Drinking sea water: benefits and contraindications

Sea water is an excellent source of minerals, as it contains a high concentration of these elements, as well as many nutrients necessary for the development of the body. As you surely know, sea water has excellent results on the skin, but its use is not only beneficial externally, but when ingested it helps fight some diseases .

There have always been therapies that indicate the consumption of sea water , which has positive results against different conditions. Rene Quinton was the first to develop a theory about drinking seawater. This theory indicated that a disease is an intoxication that occurs internally at the cellular level and that for these cells to act normally they require an internal environment that is balanced and thus avoid the deterioration of the organs. According to him, this balanced environment is achieved by taking water from the sea. Later these studies advanced and determined that with the consumption of sea water, many people were cured of cholera, thyroid and malnutrition.

Other more recent studies conducted in the United States show that drinking seawater can be used to counteract:

• Infections
• Arthritis.
• Osteoporosis.
• Prostate problems
• Malnutrition.
• Asthma.
• Bronchitis .
• Gastrointestinal disorders.

It is recommended to drink sea water but in a bottle , preferably dissolved with fresh water (since it has a lot of salt and can be harmful) if it is for therapeutic purposes, just like everything under the prescription of a specialist doctor , who will indicate the amount , the form, and the regularity in which you will consume the sea water.

The water of the sea has a different composition to that found in rivers or lakes. Sea water contains:

• Zinc.
• Potassium.
• Iodine.
• Above all, sodium.

Sea salt is considered to have an antibiotic effect , which is ideal for wound healing. Sea water also has magnesium, which helps the person feel relaxed and eliminate anxiety. This is why when someone is very stressed or has nervous, depression or any other problems, it is advisable to go to the beach because it helps to eliminate all these sensations.

Although drinking sea water has therapeutic benefits proven by multiple studies, others indicate that it is not advisable to drink it, because our body allows a specific amount of salinity to be tolerable, sea water contains a lot of salt which reaches to be harmful to health:

• Firstly, because it causes dehydration.
• In the background, blood pressure increases due to its high sodium content, the main cause of hypertension.
• It also increases the heart rate with contraction of the veins.
• Other people report presenting symptoms such as nausea, weakness and delusions.

If you drink sea water in large quantities it can be serious , because the body needs fresh water, if you have taken a lot of salt water and do not hydrate briefly, it can happen that the body begins to react, fail and that the blood does not reaches the brain, leading to coma and subsequent death (only in extreme cases).

The main problem with consuming sea water is the amount of salt it contains, which is why consuming it in small quantities for therapeutic purposes and under the prescription of a specialist will not bring any problem.

In addition to drinking sea water, it is good to take a bath with it because it helps combat skin conditions such as:

• Dermatitis
• Acne
• Psoriasis

It is also used to:

• Relax muscles
• Decrease tension and stress
• In case of infections alleviate them
• Improve blood flow
• Improve any respiratory problem such as asthma, among others.

This article is merely informative, at FastlyHeal .com we do not have the power to prescribe medical treatments or make any type of diagnosis. We invite you to see a doctor in the case of presenting any type of condition or discomfort.

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