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HOLIDAY MAGAZINE HILDESHEIM 2014 | Therapeutic centre for natural healing
THERAPEUTIC CENTRE FOR NATURAL HEALING
With tradition in the services of health, wellness and well-being
Health, vitality and wellness have come ever more into focus in recent years. In our stressful age, it becomes more and more important
to find a balance to the hectic daily routine and to relax, yet while also using the possibilities for preventive health care. Brine
and moor are nature‘s concentrated healing powers, which find versatile uses to contribute to regeneration, therapy and well-being
of the body and the mind. Brine and moor still form the traditional basis today for the wide-ranging wellness and therapy offers of the
TherapieZentrums für Naturheilmittel (Therapeutic centre for natural healing) in Bad Salzdetfurth.
prepared in a natural process,
which means that foreign particles
are separated and the presoaked
raw material is whisked
with water and heated up until
a semi-liquid pulp is created.
In a moor bath the body relaxes
in a tub filled with warm moor
pulp at a temperature of about
42°C. When packs are used, the
warm moor at a temperature
of about 48°C is applied directly
on the skin while in a pasty
condition, which also makes
the significant difference compared
to fango mud packs.
The soothing effect of brine
The healing power of moor
As early as in the 16th century,
the famous doctor Paracelsus
described moor as the
„quintessence of life“ and recommended
moor as an effective
remedy for many illnesses.
The moor and its valuable
contents of humic acids is used
today by the Therapeutic centre
for natural healing primarily
for diseases such as arthritis,
arthrosis, spinal diseases,
muscular pains and for rheumatic
diseases and gynaecological
problems, menstruation
pain or as balneotherapy
for unfulfilled wishes to have
children. Moor baths and moor
packs work by activating an increased
heat and oxygen exchange
through the skin. Moor
has positive effects on the immune
system and stimulates
the metabolism. It has anti-inflammatory
and detoxing effects
and stabilises the hormone
balances. The moor baths
and moor packs, which are prepared
in the moor department
of the Therapeutic centre, consisting
of natural low moor extracted
from the moors of Luttrum.
The natural moor is
At the salinas of Bad Salzdetfurth,
air with high salt contents
has been generated by
now for more than 250 years.
The air has a soothing effect on
the respiratory system without
requiring a trip to the sea and
coast. Up to seven times a day,
even nowadays, the natural
brine is led from the main salina
out blackthorns, in which
process the salt contents can
be condensed to around 30
percent through the evaporation
of the water When breathing
in the salty air during relaxing
strolls near the salinas,
the respiratory system is moistened
with a positive effect on
the walls of the respiratory organs.
In addition, the fine salt
crystals have a secretion-solving
effect, which cleans the
respiratory system thoroughly
from bacteria and reduces the
swelling of the mucosa. This
has a positive result especially
for people allergic to pollen and
those suffering from asthma.
The healing power of brine has
a long tradition in Bad Salzdetfurth.
As early as in 1850, a few
of the people extracting the salt
in Salzdetfurth had the daring
idea to not only use the extracted
brine with its high mineral
contents for salt extraction,
but also for healing purposes.
In Sulza, in Thuringia, Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe recommended
the use of the brine
for healing purposes already
in 1828. While the salinas were
originally built to streamline
the salt extraction, soon they
attracted vacationers to come
to Salzdetfurth. They enjoyed
the salty air in the area near
the mighty structures and discovered
the healing aspect particularly
for diseases of the respiratory
system.
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