Dead
Sea Treatments
The Dead
Sea has been blessed with a rare blend of potent natural resources
proven by endless scientific researches worldwide to be therapeutically
effective for healing skin diseases. People from all over the world come to the
Dead Sea where the most advanced methods and
best therapists for treatment of skin conditions, especially psoriasis, are
concentrated. The therapeutic qualities of the Dead Sea
minerals have been researched for over a century. The clinical results of these
studies show that treatment at the Dead Sea is
the healthiest, most effective available for Psoriasis today.
A few words about
Psoriasis – It is a chronic, auto-immune skin disease in which the body’s
immune system attacks it instead of protecting it. Psoriasis is a hereditary
disease highly-common in the FaroeIslands off the coast of Denmark, where
it appears in 2.5% of the population. In contrast, Eskimos and “pure” North
American Indians do not suffer from Psoriasis at all.
Symptoms of the
Psoriasis are redness and silvery scaling of the skin caused by a accelerated
division of the epidermis cells (the top skin layer), and it can also be
accompanied by intense irritation and itching. Psoriasis affects the skin,
nails and may appear on the tongue and lips as well.
Dead
Sea Climatotherapy
Dead Sea
Climatotherapy is highly recommended for Psoriasis particularly during the
spring and summer seasons (March – October). A ten day to fortnight stay, twice
a year, constitutes the minimum duration required to achieve good therapeutic
results.
Long-term studies
conducted for over the past 30 years show that 60% of the visitors at the Dead Sea were completely cured from all Psoriasis
symptoms and an additional 36% showed significant improvement in the skin’s
condition and a relief from the characteristic symptoms of the disease. The
unique combination of exposure to the sun, bathing in the Dead Sea salt and
Dead Sea mud baths have transformed the Dead Sea area into the most natural health
resort for Psoriasis and other skin diseases, in the world.
Sun and the Atmosphere
At the Dead Sea, the lowest place in the world the air is
saturated with Bromine and other metals that filter sun radiation. The long sun
rays that penetrate through this filter do not cause sunburn. Additionally, the
air has 5% higher levels of oxygen than at sea level. The unique combination of
exposure to the sun and oxygen is essential to the healing process – it reduces
the stress levels and enables longer exposure to the sun. The process of
exposure to the sun is gradual and supervised.
Dead
Sea Water
The Dead
Sea water is rich in minerals and ten times saltier than any other
sea. Each liter of water contains 345 grams of Dead Sea
minerals salt. Dead Sea Minerals such as Magnesium, Potassium and Calcium help
heal Psoriasis. Additionally, each of the 21 minerals found in the Dead Sea is vital for the skin’s normal metabolism
extending the treatment benefits, and making it applicable for all skin
diseases.
Dead
Sea Mud
The Dead Sea mud
produced from the Dead Sea is rich in minerals
which have antiseptic qualities. Covering the body in Dead
Sea mud helps the minerals absorb into the body while the top
layer of skin is purified and cleansed, contributing significantly to an
improvement in the external symptoms of the disease.
Research Results
Over the past two
decades many studies have been conducted researching the therapeutic effects of
the Dead Sea on Psoriasis. The amazing
results, received by different researches, show a success rate of 60% to
absolute recovery. The balance 36% experienced almost complete recovery and a
significant improvement in the severity of the disease during the 6 months
following the treatment at the Dead Sea.
Beyond the significant
success results, these studies also showed that the skin does not develop
resistance to the Dead Sea treatments (as
happens with the standard cortisone treatment), indicating that the treatment
can be repeated with an identical success rate as the previous ones.