Hot tub

Hot tubs increase sweating and your metabolism. But you can not take them more than 15-20 minutes, because it is a big load on the heart. Scientists do not recommend taking long-term hot tubs for people with heart disease and a tendency to hypotension (low blood pressure) and syncope. You should take a cool or douches, ending the procedure with cold water after a hot tub with the addition of salt. A variety of additives, dissolved in hot water, provide good effects on your health and especially on the nervous system: the tension is reduced, the overall tone of the body is increased, irritation of the skin is relieved. The use of various additives (for example, a salt) that can penetrate the skin and the respiratory tract enhances greatly the therapeutic and prophylactic effect of this procedure. Essential oils have high penetrating power particularly. Tub with the addition of various concoctions of herbs gives a good curative effect. Of course, if you are not allergic to them. Generally, hot or warm water, affecting the body, helps your health, relieves stress and improves mood, because during this procedure reduces the level of stress hormones (epinephrine, cortisol) in the blood. A tub can soothe or invigorate, relax or invigorate, heal and remove pain and inflammation. It depends on temperature and water added to the drug (salt or herbs). You can accomplish by variety of ways and at different times of these effects. You can take a tub at any time of day, but you should understand the effect of the tub. Take warm or hot tubs before going to sleep. Only they can reassure nervous system, relieve stress and fatigue after a hard day’s work. You may take a cool refreshing tub to wake up. It is good for your health. The same effect can be achieved with a contrast shower. There are certain rules of admission hot salt tub:

you have to avoid draft in the bathroom;

you should take a shower before the tub that the skin absorb nutrients better;

you should not take a salt tub on a full stomach. It takes 2 - 3 hours to digest the food;

relax and think about pleasant things, taking a tub and forget about the problems of the day;

the procedure should be enjoyable without any negative emotions;

massage your body with a brush, dead skin flakes will separate and the skin will become smooth and elastic;

apply a moisturizing cream or lotion to the whole body after a tub.