• April 18, 2024

To swim in the Dead Sea It may be a alternative therapy for the diabetics ; The benefit of this place, which is located between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories, is that it reduces the levels of sugar in the blood , which could improve the medical conditions of these patients.

The investigation of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Ben-Gurion University Y  the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva, It consisted of introducing 14 people with diabetes type 2 to a pool with water from Dead Sea , at a temperature of 35 degrees centigrade; After 20 minutes, they registered a reduction of 13.5% in their levels of glucose .

In addition, participants had to enter a pool with normal water, where no changes were detected in the detection of sugar. The Israeli experts clarified that healthy people did not report any change in their health, when they were submerged in salt water.

This analysis will be available in the magazine of the Medical Association of Israel Ha'refua . The researchers warn that they will continue with the studies, with the purpose of knowing what happens when a patient stays more than an hour in water of the Dead Sea .

What properties does the Dead Sea have?

Also it receives the name of Asfaltites lake, by the deposits of asphalt that are to his around. Water is rich in calcium , magnesium , potassium , bromine , cast Y Salt ; but it registers low levels of sodium , sulfates Y carbonates . Due to its high salinity, no species lives inside it.

The sea has therapeutic capabilities that help improve the health and beauty of the skin ; It also serves to cure problems like psoriasis , Bad circulation , arthritis , rheumatism Y muscle pains .

The researchers pointed out that if the study is favorable, the diabetics they could reduce their medication with this alternative therapy .

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