Water is welcoming and adapts to any shape. This is the first thing that gives us pleasure when entering a pool. Then there's the temperature. Dermatologists suggest the ideal temperature for water is around 36-37 °C, the same as our body temperature. Any hotter and it could have harmful effects on the circulation, especially if […]
The French philosopher Voltaire got depressed at the first signs of autumn, the writer Wolfgang Goethe was especially sensitive to the wind. Hippocrates, considered the father of medicine, talked about the “sirocco syndrome” and taught his medical students to remember the effect the seasons can have on their patients’ complaints. The main symptoms of meteoropathy, […]
An interview with Dr Maria Letizia D’Errigo, a physician specialising in dermatology, venereology and medical hydrology, National Manager of the ISPLAD (International-Italian Society of Plastic, Regenerative and Oncological Dermatology) thermal spas and beauty farms (marialetiziaderrigo.it). Edited by Luisa Taliento. What happens to our body when we enter a Hammam, the steam bath in […]
The walls, the square tubs, the marble flooring all tell of the ancient history of steam and fragrance, while the sound of water and the soft lighting deliver a feeling of peace. So many hotels, spa towns and health farms the world over now offer the Hammam experience. But there are some in which that […]
The arrival of the cold winter months signals the loss of the positive effects of the summer weather which gives us a much sexier, well-toned, golden skin. At this time of year our skin is definitely not at its best. As well as returning to its pallid winter colour, our skin often looks lifeless, chapped, […]
Cruise ships too can win awards. For nine years Cruise Critic have been running their Editors’ Picks Awards, an annual event rewarding the best cruise ships selected by an international team of experts in that field. Cruise Critic is the major US cruise review website. Launched in 1990 as a travel forum, today it is […]
