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Saune, hammam e novità dal mondo del benessere

Approfondisci la conoscenza di due antichissime tradizioni dedicate al benessere del corpo, dalla Turchia antica agli innevati paesaggi nordeuropei.
QC Terme, New York

QC Terme Spas and Resorts has opened its latest spa - QC NY - in the unique setting of Governors Island, its first project outside Europe which was seven years in the making and involved architectural and landscape work, as well as sympathetic conservation of the original historical buildings. The New York spa – with […]

13 . 04 . 2022

The benefits of water therapy

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 […]

8 . 04 . 2022

Meteoropathy

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, […]

8 . 04 . 2022

The benefits of exercising outdoors

Running, cycling, swimming, tennis, keep-fit. All outdoors. It’s nearly that time of year when we can start getting out and exercising on the beach, in the mountains or even in our local park, to increase the benefits of sport. We can consider it a kind of “medicine” which not only helps release endorphins, the famous […]

22 . 03 . 2022

Steam in our lives

Water is normally found in its liquid state in seas, rivers and lakes. When frozen it becomes a solid and, when it evaporates, a gas. In this gaseous state it becomes a light, weightless cloud. Steam is used in many different fields – wellbeing, hygiene, cooking and natural medicine – and has many health benefits. […]

21 . 12 . 2021

The Hammam And Its Origins

“No city is complete without its own hammam” said Princess Scheherazade, one of the main characters of One Thousand and One Nights (Alf laila wa laila), the famous collection of tales which scholars have dated to the 10th century. The meaning of the word hammam (in Arabic) and hamam (in Turkish) is a place where you go to purify your body […]

20 . 12 . 2021

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