{"id":16605,"date":"2023-08-18T18:35:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T16:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/2023\/08\/18\/thalassotherapy-in-gallura\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T18:35:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T16:35:30","slug":"thalassotherapy-in-gallura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/en\/2023\/08\/18\/thalassotherapy-in-gallura\/","title":{"rendered":"Thalassotherapy in Gallura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thalassotherapy is a widespread practice in Sardinia and several areas of Gallura. It is a specific type of hydrotherapy which uses seawater and all related elements,<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> such as algae, minerals, sand, and mud extracted from the sea, for personal care. The term \u2018thalassotherapy\u2019 derives from the union of two ancient Greek words:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16579 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/talasoterapi-nedir-havuz-1024x427.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/talasoterapi-nedir-havuz-1024x427.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/talasoterapi-nedir-havuz-300x125.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/talasoterapi-nedir-havuz-768x320.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/talasoterapi-nedir-havuz-700x292.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/talasoterapi-nedir-havuz.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2018thalassa\u2019, which means \u2018sea\u2019, and \u2018therapeia\u2019, which means \u2018care\u2019. <\/span><span class=\"s4\">.<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> . <\/span><span class=\"s4\">.<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> . <\/span><span class=\"s2\">The origins of this practice date back to Ancient Egypt. It was then resumed by the Phoenicians, the Greeks, and the Romans: thermal and sea baths provided them with a chance to regenerate, stimulate, relax, and remineralise their bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16584 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thalassotherapy-e1692376477793-1024x524.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thalassotherapy-e1692376477793-1024x524.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thalassotherapy-e1692376477793-300x153.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thalassotherapy-e1692376477793-768x393.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thalassotherapy-e1692376477793-700x358.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thalassotherapy-e1692376477793.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Generally speaking, according to the best studies available, thalassotherapy is truly beneficial for the whole human body, as it facilitates toxin elimination, boosts the immune system, stimulates lymphatic circulation, produces a relaxing and invigorating effect on muscles, and improves skin quality and appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16599 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ocean-woman-stock-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ocean-woman-stock-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ocean-woman-stock-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ocean-woman-stock-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ocean-woman-stock-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ocean-woman-stock-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ocean-woman-stock-700x467.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">As for weight-loss programmes, the use of algae and mud wraps offers huge benefits. The advantage of thalassotherapy over hydrotherapy is that practising physical activity in seawater provides the additional benefit of absorbing the minerals dissolved in saltwater, unlike what happens in freshwater.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16594 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Thalassotherapy-Resorts-1024x347.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Thalassotherapy-Resorts-1024x347.png 1024w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Thalassotherapy-Resorts-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Thalassotherapy-Resorts-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Thalassotherapy-Resorts-1536x520.png 1536w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Thalassotherapy-Resorts-700x237.png 700w, https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Thalassotherapy-Resorts.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thalassotherapy is a widespread practice in Sardinia and several areas of Gallura. It is a specific type of hydrotherapy which uses seawater and all related elements, such as algae, minerals, sand, and mud extracted from the sea, for personal care. The term \u2018thalassotherapy\u2019 derives from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-categorizzato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergallura.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}