The term Spa is an acronym for the Latin phrase sanus per aquam, meaning “health through water.” As a health advocate and coincidentally a native Roman, I enjoy talking about water and its link to wellness.
Universal Solvent
Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. As water flows it transports valuable chemicals, minerals, and nutrients making it a versatile healing and purifying agent.
As a carrier substance, water has many therapeutic applications. It can deliver medicinals either externally or internally, by dousing, bathing, drinking, gargling, flushing, and inhalation of its vapors. Swimming provides healthy exercise and the ionic breeze of rain and seashores energizes us.
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