The use of heliotherapy began a long time ago when it was
used in India, China and Egypt to treat diseases, including psoriasis. Ancient
Greeks also used natural sunlight as therapy.
Heliotherapy exposes the body to sunlight to help heal
disease and is beneficial for increasing energy, lowering blood pressure,
lowering blood cholesterol and increasing resistance to infection.
Dermatologists use heliotherapy for the treatment of acne, psoriasis and other
skin problems and while natural solar radiation is the preferred method
artificial light may also be used.
Heliotherapy is a method that uses the sun’s ultraviolet
waves to enhance the production of vitamins and nutrients in our skin and body in a process
we really need.
Heliotherapy can be used as a natural antibiotic, as stress reliever or as a way to enhance your immune system. If Heliotherapy is practiced early in the morning, more specifically before 9:00 am, for at least 20 minutes, it can assist in wound healing as well as the elimination of microbes from the skin.
As a chiropractic treatment, heliotherapy is used for
muscular stimulation and relaxation and can help with Seasonal Affective
Disorder (SAD) caused by sunlight deprivation during the dark winter
months.
While fully recognizing that long term overexposure to the sun
and burning can result in skin cancer, premature aging and wrinkling in some
cases, the science of heliotherapy supports that the sun also offers many
benefits.
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