Sea water: a first-class natural restorative

Who has not ever taken an isotonic drink to recover the minerals lost after an hour of running or intense exercise? Well, well, those suspiciously colored drinks are loaded with sugars, flavorings and preservatives. An option that does not seem very healthy.

we should know that a simple shot of seawater, so abundant on our planet and so accessible, has an equally energizing effect. Rehydrates the body by providing the lost mineral salts and stimulates the metabolism.

Drinking seawater may seem unnatural, but in the field of sports medicine its effectiveness has been fully proven. Experts recommend taking it before and after the exercise session and, in this way, fatigue is reduced and physical strength is better maintained.

Therapeutic applications of seawater

But it’s not alone a fantastic anti-fatigue toner: its benefits are so extensive that some doctors recommend it as an effective complement to regular treatments.

Orally administered seawater is being used successfully in allergic problems, gastritis, gastroenteritis and other digestive ailments, insomnia, muscle and joint pain, heart disease, diabetes, liver cirrhosis, chronic varicose ulcers, atherosclerosis, elimination of heavy metals …

It also turns out effective on skin problemssuch as dermatitis or acne. During menopause it improves osteoarticular pain and osteoporosis. It is useful in respiratory ailments, since it facilitates the drainage of mucus and “feeds” the mucosa. And, finally, it is a good mouthwash that prevents oral infections.

With the backing of science

In all these cases, even in arterial hypertension, it is prescribed by Dr. M. Teresa Ilari, a Spanish internist who works in Nicaragua and who has been the main promoter of this therapy for years. Now, scientific studies are proving him right.

In a Japanese study it was discovered that in seawater there are dissolved organic molecules capable of inhibiting platelet aggregation –the effect of aspirin–.

Professor William Fenical (La Jolla University, California) have demonstrated in vitro the antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic power of microorganisms in seawater. Due to its richness in trace elements, it is a great cell regenerator and DNA protector, according to Israeli researchers. And animal experiments have also shown that it helps to lose weight.

Activate immunity

However, the fundamental thing is that seawater exerts some type of cellular activation and provokes an adequate immune response.

“It is nutritious and curative because it contains almost all the minerals and trace elements on the periodic table, as well as phytoplankton and zooplankton,” explains Dr. Ilari.

In addition to a rich composition of minerals, trace elements and proteins, it provides carbohydrates, vitamins and nucleic acids, contained in plankton and in the biomass of the sea, and this entire cocktail is a complete nutrient for cells.

The origin of seawater therapy

Who thought that it is good for health if we all know that shipwrecked people die from drinking salt water? We owe the knowledge of this therapy to the French scientist René Quinton (1867-1925), who demonstrated the similarity of the composition of blood plasma with that of seawaterfrom where life on Earth arose millions of years ago.

He also established that human cells can be kept alive in that primal seawater, less salty than the current one. So, diluting seawater To lower the concentration of salts and bring it closer to that of blood, he obtained a marine plasma with which he cured thousands of people –children with severe malnutrition, gastroenteritis or cholera– at a time when there were no antibiotics.

How to drink sea water

The advice of Dr. Ilari is dilute it with fresh water in a ratio of 1 to 3: one part of salt water to three of fresh water, juice or infusion to give it a more pleasant flavor.

how much to drink

As a restorative for the body, between 30 and 50 ml a day enough, but Dr. Ilari does not hesitate to advise drinking 250 ml a day. The maximum limit would be 500 ml for people who are sick and as a complement to medical treatment.

How to make its consumption safe and healthy

Companies that market seawater as a nutritional supplement they collect it in the marine vortices, places where different currents converge, as they are areas rich in phytoplankton and zooplankton, and with hyperoxygenated water. Is removed deeper than 10 m and away from maritime routes, ports and inhabited areas.

Then it goes through a cold microfiltration process and sterilization to be safely consumed. It is bottled either undiluted or diluted with fresh (isotonic) water.

The company Ibiza and Formentera Agua de Mar, in addition to water for drinking and cooking, markets special editions of marine plasma extracted during singular astronomical phenomena, such as full moon nights during the summer solstice or during the passage of the Perseids. Its managers ensure that its energy power is higher.

The Aqua Maris Foundation (Badalona) has a seawater well that is purified naturally thanks to the quartz in the underground sand. From this well they supply their partners.