Health Centres and Beauty Farms

Health Centres and Beauty Farms are ideal places for relaxing and looking after yourself, where you can leave the frenetic stress of everyday life behind. Here all the services are directed at cultivating inner and outer beauty, from ancient oriental disciplines, applied according to tradition or in more modern ways, to new wellbeing philosophies (related to “New Age” ideas, for example, which are very much in vogue at the moment), and from the most traditional beauty treatments to the innovative techniques in tune with today’s trends.

Spas and Salus per Aquam

Spas and salus per aquam (health through water) represent the tradition and history of recovering physical health. However, going to such places is not only about curing diseases – it’s also about physical and mental wellbeing. This is why we see the section of the population between 20 and 45 choosing spas for the classic rémise en forme. Water and mud have curative properties (treatments for the respiratory system and joint movement) but also contribute to making us feel better in general from a beauty and psychophysical point of view, by promoting microcirculation and eliminating toxins, for example.

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Caldarium

area equipped for hot water or steam baths with temperatures varying between 30°C and 60°C. Promotes sweating and therefore elimination of toxins.

Chiropractics

manipulation therapy aimed at readjusting the pelvic bones and vertebral column based on the principle that the nerve cells in the spinal cord can affect all the organs via the brain, from which they receive information through the nervous system

Chocolate therapy

in other words, the use of cocoa and chocolate for beauty and health. Chocolate has been known and used since the time of the Mayas and is extremely rich in elements that are good for the body. Mineral salts (especially iron, magnesium, phosphorus potassium, calcium and a very little sodium) are used in remineralising and draining treatments. The high concentration of magnesium, phosphorus and calcium is also widely used for treating loss of tone and loosening in muscle and circulation tissues. Vitamins are used for nourishing, hydrating and emollient treatments, and anti-oxidant and anti-radical polyphenols in stimulation and anti-aging treatments. Flavonoids and vasoprotectors are good for treating cellulite and water-retention, theobromine and caffeine, with stimulating and reducing effect, for localised adiposity and adipose cellulite. Energising and revitalising active principles also allow original calming and anti-stress treatments.

Chromotherapy

a therapy that uses colours and light to produce wellbeing and body equilibrium. It is based on the scientific principle that every organ sends out electromagnetic waves that can be altered by an illness. Colours, as electromagnetic frequencies that vary according to chromatic gradation, can have a positive influence on the vibrations of the organs and therefore restore equilibrium. The colours are “administered” with the help of special lamps that emit coloured lights of variable intensity.

Crystal therapy

treatment method based on applying crystals or hard stones to the body, usually in relation to the seven energy points (called chakra). According to this therapy, the crystals contain magnetic fields that help to restore the equilibrium of the energy centres