Useful and medicinal properties of mineral water
For example, the hydrocarbonate ion is involved in maintaining the acid-base balance in the body. Such water as narzan, Borjomi, having an alkaline reaction, normalizes the motor and secretory function of the gastrointestinal tract, reduces dyspeptic disorders. It is useful not only for diseases of the digestive system, but also for inflammatory processes in the genitourinary system.
When gallbladder stagnation in the gallbladder and with a decreased acidity of gastric juice is useful, mineral water containing the chloride of the Essentuki type No. 4.
For constipation, sulfate mineral waters( "Batalinskaya", "arzni"), irritating the intestinal mucosa, are recommended, thanks towhich is enhanced by its peristalsis.
Ferrous mineral waters( martial, jermuk) stimulate the formation of blood, and therefore it is useful to take them with anemia.
Iodine mineral waters are used for atherosclerosis. With neuroses, mineral waters are prescribed, in which bromine is included( for example, thawed).Water with silicic acid has an analgesic, antitoxic and anti-inflammatory effect.
In recent years, radon mineral waters have been spreading as drinking, since it has been found that in small amounts they are useful in the case of pyelonephritis and gastrointestinal tract disorders.
Carbon dioxide, contained in many mineral waters, stimulates the motor and secretory activity of the stomach and intestines, which is useful in diseases characterized by reduced gastric secretion and sluggish intestinal peristalsis.
Competent use of mineral water can reduce or increase the acidity of gastric juice, improve blood circulation in the stomach and liver, increasing the flow of arterial blood and venous outflow, which is very beneficial for the activity of organs, in particular because it reduces or completely eliminates hypoxia - oxygen starvationtissues, which increases their resistance to the effects of disease-causing factors. As a result of intake of mineral waters in the liver, metabolic processes are normalized, stagnation of bile is eliminated, in the stomach - the healing process of the ulcer is accelerated, the functions of the gastric glands are restored. Mineral water has a beneficial effect on the pancreas, in particular in pancreatitis - inflammation of the pancreas.
Importance is given to mineral waters as stimulants of secretion of intestinal hormones - gastrin and secretin, which are necessary for normal digestion. In addition, mineral waters act on the gastrointestinal tract and reflexively. Consequently, we can talk about the neuro-humoral mechanism of the effect of mineral waters on the digestive system.
The first in Russia was the source of Marcial Waters in the north-west of the country under Petra. He very much believed in the medicinal properties of mineral waters, often visited with his wife( the future Catherine) at a resort that originated in the source area, and recommended that AD Menshikov be treated there. In one of the documents of that era, we read: "The king, after an ordinary ceremony, discussing the illness of his lordship, was pleased to announce the unheard-of effect of mineral waters."
In the USSR, mineral water treatment in the resorts has become widespread.
The food substances include water, without which life is impossible. It is in the water environment that biochemical reactions take place, which is due to the unique physico-chemical properties of water - this truly amazing fluid. It is not by chance that life originated in her.
The living cell is 60-99.7% water, which allowed Dubois to assert: "A living organism is animate water."An adult human body weighing 65 kg contains an average of 40 liters of water. Most of all( 25 liters) is in cells, the remaining 15 liters constitute extracellular fluid. The younger the body, the more liquid there is in it, the amount of water in the body decreases with age.
Water is the only liquid on the Earth, which has specific physical and chemical properties. Water molecules easily decompose into ions - positively charged hydrogen( H +) and negatively charged hydroxyl( OH), these ions determine the spatial structure of proteins, lipids, nucleic acids and other organic substances. The polarity of water molecules is due to dissolve a variety of substances:mineral salts, simple alcohols, sugars, etc. That's why water serves as a medium where numerous chemical reactions take place, which together create life.
Water plays a leading role in the body's heat regulation, it maintains thermal homeostasis, which allows it to adapt to changes in ambient temperature. As the temperature rises, evaporation of water from the surface of the body increases, and it cools. Lowering the temperature of the air and the environment dramatically reduces the evaporation of water, and the heat in the body remains.
Loss of large amounts of water( by evaporation, as a result of vomiting, diarrhea, intensified diuresis) disrupts the constancy of the internal environment( salts are lost along with water).Normal vital activity of the body is unthinkable without preserving the water-salt balance.
It is important to consider the amount not only of water introduced into the body, but also of the water. If the amount of discharged water is less than the amount introduced, this may indicate, for example, impairment of kidney function, insufficiency of the cardiovascular system.
Naturally, a change in the chemical-physical state of water, its electrical conductivity leads to a change in metabolism, enhancing or inhibiting the course of biochemical reactions. Similar changes are observed in thawed, magnetized water and in water obtained by electrolysis. The problem of the influence of ionized water on the organism has been intensively studied in recent years, and interesting results have already been obtained.
Based on the fact that plant foods alkalize the body( which favorably affects physiological functions), it can be expected that negatively charged water, possessing alkaline properties, also has beneficial effects on the body. Special experiments on animals and observations of people confirm these proposals.
Our brief story about the role of water in living nature will end with the words of Antoine de Saint-Exupery: "You, the water, have no taste, color or smell, you can not describe, you enjoy, not knowing what you are. ..You are the greatest wealth in the world. "