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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Health or Relaxation? You Don't Have to Choose. Here's How You Can Have BOTH.

If you're a busy person, it would help to know that you have relaxation and pampering options that are also good for your health. The good news is that you can. Have you ever had the opportunity to enjoy a steam room or sauna at a health spa or in a home? They have incredible health and beautification benefits while allowing you to relax and re-energize. Not only do saunas and steam rooms both increase the heartbeat and improve circulation, they also have their own individual health benefits.

Health or Relaxation? The Truth About Saunas and Steam Rooms:

Saunas

Saunas can be used as a means of calming the body and relieving it of stress. If you suffer from insomnia (one out three people have a mild case), it can also help induce sleep. The heat from the sauna helps the body release endorphins, a feel-good chemical that reduces the effects of stress on the body which can relax you enough to sleep better. The sauna heats up your body, so when you leave and begin to cool down, your body releases increased levels of melatonin, helping you feel more relaxed and therefore allowing you to have a deeper sleep.

The heat from a sauna soothes your nerve endings and warms and relaxes muscles, in turn relieving the tension from your body and minimizing joint pain. This is especially beneficial for those who suffer from illnesses such as arthritis, painful migraines, and headaches.

Steam Room

Steam rooms have similar benefits as the saunas, but they work with added moisture in the air. The steam room helps to open up airways which improves your breathing and alleviates congestion. The wet heat from the steam room thins and opens the mucous membranes in the body, which helps to relieve the pressure. This is highly beneficial for those that suffer from asthma and bronchitis, as it helps with sinus relief.

The steam room also increases metabolism and can aid with weight loss. The steam room causes you to sweat, which means that your body is losing water. As water makes up a large part of your body weight, the emission of the sweat will cause you to lose a few pounds. The sweat also helps to remove toxins and cleanses the body.

Skin Benefits

As far as skin benefits, saunas are better for muscle relaxation and lowering blood pressure - a more internal job, whereas the steam room will help with overall detoxification of the body—the preference is yours. Both facilities open up your pores and increase blood and lymphatic circulation, which will effectively aid in softening your skin. You will notice a healthy pink glow in your skin, which will make you look younger, so not only will you feel good but you will also look rejuvenated.

The steam also helps to clear out any impurities from the skin which is especially good for those who have acne. Similarly, saunas will help to eradicate blackheads to give you clearer skin.

That being said, do make sure that you don’t stay in there too long—spending too much time in a sauna can lead to excessive thirst and too much time in a steam room can cause dizziness or even a rapid heartbeat.

In addition to the heat of steam rooms and saunas, both at home and in the spa, you usually have the option of enhancing your experience and furthering health benefits, with essential oils. Common ones are Lavender, Orange and our favorite - Eucalyptus. We favor the Eucalyptus so much, that we even created a convenient eucalyptus spray that you can easily use both in the shower and spa alike. Eucalyptus is antimicrobial and is a powerful immune support, and cleanser of the sinus and bronchial passages. Great for migraines and stiff muscles. What's not to love?

At Eurospa, we are committed to your health, which is why our products are always the highest quality possible.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Eucalyptus: Good for Mind, Body and Business

You may be surprised to find that Eucalyptus, a plant commonly known for it's essential oil, is a valuable enhancement to your creativity, personal health and productivity.

Follow me here. First, let's dive into some of the main properties of Eucalyptus oil and see why it is such a valuable asset to your life quality and success.

antiseptic
expectorant
stimulant
anti-inflammatory
anti-spasmodic
decongestant
deodorant
anti-microbial

There's a common thread weaving through that list of characteristics. Not only does it kill bacteria (and other invaders) but it improves circulation and acts as a bronchiodilator.

Do you see where this is going? It's absolutely amazing!

The benefit this miracle plant brings to your health is clear. Think of the opportunities to empower your immune system against the cold season in winter! On top of that, add it to your first aid kit for your next camping adventure as both an aid in healing and as an anti-inflammatory muscle rub.

Next up - is the bronchioldilation perk. This is the substance that dilates the bronchi and bronchioles, decreasing resistance in the respiratory airway and increasing airflow to the lungs. This not only breaks up congestion but paves the way for deeper breathing; and that's something we all need much more of. Studies have shown us that deeper breathing slows the heart rate along with the rate of aggression and the cortisol (stress hormone) that accompanies it. In addition to decreased stress, deep breathing brings more oxygen to the brain; a necessary ingredient for creative flow and productivity.

When there is plenty of oxygen in the brain, we are stimulated, have the ability to think more clearly, our senses are heightened and we welcome new ideas with improved motivation.

Imagine adding a Eucalyptus Spray to your shower or steam room. Imagine enjoying a few sprays in a room just before you begin your workday, creative process or meditation. I assure you, the results will be invigorating and your health will benefit as well.

But don't simply take my word for it. Visit us now, at Eurospa and discover just how wonderful the addition of eucalyptus oil to your daily routine can be!

by: Navae Fiona

Monday, May 6, 2013

Allegria Spa at Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek On Everybody's Top Spa Lists

The Best Spas in America know that Eucalyptus Oil Is A Major Part of the Experience

Over the next few months, this blog is going to take a look at major spas all over the US and even the world. We will check out what the reviewers are saying and the guests. We'll bring you descriptions and pictures, plus links to help you further research these facilities.

Some will be major spa resort facilities like today's offering. Others will be hotel spas, fitness center spas, and even local wellness facilities. There will be two criteria required to make our list, however. The spa must have a great steam room. And that steam room must use Suprema 100% Pure, pharmaceutical grade, Eucalyptus Oil in their steam room. Without the soothing and healing powers of Eucalyptus oil in the steam room, how could any spa lay claim to greatness at all.

You can now enjoy to luxury of eucalyptus oil in a regular shower, too. Buy our 8 ounce spray bottle of 100% pure pharmaceutical grade eucalyptus oil for you home shower or steam room.

Spa Finder Describes Allegria Spa at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort as follows:

Beaver Creek is a popular spot with ski-vacationing families. Its slopes total 1,805 acres and include both beginner runs and double black diamonds. Park Hyatt Beaver Creek capitalizes on its close proximity to the slopes with skier- and snowboarder-friendly amenities such as a ski valet who stores and dries guests' equipment as they come off the lift. Guests seeking even more excitement can take a shuttle to Vail, just eight miles away, where additional world-class slopes and Rocky Mountain family adventure can be found.

Camp Hyatt treats children aged three to 12 to outdoor exploration and creative indoor projects during warmer months. Parents and kids can also enjoy a s'mores "happy hour" every evening around the fire pit. In the summertime, badminton, horseshoes, and volleyball games are among the many varieties of friendly competition available.

The hotel's picturesque setting hosts a wealth of exciting outdoor activities in all weather. Beaver Creek features warm-weather sporting facilities (including a tennis center and a golf club), stables for horseback riding, hiking/rock climbing, and easy access to fly fishing in the Colorado, Eagle, or Roaring Fork rivers. Complimentary fly-fishing clinics are held at the hotel every morning. Besides downhill and cross-country skiing, guests can take advantage of tobogganing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling on the mountains as well as ice skating at a rink adjacent to the property

Online reviews would support this description. After visiting several online review sites, I found that the ratings ranged from 4 stars to perfect 5 stars. Prevention Magazine calls it one of the top 50 eco spas in the US. Forbes Travel Guide has Alegria Spa as a Star Award Winner in 2011 and 2013. Spawards lists the spa among top 100 for 2012.

Facilities

Steam Room
Showers
Changing/Locker Rooms
Cold Plunge Pool
Sauna
Jacuzzi

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Steam Room Benefits to Your Health and Well Being

Sauna benches (Photo credit: Matti Mattila)

Steam Rooms Promote Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Wellness...Even Before You Add Eucalyptus

There may be some who will argue whether or not there are therapeutic benefits to steam rooms. There are even a few who might try to prove that there may be some dangers with steam rooms. After exhausting just about every well written (if not necessarily research based) article about steam baths available, and throwing in humidifiers to boot, here is the conclusion:

Steam Rooms May Provide benefits to circulation, detoxification, muscle relaxation, and respiration, or, maybe not. Here's the dope.

Humans have believed for at least hundreds if not thousands of years that steam is good for the respiratory system, skin, and muscles. We lay people have observed that dry whether causes chapping of lips, skin, the inside of our noses and even our throats. We use steam baths, hot showers, facial saunas, and humidifiers (both room and whole-house) in our attempt to balance out nature's dry climates or seasons.

While science seems to be having difficulty proving one way or the other whether steam might help with chapping, including the chapping of our throats that leads to sore throats and colds, lay observation seems to confirm for us enough relief or benefit to continue to use these methods.

Open those pores - When we sweat, and sweating is the main activity in a steam room, our pores open wide and we sweat out water. This process is widely touted as a way to sweat out unwanted toxins and just plain dirt that we don't want clogging up our pores. Science is mixed on this. But one might conclude that we would all stop doing it if there was no evidence of effectiveness.

Soothe Aching Muscles - Heating our skin, increases blood circulation. The body's response is to direct more blood to the skin's surface and the muscles. With more blood flow, the build up of lactic acid from a muscle that has been worked will be expelled more quickly. The blood also bring oxygen and nutrients needed to help the muscle heal.

Clean Out Your Nasal Passages - If you need scientific proof of this effect, you've never been in a steam room. Your nose will run, and your nasal passages will be clean afterwords. Does this help prevent colds, reduce cold symptoms, or speed recovery. Many websites point to a study at the University of Munich that makes multiple claims as to possible benefits related to respiratory issues. If you can find that original study, please send me an email or give me a link in the comments. I can find no evidence that the study exists.

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