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Hydrotherapy

August 9, 2022 by Nadine Gordon

When it’s 32 degrees Celsius (86.9 F) but feels like 36 (96.8 F) and a sirocco is blowing across the prairie; you know that Mother Nature’s dehydrator has kicked in.  During such heat waves, one must be sure to drink plenty of fluids and attempt to stay cool – hydration is the key unless you want to whither up like a piece of dried up old jerky!

Many people suffer immeasurably during summer months due to the onslaught of intense, desert like heat waves so they head to a body of water or a beach to help keep their body hydrated and their heads cool.

Hydrotherapy is the use of water to treat a disease or to maintain health.

The theory behind hydrotherapy is that water has many properties that give it the ability to heal. Water can store and carry heat and energy. Likewise, water can cool. It can also dissolve other substances, such as minerals and salts.

Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy or water cure, is a branch of alternative medicine, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy, that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment.

Drinking water also assists in maintaining mental clarity but, the sound of water can be calming and bring a sense of balance to one’s spirit when the day is just too hot to handle.

If my mental demeanor is at stake because life has become too fiery, I find the sound of water soothing. However, when Mother Nature’s dehydrator is full throttle, I enjoy going for a nice cool swim in order to refresh, calm and maintain my health.

Water heals.

The picture below is my idea of hydrotherapy on a day where it’s 32 degrees Celsius but feels like 34 with a dehydrating sirocco breeze on the prairie.

 

If a sirocco visits your area firing up your daily life until it’s too hot to handle, try hydrotherapy.

Ease your pain; take the first step; get wet; just plunge in; let water heal you.

 

 

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Posted in Short Stories | Tagged dehydrator, health, heat wave, hydrotherapy, lifestyle, Mother Nature, prairie, short story, sirocco | 10 Comments

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  1. on August 9, 2022 at 8:56 am Terry's avatar Terry

    Beautiful photo and valuable information, Nadine! I love the heat and it seems it’s never too hot for me. That said, I still have to hydrate on those hot summer days, and every day for that matter.

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    • on August 9, 2022 at 9:29 am Nadine Gordon's avatar Nadine Gordon

      Thanks Terry! I find that when the temperature rises above 23 degrees Celsius my energy is completely sapped… then I seek out water! Lol

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  2. on August 9, 2022 at 7:56 pm Tippy Gnu's avatar Tippy Gnu

    So, is high humidity a healing force?

    I love watermelon on a hot summer day, so maybe that counts for hydrotherapy, too. But I guess nothing beats a plunge into a cool river or lake.

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    • on August 9, 2022 at 8:00 pm Nadine Gordon's avatar Nadine Gordon

      I like humidity but watermelon is always a number 1 favorite hydrator unless you happen to be actually in the water! 😉

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    • on August 16, 2022 at 7:21 pm joyroses13's avatar joyroses13

      Love hydrotherapy! In need of ocean hydrotherapy!! 😊

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      • on August 16, 2022 at 7:22 pm Nadine Gordon's avatar Nadine Gordon

        That sounds so inviting! 😃 😊

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      • on August 16, 2022 at 7:23 pm joyroses13's avatar joyroses13

        🥰 Next month I hope to be there!

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      • on August 16, 2022 at 7:24 pm Nadine Gordon's avatar Nadine Gordon

        Enjoy the ocean view and beach! I’ll bet it will be so revitalizing for you! ❤️ 💙 💜 💖

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      • on August 16, 2022 at 7:25 pm joyroses13's avatar joyroses13

        Definitely will and it always is! 🌊⛱🙂

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      • on August 16, 2022 at 8:07 pm Tippy Gnu's avatar Tippy Gnu

        I guess it’s better to have hydrotherapy than hydrophobia.

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