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Borjomi mineral water: benefits and harms. Video
Many people constantly drink mineral water, considering it more useful than ordinary drinking. But the uncontrolled intake of such water is akin to the use of drugs, the composition and action of which you do not know. Before buying and drinking mineral water, you need to be sure that it will not harm your health.
Mineral water: benefits and harms
There is a science of balneology – from lat. balneum (lat.) – bath, bathing, which studies the origin and physical and chemical properties of mineral waters. Based on this, scientifically based recommendations are developed for their use, both internal and external. In fact, any water, except distilled water, contains mineral additives, and the more there are, the harder it is.
Mineral waters with a high concentration of salts were used for medicinal purposes in ancient India, one and a half millennia BC. Assyrian, Babylonian, Jewish and Egyptian manuscripts contain information about healing procedures using mineral waters of different composition. And today, in those places where mineral springs gush, there are balneological medical institutions specializing in various diseases.
Water from these sources is used not only in the places where it is extracted; it is bottled and transported over long distances, it goes to stores where anyone can buy it. The bad news is that few people, when buying mineral water to quench their thirst, pay attention to its type and composition.
Types of mineral water, its composition
Depending on the concentration of active minerals in the composition of a particular water, it is divided into several types and is: – medicinal; – medical dining room; – a dining room.
There are ecological mineral waters with a minimum salt content, they are used to remove toxins from the body, especially at a time when they adhere to a particular diet.
The lowest level of mineralization is in table waters, it is about 2–3 g per liter, medicinal table waters include waters with a mineral content of 4 to 9 g per liter, and medicinal ones – from 10 to 15 g per liter. The type of water and the amount of mineral salts in its composition must be written on the label. You can drink table water in any quantity without consulting a doctor. But already a medical dining room can be used only after consulting a doctor, in certain quantities and with an agreed duration. Healing water can be prescribed by prescription as a medicine that, if taken uncontrollably, can be harmful.
In terms of composition, medicinal and medicinal-table waters are divided into several main types: – chloride, containing more than 200 mg per liter of chlorides; – sulfate, containing more than 200 mg per liter of sulfates; – hydrocarbonate containing more than 600 mg per liter of hydrocarbonate.
In addition to them, there are also mineral waters with a mixed composition. The taste of water also depends on the composition, if it contains a lot of magnesium sulfate, it will have a bitter taste, if the chlorides are salty. The most delicious are bicarbonate waters.
The impact of mineral waters on the human body
The healing effect of mineral water is due to its dosage and method of use, but it mainly depends on the composition. Hydrocarbonate mineral waters are recommended for those who have urolithiasis or cystitis. It is especially useful for infants and athletes to drink, but for those who suffer from gastritis, such water is contraindicated.
In cases of a decrease in the acidity of gastric juice and stagnation of bile, you need to drink water containing chlorine ions, constipation can be cured with sulfate waters, and anemia – glandular
Sulfate water is recommended for people suffering from obesity, chronic hepatitis, gastritis, diabetes mellitus and diseases of the biliary tract. This water restores the dysfunctions of the liver and gallbladder, and also promotes the elimination of toxins and toxins, since it has a mild laxative effect. But children and adolescents should not drink such water – sulfides impede the absorption of calcium in the body.
Chloride water is recommended for disorders of the digestive system, it restores the functioning of the intestines, liver and gallbladder, normalizes metabolism, improves the secretion of the small intestine, stomach and pancreas. Contraindicated in people with hypertension.
Recently, the harm and benefits of this mineral water have become the subject of heated discussions. Traditionally, this water was present on tables even during the Soviet era, but it belongs to medical dining rooms, and it is not for nothing that its label says that you can drink it constantly for no longer than 30 days, after which you need to take a break for 3–6 months. “Borjomi”, like “Narzan”, have an alkaline reaction, these medicinal table waters neutralize dyspeptic manifestations, normalize the motor and secretory function of the gastrointestinal tract. Borjomi is useful for restoring liver functions and in treating diabetes mellitus. But it should be remembered that this is a medicine, and drinking it in accordance with the recommendations, in this case, the harm from “Borjomi” will be no more than from any other medicinal mineral water.