The influence of Monfortinho thermal waters on human health
Keywords:
Monfortinho, Thermal Waters, HealthAbstract
The thermal waters have numerous medicinal advantages, highlighting their anti-inflammatory and immuno-modulatory properties, useful in the treatment of various pathologies of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, muscoloskeletal, skin, among others (Prandelli et al, 2013; Zajac, 2021; Franz et al, 2021). Several studies demonstrate the importance that this type of water presents in cardiovascular pathologies, namely in its use as protectors of the most important risk factors for the triggering of these pathologies (Laukkanen et al, 2015; Laukkanen et al, 2018). Some authors report that balneotherapy is associated with normalization of lipid profile parameters (Heinonen &; Laukkanen, 2018; Esperland et al, 2022) as well as reducing susceptibility to viral infections (Kunutsor et al., 2017; Kunutsor et al., 2021). There is also the component associated with skin and the delay of aging, as demonstrated in studies in the area (Vaz et al, 2022). Of course, there are studies that demonstrate the possibility of the existence of some intercurrences, with special incidence in the cardiac area and in the psychiatric area - note, however, that the studies referred to point to the pre-existence of pathology (Zaccardi et al, 2017; Laukkanen et al 2018).
