Well cure

The health-promoting effects of medicinal water have been known for centuries. It became really popular Well cure but only in the 18th century, when the healing springs were also used to a greater extent for internal cleansing of the body.

Today the user can also carry out his drinking cure at home. About 60 German medicinal springs are available to him. If he strictly follows the instructions on the bottle label, he can count on an improvement in his health at the end of the well treatment.

What is the well treatment?

A well cure is a drinking cure that is carried out to treat an illness or as a preventive measure. A duration of four to 6 weeks is recommended, during which up to 1.5 liters of a certain still healing water are consumed daily. If you like, you can also take a three-month treatment. During the well treatment, meals are consumed as usual and to the usual extent.

It is better for your health to drink the healing water in addition to normal drinks throughout the day, even if the patient consumes more than 3 liters of fluids per day: The larger amount of water is more capable of the natural self-healing powers of the Activate body. The well treatment works best if the patient does it 2 to 3 times a year. The composition of the healing water differs depending on which rock layers they have passed on their way through the depths of the earth.

It usually contains calcium, magnesium, hydrogen carbonate, sulfate and fluoride. Users who have never had a drinking cure and do not yet know which medicinal water is suitable for treating their ailment should look in the medicinal water directory. There you will find all of Germany's medicinal waters available in bottles with detailed information on all ingredients.

Function, effect & goals

A well cure primarily treats the classic diseases of metabolic disorders, gastrointestinal diseases and diseases of the urinary tract. These include malfunctions of the gallbladder, sluggishness and constipation, gastric over and under acidity, urinary tract infections, urinary stones, kidney diseases and impaired bladder function.

A drinking cure also helps to compensate for a mineral deficiency in the body and to regulate the water-electrolyte and acid-base balance. Medicinal water purifies the body and frees it from dangerous poisons that the patient has taken through the consumption of food and medicines. Metabolic breakdown products are also flushed out of the cells and cell spaces, so that there is enough space for the absorption of new nutrients. Increased blood pressure is downregulated. With the help of a well treatment, the efficiency of the brain is increased.

In addition, the patient can look forward to cleaner and firmer facial skin. Healing waters containing hydrogen carbonate are used to support the treatment of diabetes mellitus, to prevent urinary stones and to combat over-acidification of the stomach. They also help with chronic gastritis by reducing the acidity of the stomach and curing the inflammation.

Lipid metabolism disorders and urinary tract infections also have a positive effect. The desired treatment success occurs when the patient consumes medicinal water with at least 1,300 mg / l hydrogen carbonate. Sources with a sulphate content of at least 1,200 mg / l have a positive effect on a disturbed lipid metabolism, on bile, intestinal and pancreatic diseases, irritable bowel syndrome and indolence.

Medicinal water with a fluoride content of over 1 mg per liter of water is used to prevent tooth decay. A drinking cure with an iron-rich medicinal water eliminates iron deficiency and has a positive effect on blood pressure, vascular diseases (weak veins), rheumatism and nervous diseases. Mineral springs that contain more than 250 mg / l calcium compensate for calcium deficiency and thus have a preventive effect against osteoporosis. Well cures with healing water with at least 100 mg / l magnesium promote digestion and alleviate migraines, normal headaches and muscle cramps after exercise. They also help relieve urinary tract infections.

Patients who want to achieve the best possible healing results with their well treatment drink their spring water chilled and consume a higher amount than the recommended amount. In addition, you do not take it in small sips, as is actually usual for medicinal water applications, but drink it quickly.

Risks, side effects & dangers

The well treatment is well tolerated by most users. Problems can arise, however, if the patient does not consume the medicinal water that is suitable for his illness. In addition, there are side effects with extremely large amounts of water: Depending on the composition, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and flatulence occur.

Existing diseases can also worsen. Patients with severe heart disease (cardiac insufficiency) and kidney dysfunction (impaired kidney function) should generally not take drinking cures, as ingesting large amounts of fluids is harmful to their health. The same is true for patients with high blood pressure and glaucoma. It is also advisable to observe the contraindications printed on the bottle label. There are no side effects if the end of the cure follows the instructions on the bottle label and the recommendations of his doctor. Healing water at room temperature is more digestible for the stomach and intestines than cooler water.

Immediately after getting up and then once an hour he drinks a glass (0.3 l) of water in small sips. This is how the health-promoting ingredients are best processed by the body. After 2 p.m. until bedtime, the amount absorbed is ideally less. By 2 p.m., the patient should have consumed two thirds of the amount of water on the day in question. If he suffers from digestive disorders, it is advisable to drink the healing water shortly before meals.