Prague, the coolest Eastern European city, has nightclubs, castles, and beer spas! Beer-specific spas exist. A tap next to the hot tub lets you drink as much as you like while taking a bath.
Beer baths are a historic Eastern European ritual, especially in the Czech Republic. For ages, people have bathed in wood hot tubs full of beer to reduce stress, wash the skin, and expel toxins. Maybe this is the most genuine #DetoxToRetox?
Does this sound too good to be true? Not so! Recent science supports these claims. The Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology reports that hops in beer contain polyphenols like kaempferol, quercetin, tyrosol, ferulic acid, xanthohumol/isoxanthohumol/8-prenylnaringenin, α-bitter acids like humulone, and β-bitter acids like lupulone. The strongest phytoestrogen is 8-prenylnaringenin. These chemicals exhibit antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-angiogenic, anti-melanogenic, anti-osteoporotic, and anti-carcinogenic properties.
In other words, beer is beneficial for you, so rub it on.
The Czechs are proud of their health drink. “We are proud of our beer spa’s health benefits.” According to Martina Mašaťová of Pivní Lázne Spa Beerland in Prague. They list these health benefits:
- Skin rejuvenation
- Stress reduction
- Improved circulation
- Detoxification
- Reduced back and joint pain
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Wondering what a beer spa is like? Most have a receptionist who shows you to your private suite. Upon entering the private suite at Pivní Lázne Spa Beerland in Prague, an oak hot tub with two taps and hot beer awaits. A typical treatment lasts an hour.
If you dislike traditional spa treatments, try this one—it could alter your opinion. According to David Vávra, manager at the Pivni Lazne Bernard in Prague, “Beer baths are a proven medical procedure from the Middle Ages, known to cleanse the pores, increase pulmonary circulation, regenerate skin and hair and revitalize the nervous system.” He suggests treatment once a month, “if not more often.” Sounds like a good reason to travel to Europe monthly!
CREDIT: MART.ALLSCHOOLABS, FORBES
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