Everybody thinks that the seaside is the place where you can fill your lungs with good old fashioned sea air, but how good is this sea air for you? Lets start with the good points to going on a beach holiday, and why it is good for your health, then we can make a decision later
Whats better than going to the beach and having a good swim? Its argued that swimming is the best form of exercise; this is because you use every muscle in your body, and you get your heart pumping at a constant rate too. Even while you swim you can have fun and in doing so you are making your heart work harder, therefore you get exercise while you enjoy yourself. Sea water is very good for your skin, so if you go swimming as well you get exercise too. Clearing up acne and permanent scars is something that the high levels of salt in the sea are great at.
The sun is also good for your skin (in small doses). The sunlight provides our skin with Vitamin D which helps to defend against skin cancer and multiple sclerosis.
If anything the one thing we can all agree on (as long as you have a good holiday) is that holidays are best for reducing stress levels. Heart disease and skin problems are a cause of large amounts of stress. Stress can cause health problems, and getting this under control could really help. Being able to go on luxury holidays by the beach will relieve stress will help you to clear your head as well.
Now for the bad points, lets say you were looking at Caribbean holidays for example. There are sandy beaches everywhere, and nothing you can do to avoid them. The sun will be out for a long time. The sun isnt always good for you, in high amounts it can be very bad for you. We just get over-cooked if we stay in the sun too long, we have all done it at some point, then we notice skin peeling and run for a shadow.
In recent studies it has been shown that the sea air isnt actually that brilliant for you. Although the air is cleaner than that, say in a city, it contains some interesting substances. Try not to panic it wont kill you, its just that it isnt that great for you. DMS (dimethyl sulphide) is a substance that animals living in the sea release, it can cause irritation to the eyes and the mucous membranes. Nitryl chloride is a second substance that was found by the beach and in the sea, it is a respiratory inhibitor, which means we find it hard to breathe but it is reduced in amount by the sun.
So are beach holidays good for you? If you make sure that you take care of yourself, then these holidays are great for you, relieving stress is key. Nobody is going to stop going to the beach or going on holiday, the bad points aren’t bad enough yet. So if you planning weddings abroad then go for it, swim in the sea and enjoy the sun.