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SPA CUISINE
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INTRODUCTION OF SPA
SPA is the place to retreat from the chaos and pressures of daily life and unwind. We understand the toll that the stress of a modern lifestyle can take not only on your body, but even your soul and senses.
Spa is designed to enhance your wellness quotient with supreme quality treatments that are custom made to cater to your specific needs. The constitution of the various elements in your body is as distinct as your appearance. Therefore, our qualified therapists are trained to understand and indentify your unique requirements and suggest one of our world-class therapies accordingly.
We offer a variety of treatments that are aimed to realign your mind, body and spirit, while working on specific areas of your body. Our therapists are trained to use rhythmic strokes to stimulate lymph drainage, boost circulation and restore balance that encourages the wellbeing of your body and mind. No appliance or machine is as sensitive or dexterous as the hands of a trained therapist.
DEFINITION OF SPA
The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are especially widespread in Europe and Japan. Day spas are also quite popular, and offer various personal care treatments.
ORIGIN & HISTORY OF SPA
Origins of the term
The term is derived from the name of the town of Spa, Belgium, whose name is known back to Roman times, when the location was called Aqua Spadanae, sometimes incorrectly connected to the Latin word "spargere" meaning to scatter, sprinkle or moisten.
Since medieval times, illnesses caused by iron deficiency were treated by drinking chalybeate spring water in 1326; the ironmaster Collin le Loup claimed a cure, when the spring was called Spa, a Walloon word for "fountain".
In 16th century England, the old Roman ideas of medicinal bathing were revived at towns like Bath, and in 1596 William Slings by who had been to the Belgian town discovered a beat spring in Yorkshire. He built an enclosed well at what became known as Harrogatechaly, the first resort in England for drinking medicinal waters, then in 1596 Dr Timothy Bright after discovering a second well called the resort The English Spa, beginning the use of the word Spa as a generic description.
It is commonly claimed, in a commercial context, that the word is an acronym of various Latin phrases such as "Salus per Aquam" or "Sanitas per Aquam" meaning "health through water”. This is very unlikely: the derivation does not appear before the early 21st century and is probably a "backronym" as there is no evidence of acronyms passing into the language before the 20th century; nor does it match the known Roman name for the location.
Bathing in Medieval times
Bathing procedures during this period varied greatly. By the 16th century, physicians at Karlsbad, Bohemia, prescribed that the mineral water be taken internally as well as externally. Patients periodically bathed in warm water for up to 10 or 11 hours while drinking glasses of mineral water. The first bath session occurred in the morning, the second in the afternoon. This treatment lasted several days until skin pustules formed and broke resulting in the draining of "poisons" considered to be the source of the disease. Then followed another series of shorter, hotter baths to wash the infection away close the eruptions.
Bathing in the 18th century
In the 17th century, most upper-class Europeans washed their clothes with water often and washed only their faces, feeling that bathing the entire body was a lower-class activity; but the upper-class slowly began changing their attitudes toward bathing as a way to restore health later in that century. The wealthy flocked to health resorts to drink and bathe in the waters. In 1702, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, traveled to Bath, the former Roman development, to bathe. A short time later, Richard Nash came to Bath. By the force of his personality, Nash became the arbiter of good taste and manners in England. He along with financier Ralph Allen and architect John Wood transformed Bath from a country spa into the social capital of England. Bath set the tone for other spas in Europe to follow. Ostensibly, the wealthy and famous arrived there on a seasonal basis to bathe in and drink the water; however, they also came to display their opulence. Social activities at Bath included dances, concerts, playing cards, lectures, and promenading down the street.
Spas in colonial America
Some European colonists brought with them knowledge of the hot water therapy for medicinal purposes, and others learned the benefits of hot springs from the Native Americans. Europeans gradually obtained many of the hot and cold springs from the various Indian tribes. They then developed the spring to suit European tastes. By the 1760s, British colonists were traveling to hot and cold springs in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia in search of water cures. Among the more frequently visited of these springs were Bath, Yellow, and Bristol Springs in Pennsylvania; and Warm Springs, Hot Springs, and White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia in Virginia. In the last decade of the 1700s, New York spas were beginning to be frequented by intrepid travelers, most notably Ballston Spa. Nearby Saratoga Springs and Kinderhook were yet to be discovered.
TYPES OF SPA
• Ayurvedic spa, a spa in which all treatments and products are natural and it's often used as alternative medicine.
• Club spa, a facility whose primary purpose is fitness and which offers a variety of professionally administered spa services on a day-use basis.
• Cruise ship spa, a spa aboard a cruise ship providing professionally administered spa services, fitness and wellness components and spa cuisine menu choices.
• Day spa, a spa offering a variety of professionally administered spa services to clients on a day-use basis.
• Dental spa, a facility under the supervision of a licensed dentist that combines traditional dental treatment with the services of a spa.
• Destination spa, a facility with the primary purpose of guiding individual spa-goers to develop healthy habits. Historically a seven-day stay, this lifestyle transformation can be accomplished by providing a comprehensive program that includes spa services, physical fitness activities, wellness education, healthful cuisine and special interest programming.
• Hot tub, an outdoor spa used for bathing and self cleansing
• Medical spa, a facility that operates under the full-time, on-site supervision of a licensed health care professional whose primary purpose is to provide comprehensive medical and wellness care in an environment that integrates spa services, as well as traditional, complimentary and/or alternative therapies and treatments. The facility operates within the scope of practice of its staff, which can include both aesthetic/cosmetic and prevention/wellness procedures and services. These spas typically use balneotherapy, employing a variety of peloids.
TREATMENT METHODS
BODY TRATMENT
BEAUTY TREATMENT
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
BODY TREATMENT
Therapeutic mud
The term therapeutic mud is used as a label for various types of peat which contain multiple mineral and organic components. This also includes cranberry, heather and blueberry. It may be used for detoxification, revitalisation and weight loss therapies. Hormones contained in moors make it an excellent choice for anti-wrinkle therapies. It is no overstatement, that Polish forest moors are just as good for one’s health, as algae and Dead Sea mud.
In addition to mud treatments, Polish spa & wellness resorts provide their own therapeutic products based on mud, including physician consultations pertaining to those therapies.
Total Detox
Many health spas offer programmes based on diets supplemented by regeneration treatments and exercise regimes. The key aim of these activities is to undergo comprehensive biological regeneration, and to eliminate undesired substances from the body. Diet programmes are selected individually for every customer. As well as detox treatments, these resorts also provide their guests with other attractions, such as exercises, swimming pools and open-air recreation.
Water and Oxygen Bars
Drinking mineral water is regarded as one of the oldest forms of treatment. Properly and systematically dosed mineral waters have an excellent influence on the overall state of the human digestive system. However, therapeutic use of oxygen is quite recent. Oxygen was discovered to be very effective in treating a variety of ailments such as asthma, liver function derangement or capillary dysfunctions. It also rejuvenates the body, and is useful for weight loss programmes and cholesterol reduction.
Nutrition
Nutritional intervention is one of the key components of our approach in weight management and associated medical conditions. Experts at educate and provide dietary modifications to guests based on recent advances in nutrient research. Diet counselor acts as transient support system to prepare and motivate our guests to incorporate gradual changes.
A balanced diet with the right proportion and quality of carbohydrates, proteins and fat, rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants is formulated by the nutritionists keeping in mind individual likes, food habits, availability of time for food preparation and his/her working pattern. Therapeutic diets are planned for clients with medical problems. Functional foods possessing specific beneficial health and therapeutic properties are incorporated in daily diet plans. Suitable suggestions are also given to maintain a healthy glowing skin depending on the age and skin condition.
INTRODUTION OF SPA CUISINE
People (both men & women)who visit the spa is basically to rejuvenate their body and mind so it must be the most healthiest and nutritious food what they should eat. These foods come in various forms, shapes and sizes. The food preparation also plays a very important role as it should be healthy. So foods should be steamed, boiled, stewed, poached, grilled or at the most stir fried. Apart from foods , drinks also should be healthy and nutritious in the form of soups, juices and health drinks. Hot beverages like herbal teas should also be a part of their cuisine.Take into account the nutritive value of each food as it should be balanced diet with appropriate amounts of fats, carbohydrates, proteins and minerals. On the whole the diet should be wholesome and filling too at the same time.