Living Healthy, Living Happy

The Huangshan Mountains are known for four wonders - strangely-shaped pines, grotesque rocks, a sea of clouds, and hot springs. The hot springs, found in various locations throughout the area, were widely popular and brought many benefits to those who used them. Unlike in Europe...

As the school year comes to a close, children and teens are counting down to the golden days of summer vacation. For parents, that means finding ways to keep everyone active. Keeping everyone busy with outdoor activities and promoting family time and healthy choices are the best way for ensuring a productive summer season for all.

Anxiety can be described as the feeling of unease, dread, and fear. It can result in sweating, rapid heartrate, and in feeling tense and restless. The number of people suffering with anxiety has grown a great deal over recent years. Surveys conducted in Canada by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health show...

For a number of centuries, we can see how popular bathing was as a form of recreation, health management, and spiritual connection. From prehistoric times to the bathhouses in Baden-Baden, the benefits of public bathing spread until a visit to a bathhouse became...

When the Roman’s populated the area of Aquae Sulis, it was only a matter of time before they began establishing bathhouses throughout Europe. In the 2nd century A.D., the discovery of thermal springs in Baden-Baden brought the Roman Empire to Germany...

The modern-day city of Bath is an area with thermal springs that date back to early centuries. The Iron Age Dubonni ruled the area, and it was previously known as Aquae Sulis. After the Roman conquest of Britannia, they began to build Roman bathhouses...

In 200 B.C., following the influence of Hippocrates, the Roman Empire began constructing public spas and bathhouses. Initially, they were like thermal spas in Greece and used hot springs to supply the water, but this changed as time...

Given the long relationship between Greece and water therapy, it comes as no surprise that the earliest contributor to hydrotherapy as we know it was a Greek philosopher. Hippocrates, born in the 4th century B.C., spent a lot of his life...

About 1,500km from the Greek island of Ikaria, we come to Ancient Egypt where water therapy took on a whole new meaning. The Ancient Egyptians are known throughout history for their high level of cleanliness, so it is no surprise that they were an...

Now that we understand the importance of thermal springs in prehistoric times, we can explore how they were used and developed through different stages in history. A prime example of a historic thermal spa that influenced hydrotherapy and hot tubs is found close...