Steam rooms, saunas, Turkish hammam and all kinds of facilities that put the body in a warm environment create a detox effect. When you go to the hammam, your increased body temperature activates your body's fever response, your body assumes that it is under infection, and in return, more white blood cells are produced that strengthen your immune system. Likewise, the act of sweating in general is also beneficial for the body. Sweating effect of Turkish hammam improves circulation in the body and removes toxins and harmful chemicals contained in organs, blood and tissues. In addition, it removes excess salt from the body, relieves bloating and increases the metabolic rate.
Regular hammam visits increases the number of HSP (heat shock protens) and provide significant benefits to the body in the long term. The body begins to produce these proteins as soon as it perceives a thermal environment. These proteins have a restorative and healing power on damaged cells. Increased HSPs help in DNA repair, activation of stem cells and even reduce the risk of tumors. In addition to all these, studies have revealed that HSPs also have an important role in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes because the increase in HSP produced in the Turkish bath will stimulate insulin sensitivity and help correct insulin resistance.
The Turkish hammam offers many advantages both in terms of health and aesthetics. The heat in the hammam opens the pores on the skin and helps the body get rid of toxins through sweating, the action of sweating stimulates the regeneration of the skin. The changes that occur on the skin after the Turkish hammam sessions are noticeable immediately, the dead skin layer of the body is removed and the skin becomes brighter. Regularly going to the hammam improves skin elasticity, creating a rejuvenating effect.
The Turkish hammam has an effect similar to exercise and helps the body to relieve stress, both mentally and physically. High heat relaxes you by relaxing muscle tension, while increased blood circulation nourishes the brain cells.
Experts working in the health sector state that going to the hammam regularly will offer many advantages to a person, but the important point here is not to overdo it. Going to the bathhouse once or twice a week can create a beneficial routine that allows you to achieve long-term effects. The easiest way to adopting regular hammam visits to your life is to choosing a facility close to your residence. Many centers in Turkey will help you easily get used to it.
Although it causes confusion from time to time, sauna and hammam are two very different treatment methods, but they also have something in common.
Both methods helps the skin purification through sweating, helps to remove excess oils and toxins by stimulating the lymphatic system, promotes tissue regeneration, makes the skin more resistant, regulates blood pressure through vasodilation of the blood vessels and provides an intensive exercising activity for blood vessels. Cold showers after the sessions, on the other hand, provide thermal balancing in the body.
While the sauna is a dry environment completely covered with wood and equipped with benches, the Turkish bath is wet and has a marble floor. In the sauna, heat is generated by a stove and the temperatures vary between about 50° and about 85°, while in the Turkish hammam the heat is radiant, that is, it spreads thanks to steam through the walls. The humidity in the sauna is almost minimal (it can reach a maximum of 10/15%) and the heat is strong and dry, while in the Turkish hammam the heat is very high (90/100%) and a temperature of 20/25°C is observed at ground level while the temperature of the marble is around 40-45 Celcius degrees.
As a result, it is safe to say that the Turkish bath offers many advantages. In particular, the marble baths offer seating areas where visitors can do social activities and have pleasant conversations. The hot and steamy environment of hammams triggers the body to produce new cells, heal damaged cells, detoxify the body, manage insulin resistance and the production of important proteins. The Turkish hammam also calms the mind, relaxes the muscles, removes dead skin and improves hyperpigmentation.
