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Sea air has received the general thought that it is fantastically good for you and that smell is a sign your lungs are filled with freshness, but how good is it for you? Let’s 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…

What’s better than going to the beach and having a good swim? It’s 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. While you are swimming you are making your heart work harder, this in turn, helps blood flow around the body and you can do all this while having fun. Swimming in the sea is good for your skin and promotes skin healing. Levels of salt are high in the sea and help to cleanse acne and tidy up permanent scars.

The sun is also good for your skin (in small doses). Skin cancer and multiple sclerosis can both be reduced in risk with vitamin D which is supplied by sunlight.

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. High stress levels can cause many different problems, heart disease and skin problems are the most common. Making sure that you dont get too stressed, will help reduce chances of medical problems. 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, let’s say you were looking at Caribbean holidays for example. You’re surrounded by beaches, everywhere you go. Avoiding the sun will be a bit tricky. In high amounts the sun wont be very good for you, some of us will know what it can do. 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 isn’t actually that brilliant for you. Although the air is cleaner than that, say in a city, it contains some interesting substances. Try not to get to worried its not as bad as it sounds. Over and around the sea is a substance called DMS (dimethyl sulphide), it’s released by animals and plants in the sea and irritates the eyes and mucous membranes (nose), and it is also that smell you detect when you are near the sea. The sun helps to remove another substance that was discovered called nitryl choliride, this affects our breathing.

So are beach holidays good for you? If you do some exercise and look after yourself then yes it is very good for you especially seeing as it relieves stress. 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.