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Safaga on the Red Sea coast, with its unpolluted air, clean sands and seawater, has attracted many sick persons for convalescence. Thousands of patients with joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and skin diseases such as psoriasis have gained benefit from the natural treatment available at Safaga. The treatment, which has produced remarkably good results in many cases, consists of placing a sand cover over the patient, followed by periods of swimming and exposure to sunshine according to treatment program. |
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It was observed that some guests, of a tourist village at Safaga on the Red Sea , suffering from RHEUMATOID, RHEUMATISM, and PSORIASIS, were healed during their short stay at the resort. Immediately an action was taken to study this phenomena on scientific basis. The Minister of Scientific Research was informed, who delegated the National Research Center (NRC) to study this extraordinary phenomena.
The NRC prepared a team of work of selective doctors and specialists in Rheumatoid and Psoriasis. The study was named "Field and Clinical Survey of climatic effects of Safaga on skin deseases and Arthropathy".
It was accomplished through different steps: |
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First step : "field survey"
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* The affection rate of Rheumatoid is only 0.014% compared with the international rate which reaches 1%, i.e. Rheumatoid rarely exists in this area.
* The affection rate of Psoriasis is only 0.008% compared with the international rate which varies between ( 1 to 3 ) %. |
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Remaining steps : "clinical survey"
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Two groups suffering from Rheumatoid and Psoriasis were selected and sent to Safaga in successive subgroups after evaluating their cases, to spend four healing weeks under medical supervision to be cured there. |
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Last step : "an International press conference"
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The NRC in cooperation with U.S. AID & foreign doctors, held an international press conference on the 22 nd of June 1995 . In this conference, doctors released the final results of two full years of hard work. |
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* CHRONIC RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ( 109 CASES )
** The results show enormous clinical improvement in 84% of the cases. 14% were completely cured in four weeks, and following up led to continuous improvement in 64% of the cases.
** The Rheumatoid coefficient decreased in 36% of the cases. After 6 months the blood sedimentation rate decreased in 57% of the cases.
* PSORIASIS ( 80 CASES )
** After four weeks of curing, the final results show an excellent improvement in 90% of the cases. These results are considered as a huge achievement, hardly obtained when using drugs, not to mention the dangerous side effects drugs cause to the human body.
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Reasons for choosing safaga
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There are several natural factors in Safaga, which make it the most appropriate area for Psoriasis therapy:
1) The high mountains surrounding Safaga act as a natural defense against wind and sandstorms, hence the climate is pure of any suspended stains that divert and absorb the Ultra Violet Rays, which are the basis in the therapy of Psoriasis.
2) The beach is taking the shape of a bay, i.e. there is no high waves and the quiet water surface reflects the Ultra Violet Rays to the land.
3) Due to the excessive existence of corals, the saltiness of the sea water is 35% higher than the other seas, which leads to :
(a) The water density increases, hence the gravity decreases i.e. that bodies will float on water surface, which improve the blood circulation, hence more amount of blood reach the skin, that helps in curing the disease.
(b) The balance in saline concentration inside and outside the human body affects the therapy positively.
4) Black Sand :
The analisys proved that the sand of this particular area consists of three radioactive elements, existing in moderate concentration, these elements are Uranium, Thorium and Potassium. There are other elements such as salts and mineral, especially the gold salt, which is very effective Rheumatoid therapy. Besides the black sand is useful in curing acute and chronic Arthritis, Joint Edema, Joint Effusion and skin inflammation.
5) 360 days of sunshine a year. |
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Comparison between safaga and the dead sea area in the climatic therapy
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There are several natural factors in Safaga, which make it the most appropriate area for Psoriasis therapy:
1) The permanent sunshine throughout the year in Safaga is one of the basis in healing those ailments, on contrary, there is no sunshine during Autumn and Winter at the Dead Sea area.
2) The Dead Sea area is 400 meters under the sea level, which affects the patients suffering from heart, liver, and kidney diseases, Tuberculosis, Hemorrhea, Arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, Epilepsy, and nerve-diseases negatively, on contrary to Safaga, which is very suitable to those patients.
3) In contrary to the Red Sea water, the Dead Sea water contains high concentration of bromine, which causes allergy represented by red patches and itches. This may lead to severe skin suppuration.
4) Due to its being a newly operating resort for the patients of Psoriasis and Rheumatoid Arthritis, the costs of the medical treatment and the accommodation at Safaga is approx. 50% less than in the Dead Sea .
That was an idea about Safaga project. As a Travel Agency we are having programs especially made for such kind of tourism. We bring people from Germany , and Saudi Arabia for tratment, and the results are great. In case you are interested in the subject and all details, We will be very glad to send all what you need to know, including the medical papers. |
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