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Who does not want vacation by the beach? A trip to a tropical destination is not only beautiful, but beach vacations are actually shown to have tremendous benefits on our health and our well-being. Studies actually show that being around a body of water can lower our levels of psychological distress. If you are planning a beach vacation, make sure to read our ultimate “Beach Vacation Packing List.” If you want to find out about the tremendous benefits that beach vacations can have on our minds, bodies, and souls, then read on. Below we have compiled a list of 8 reasons why beach vacations are really the best vacations.

1. Beach Vacations Can Reduce Stress Levels

The first and most important thing about beach vacations is that they can reduce your stress levels, massively. The sounds of the waves have a natural calming effect on the human psyche. Additionally, the sun shining on you will increase your serotonin levels. Serotonin is known to be one of your body’s “natural hormones.” The combination of the sun shining upon you and the sound of the waves crashing onto the shore will leave you feeling more relaxed than ever. Say goodbye to your daily stresses and worries and plan your beach vacation today.

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2. Beach Vacations Can Improve Your Sleep

Beach vacations have shown to improve sleeping patterns and help with sleeping conditions. The blending of swimming exercise and sun relaxation works are the perfect natural remedy for insomnia. The way that this works, is through the positive effects that a trip to the sea has on your body. A trip to the sea increases your physical activity, helps to balance and regulate the functioning of your hormones, and helps to decrease your levels of stress. All of these are factors which contribute to the enhancement of your overall sleeping quality. Waking up after a beach vacation will leave you feeling like you are still on vacation— more rested than ever.

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3. Beach Vacations Increase Your Vitamin D Intake

Another great thing about beach vacations is that you are guaranteed to be exposed to the sun for long periods of time. Sun exposure can have a great number of benefits for our health and our well-being. The greater thing about sun exposure is that it increases our intake of vitamin D. The absorption of vitamin D is essential for the proper functioning of our immune system, our mental health, our metabolism, and our bone health. Take a few minutes to soak in the sun’s rays while on your beach vacation and be sure that you are doing yourself a tremendous favour.

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4. Beach Vacations Increase Your Iodine Levels

Our bodies need iodine in order to produce thyroid hormones. These thyroid hormones are part of what controls our body’s important functions, and especially our metabolism. Sea water contains high levels of iodine; this is due to the numerous organisms that live within the ocean’s salt water. By taking a dip in the water, your skin is absorbing iodine, and subsequently increasing your body’s iodine levels. An increase in our body’s iodine levels can really boost our immune systems and ensure that our body’s metabolism is functioning at its optimal rate.

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5. Beach Vacations Can Improve Your Skin

Beach vacations can leave your skin look healthier and ever glowing. Swimming in salt water can help to release pores and clear out your skin’s excess oil and impurities. The disinfectant properties that are found in salt water can kill bacteria that are contributing to your acne. For your skin, a day by the ocean is really like a day at the spa. The advantages are the same; the salt water will clear your skin of impurities and will help your skin blemishes to heal, faster than ever.

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6. Beach Vacations Can Ease Infections and Inflammations

The iodine, magnesium and potassium minerals, which are all found in ocean water, can assist your body with fighting infections and inflammations. Salt water is actually known to be a natural disinfectant, containing strong antiseptic and antifungal properties. You have probably experienced that painful sting when an open wound on your body is exposed to the sea water. This sting actually occurs as a sign that the salt water is cleansing your wound. A dip in the water can help to clean and increase the healing speed of your wounds. The iodine that is found in salt water can additionally help with the functioning of your thyroid glands; an occurrence which in turn boosts the functioning of our immune system.

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7. Beach Vacations Can Give You a Hair Boost

Have the stresses of your daily life left you feeling like you have damp hair? The great news is that sea water can actually act like a natural cleanser, removing oils from both your scalp and from your individual hairs. If you are having issues with dandruff, then a beach vacation can especially help, as the natural salt water acs to remove excess product build up, and remove traces of dandruff. Not only will the sea water leave your hair more voluminous than ever, but the sun will also give you a slight color boost and save you money on highlights.

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8. Beach Vacations Can Help You Breathe Better

A beach vacation can tremendously help to free your sinus passages. The natural salt water from the sea can help to clear our any sort of congestion that you may be suffering from. The ocean air itself shoes to have the ability to thin your mucus, decrease your sinus pressure, and even reduce your coughing. What is even greater about the ocean air, is that it helps to enhance and increase your body’s absorption of oxygen. Breathing will feel easy, effortless, clean, and more enjoyable than ever.