Vitebsk beauties lose weight in a barrel

August 14, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Some, like Diogenes, lived in barrels, others, like the Japanese, bathed in barrels, while Vitebsk beauties lose weight and fight cellulite in a barrel. However, this barrel is not ordinary, but a cedar one, Viktor Spiridonov, chief physician of the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Dermatovenerological Dispensary, told a BELTA correspondent. The new health and recovery procedure has been available at the dispensary for several days. Its essence lies in a barrel made according to all the rules of cooperage from cedar wood. A steam generator is built into the barrel, about 1.2 m high, which supplies steam generated from a decoction of medicinal plants. The steam circulates constantly inside the phytobarrel, ensuring a uniform temperature throughout the procedure. As Viktor Spiridonov explained, under the influence of steam, blood vessels expand, blood circulation is stimulated, metabolic processes are accelerated, resulting in the restoration of immunity and overall rejuvenation of the body's cells. In addition, the aroma of cedar has a beneficial effect on the nervous system. For people suffering from excess weight, a 30-minute session in a phytobarrel helps burn as many calories as are burned during a ten-kilometer run, the doctor claims. And deep warming of adipose tissues activates fat burning and improves metabolic processes, helping to even out the skin in problem areas. Modern highly effective treatment methods are widely used in the dispensary. Laser therapy, ozone therapy, ultraviolet blood irradiation, plasmapheresis are widely used in the practice of Vitebsk dermatovenerologists. However, along with new technologies, doctors do not forget about non-traditional methods that have proven their effectiveness, such as apitherapy (treatment with bees) and hirudotherapy (treatment with leeches). -0-