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HEALING PROGRAM IN KANGAL DOCTOR FISH THERMAL SPA
- Drink at least 3 glasses of healing water before breakfast.
- Enter in the pool after breakfast.
- Therapy starts through healing water rich in minerals and healing fishes.
- The healing fish, unique in the world, live at a water temperature of 37°C (scientifically no fish can live in water with temperature exceeding 28°C). There are 2 different types of this fish.
- Along with the healing water containing the element selenium (known to be most effective in curing dermatological diseases) the healing fish start the healing process.
- Enter the pool twice a day, staying in the water for eight hours in total.
- No alcohol should be taken during the therapy.
- No medicine against psoriasis should be taken during the cure.
- The therapy must continue for 21 days; a stay of 8 hours per day in the pool must be observed.
- Psoriasis affected patients observing these rules leave the spring with total healing.
- Note: The concentration of selenium, the most friendly element for the skin, is 1 gr per liter.
Turkey has numerous thermal sources that have been used to cure a number of common diseases.
Among these thermal sources, Kangal Fish Spring has a unique nature with its doctor fish known to cure psoriasis.Spa (thermal) tourism is gaining increasing importance in health tourism. Turkey has numerous thermal sources that have been used to cure a number of common diseases. Among these thermal sources, Kangal Fish Spring has a unique nature with its doctor fish known to cure psoriasis.
Located in the Central Anatolian Region, the Province of Sivas, Turkey is the home of the little doctors of Kangal, the fish with a license to heal. The town of Kangal, famous for the Kangal mastiff, the seminary of the twin minarets and the Gok or Sky seminary, is 300 miles east of Ankara.
The Kangal Hot Spring with Fish, located in a green valley surrounded by a barren countryside, has been sought out by sufferers of various ailments, most particularly psoriasis, ulcers, rheumatism and St. Anthony's fire. The Kangal Hot Spring's water is 36 degrees C. (96 F), the same as normal body heat, with a ph of 7.3. The water contains iron aluminate, anions, sulfate, hydrocarbonate, metasilicic acid, nitrate, calcium, magnesium sulfate, chlorine, sodium, magnesium, and millions of "doctor fish," which suck out the scaly red patches on the skin in a curettage-like fashion.
Two different types of fish, members of the Cyprinidae family, live in the pools. One type, called “strikers” are Cyprinion macrostomus, and immature “strikers” are called “jabbers.” The Kangal Spring is most famous for its purported curative powers for psoriasis, which affects over 6.4 million Americans. Psoriasis, commonly called "plaque psoriasis," is a noncontagious skin disorder whose different types display characteristics such as pus-like blisters, severe sloughing of the skin, drop-like dots and smooth inflamed legions. When sufferers of skin disorders enter the Kangal Spring water, the thin, brown, gray, and beige fishes surround them. There is a scarcity of natural food in the pool, therefore human skin is accessible for the fish. The "strikers," “jabbers," and "lickers," then begin the treatment process.
According to the Turkish Ministry of Tourism, "The health-giving properties of Turkey's natural hot springs have been renowned since antiquity. Many doctors and clinics throughout Turkey have recommended their patients try the Kangal thermal waters as a curative." In 2000, Dr. Sedat Ozcelik and colleagues published the results of their study of the curative powers of the Springs in The Journal of Dermatology. For 21 days, 87 patients with psoriasis were evaluated by a dermatologist. Results of the study revealed that after treatment at the Kangal Springs, 57.14% of the patients completely recovered and 42.85% of the patients partially recovered. The pools of the Kangal Spring can presently accommodate 1,500 persons per day. Two other thermal spas are located in Sivas Province near Kangal, Sicak Cermik and Soguk Cermik, both are famous for their therapeutic treatments of rheumatism, nervous conditions, and digestive disorders Spa (thermal) tourism is gaining increasing importance in health tourism.
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