Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Chornobyl is So Passé...



...so why not try the radon-enriched health spa in Khmilnyk, Vinnytsya Oblast in Western Ukraine:
Exactly here, in the silence of the thick forest, one can rest mentally and physically and those vacationists who wish to improve the state of their health will be able to evaluate properly antiphlogistic and soothing properties of radon baths.
You must know that the main medicinal factor of the spa is radon. What is radon and what effect does it have on human being's organism? It is a product of decay of radium, short-term active isotope (half-life - 3,8 24 hours). It belongs to the group of rare gases. The main working factor of radon are alpha rays which have a great variety of various properties and is successfully used in treatment of peripheral nervous system, locomotorium, vascular, gynecological and some cutaneous diseases and also complications after burns. During taking radon baths unstable products of decay of radon form on the skin the so called "active fur", concentration of which increases even during light movements of the patients in the bath or in the basin. It consolidates its grip on one's skin firmly enough and remains on the skin for 2-3 hours. The patient, being in the bath, is rayed by radon which penetrates through the skin and lungs into the blood flow.
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And, sure, what bar or restaurant would do without inflammatory disco rhythms? What can relax soul and body better than as dances? Music corresponding to the taste of either youth and adults sounds here. [Yes, and boogie-oogie-oogie away the night, which may well be your last as the sweet, sweet embrace of lung cancer solves all your stress--FOREVER.]

Be sure to leave plenty of time, after all, why be forced to choose between inhalation radonic baths* and peat applications** when you can do both.

Hmm, why is it that Slavs have a hard time living past 50?


Credit: Mrs. J

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*As seen in Superman II, it's actually the guy in the chamber who's safe.
**aka Be-Your-Own-Chia


Editor's Note: This all reminds me of my annual check up I had here in Kyiv when they smeared my chest with oil and then attached jumper cables to my nippular area. But not to be out done, the dentists clean your teeth until your mouth bleeds for days on end. I'll update you after the laser eye procedure (BYOBatteries)...