Happiness? It is a blue wave.

We have our feet firmly planted in the earth, but we are made of water. A percentage that varies with age and gender: our bodies are 87 percent water as soon as we are born, 60 percent as we age. A precious commodity to be safeguarded, a fundamental element for human life and survival, water has many functions; it regulates cell volume and body temperature, allows our bodies to absorb valuable elements such as minerals and vitamins, enables the transport of nutrients to cells and oxygen to the brain. It also promotes the removal of toxins and metabolic waste and is a natural lubricant for joints and muscles. Associated with the unconscious and the womb, its power is also psychological.

“There are scientific reasons why our brains near water are happier: going to the sea, by a lake, hearing the roar of a fountain or a waterfall are good for the mind,” explains Dr. Gianfranco Marchesi, neuropsychiatrist, physiatrist, and member of the Scientific Committee of Terme di Monticelli. “We are born surrounded by amniotic fluid; our brains are composed of water and float in a colorless cerebrospinal fluid. Even in the first weeks of gestation, the embryo continues to have fishy gill slits, and the water in our cells can be compared to that found in the sea. In our evolutionary journey we came out of the water where we were swimming, crawled and then stood. That’s why being close to the water makes us more peaceful.”