Wando Sinji Myeongsasipri, Korea's First 'Beach Basket Marine Climate Healing Zone' Established

Vitamin D Is Important to Alleviate 'Corona Blue'

Wando Sinji Myeongsasip-ri established the nation's first beach basket marine climate healing zone. (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeonnam, a leading local government in the marine healing industry, announced on the 18th that it has created a ‘Beach Basket Marine Climate Healing Zone’ at the eco-friendly and safe Sinjimyeongsasipri Beach.

Recently, as the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has caused physical and mental fatigue, more people have complained of depression and lethargy, leading to the emergence of the term ‘Corona Blue,’ a combination of COVID-19 and the word ‘blue’ referring to sadness.

During times when the body and mind are exhausted, vitamin D is important to alleviate Corona Blue.

Vitamin D helps facilitate the synthesis of ‘serotonin,’ a hormone that stabilizes emotions and prevents depression.

Generally, vitamin D is naturally replenished by about 20 minutes of daily sun exposure, but according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 75% of Korean adults are deficient in vitamin D.

Accordingly, Wando-gun, which is focusing on promoting the marine healing industry, recently established the ‘Beach Basket Marine Climate Healing Zone’ at Sinjimyeongsasipri Beach, the country’s first clean beach.

The beach basket is a chair commonly seen on European beaches such as those in Germany and France, where the marine healing industry has long been practiced. It allows people to enjoy the cool sea breeze and naturally synthesize vitamin D through sunbathing.

Sinjimyeongsasipri is located in a low-latitude area of Korea with abundant sunlight and the cleanest air with the lowest fine dust levels. It also has oxygen negative ions, called the vitamin of the air, at levels 50 times higher than those in large cities, making it an optimal environment for natural vitamin D synthesis.

Sin Woo-cheol, Wando County Governor, said, “Through the establishment of the Beach Basket Marine Climate Healing Zone and the operation of marine climate healing programs, we will do our best to promote the marine healing industry so that people exhausted by COVID-19 can heal their bodies and minds.”

Marine healing refers to health promotion activities that use marine resources such as marine climate, sea breeze, seawater, tidal flats, and seaweed to treat chronic diseases and heal the body and mind.

Wando-gun declared last year as the ‘first year of the marine healing industry’ and is accelerating the promotion of the marine healing industry by building a marine healing center, marine climate healing center, and a marine bio joint research institute.

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