Mineral water

The biggest asset of SPA VILNIUS Anykščiai is the nearby “Šilelis“ mineral water spring, which is extracted from the 312 m deep SPA VILNIUS artesian borehole, from which highly mineralised water is supplied directly to the health centre. The most important natural therapeutic factor is the water of various mineralisation (low, medium, high, and saline), chloride-sulphate-sodium-sodium-calcium-magnesium. Šilelis mineral water is used for various health treatments and drinking. This mineral water and healing mud has a lot of healing properties not available in the famous European springs.

The properties of “Šilelis” healing mineral water are determined by six main ions – sodium (Na⁺), calcium (Ca²⁺), magnesium (Mg²⁺), chlorine (Cl^-), sulphate (SO^2-₄) and hydrocarbonate (НСО^-₃), as well as many other trace elements useful and necessary for your body.

Mineral water “Šilelis” contains: anions – Cl^- 2360; SO^2-₄ 832,75; HCO^-₃ 18,02; cations – Na+ 1440; K+ 27,5; Ca2+ 259,5; Mg2+ 103, and its total mineralisation is 5041,25 mg/dm³ with a pH of 7,66.

• Calcium is anti-inflammatory, promotes tissue dehydration, strengthens bones, and is essential for blood clotting, nerve impulse transmission, and heart rate regulation. Higher calcium intake speeds up metabolism, resulting in faster fat burning.

• Magnesium is well absorbed by the body, lowers blood pressure, reduces spasms in the gall bladder, lowers cholesterol levels in the blood and bile, and has a beneficial effect on the nervous system. Magnesium is also an important mineral for our skeleton and bone structure. It is very important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, increases stamina, helps to overcome depression and mood swings.

• Sodium is involved in the body's water metabolism, is essential for the functioning of many enzymes, promotes urine output, is important for maintaining the body's osmotic pressure, regulates pH, retains water in the body, and is involved in the formation of gastric juice. Sodium works together with potassium.

• Hydrocarbonate stimulates secretory activity in the stomach.

• Sulphate reduces gastric secretion and its activity, and in combination with magnesium gives a laxative effect.

• Chlorine has excretory effects on kidney function, lowers the pH of the body's tissues, normalises water metabolism, participates in the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, and activates some of the body's enzymes.

• Potassium is an electrolyte that counteracts the effects of sodium and helps maintain a constant blood pressure. Potassium is also important for maintaining the acid-base balance in the body. Foods rich in potassium maintain an alkaline environment in the body.

With respect to its healing properties and effects of the body, this mineral water surpasses many medications.

A mineral water treatment is one of the essential treatments for gastrointestinal diseases and metabolic diseases.

Those who have tested the healing potency of the mineral water once will soon return to re-visit this source.

Mineral water “Šilelis” is suitable for health and prevention:

• 60-90 minutes before or 60 minutes after a meal, drinking quickly, in large sips while sitting or standing – mineral water “Šilelis“ suitable for chronic gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, normal or increased gastric secretion and acidity, chronic pancreatic and metabolic diseases (diabetes mellitus, kidney stones, gout), chronic kidney diseases. Suitable for cleansing the body of slags.

• 30-45 minutes before meals, taken slowly, in small sips, while walking or lying on the back or right side – mineral water “Šilelis“ suitable for chronic gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, in case of normal or reduced gastric secretion and acidity, in case of chronic liver, gallbladder and metabolic diseases (diabetes mellitus, gout), in case of chronic inflammation of the large intestine with increased motility.

• 30-45 minutes before meals, drink slowly, in small sips (preferably from a special spouted drinking glass), while walking slowly – mineral water “Šilelis“ suitable for chronic gastritis, reduced gastric juice secretion and acidity, chronic inflammation of the large intestine with reduced motility, constipation, intense physical activity, sauna treatments. Suitable for maintaining good athletic condition.

Mineral water “Šilelis“ is recommended 3 times a day.

The drinking period is 30 days for an adult and 28 days for a child.

It is recommended to take a course of treatment with mineral water "Šilelis" 3 times a year.

Your doctor or resort treatment specialist will advise you on how to use mineral water, its temperature and frequency during your consultation.