People usually think that the sea air it is fantastically good for you and that smell is a sign your lungs are filled with freshness, but how good is it for you? Let's start with the good points to going on a beach holiday, and why it is good for your health, then we can make a decision later.

What's better than going to the beach and having a good swim? Getting your heart to work hard is why swimming is great, all your muscles work together to get the body moving, you can get a strong heart beat too. Swimming allows your heart to work harder but not too hard, which means you get a decent amount of exercise in a short period of time, even while you have fun. Coupled with swimming in the sea is the sea water itself, sea water is very good for your skin. Permanent scars and acne can be cleared up with the high salt levels in the sea.

The sun is also good for your skin (in small doses). The sunlight provides our skin with Vitamin D which helps to defend against skin cancer and multiple sclerosis.

If anything the one thing we can all agree on (as long as you have a good holiday) is that holidays are best for reducing stress levels. High stress levels can cause many different problems, heart disease and skin problems are the most common. Controlling stress levels will reduce chances of getting a medical illness. Being able to go on luxury holidays by the beach will relieve stress will help you to clear your head as well.
Now for the bad points, let's say you were looking at Caribbean holidays for example. You're surrounded by beaches, everywhere you go. There is going to be lots and lots of sun. In high amounts the sun won't be very good for you; some of us will know what it can do. We have all been there, stayed in the sun too long and noticed we are shedding skin or glowing lobster red, the skin is just getting cooked.

In recent studies it has been shown that the sea air isn't actually that brilliant for you. Although the air is cleaner than that, say in a city, it contains some interesting substances. Now don't get all paranoid it's not serious but it is worth noting. There is a substance that is released by animals in the sea called DMS (dimethyl sulphide), this substance floats around the sea and the beaches and irritates the eyes and nose, it also has that smell you detect when you're at the seaside. The sun helps to remove another substance that was discovered called nitryl choliride, this affects our breathing.

So are beach holidays good for you? Stress can really make a difference in your life so if you do go on holiday this is what you want to remove, if you do then holidays like this are good for you. Nobody is going to stop going to the beach or going on holiday, the bad points aren't bad enough yet. So if you planning weddings abroad then go for it, swim in the sea and enjoy the sun.