▲Halotherapy is called salt therapy as it's a treatment based on using salt.

▲This natural treatment is complimentary and can help with allergies.

▲As well as for treating respiratory diseases.

▲It can also help with some skin conditions.

▲And it can be used to reduce stress levels.

▲Salt therapy can also help battle anxiety.

▲Halotherapy is a recognised method for relieving these symptoms and for increasing your sense of well-being.

▲It also promotes relaxation and increases patients' quality of life.

▲Halotherapy doesn't mean you have to eat more salt, the treatment consists of inhaling ionized salt.

▲It's a complimentary therapy which can alleviate the symptoms of respiratory problems such as asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis and rhinitis.

▲It can also help fight allergies, dermatitis and psoriasis.

▲The release of negative ions, as well as the chromotherapy already existent in the salt room, cause a feeling of deep relaxation, which helps improve your mood.

▲Halotherapy is not an alternative treatment, but a complimentary one. It is not recommended for substituting conventional medicines, but it can be used as a preventive method.

▲One of the therapeutic principles used in halotherapy is salt, or rather, sodium chloride, with a purity level which can range between 97% and 99% and without iodine.

▲Salt is a therapeutic agent that kills viruses, fungi and bacteria, and acts by promoting prophylaxis in the respiratory system.

▲It helps remove mucus and catarrh that accumulates in your nasal passages.

▲Salt is also an anti-inflammatory and reduces the swelling of muscles in the nose, which makes breathing more comfortable, and promotes an immediate feeling of relief.

▲Another therapeutic principle is the negative ions, which are also called 'air vitamins.'

▲These 'air vitamins' are produced naturally by waterfalls, waves, rays, mountainous regions and winds, etc.

▲In the salt room, negative ions are produced naturally by breaking up salt particles in a halogenerator.

▲Halotherapy is recommended for anyone from six months old and upwards.

▲However, there are some negative effects of halotherapy, such as with people who have weakened immune systems from going through chemotherapy.

▲Or patients who are suffering from the acute phase of an illness.

▲It is not recommended for those with high blood pressure who aren't under medical care.

▲Halotherapy is a treatment available publicly in countries such as England, Russia, Estonia and Poland.

▲Some people have reported that tiredness and stress levels were reduced considerably in their first therapy session.

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Some say that, after only five sessions, they stopped using their inhaler as much.

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Halotherapy is a treatment which uses the beneficial properties of salt to treat the symptoms of various illnesses, such as respiratory and skin diseases, as well as reduce anxiety and stress. Check out the gallery to see how salt could help you to alleviate these conditions, which affect a large percentage of the population.