How salt can help you cure some of these common health complaints -

Have you ever realized that the cure for breathing problems, allergies, stress and anxiety could be found in your kitchen?
It's true - salt is your answer!

Halotherapy is a treatment which uses the beneficial properties of salt to treat the symptoms of respiratory and skin problems, and to reduce anxiety and stress, through inhaling salt particles.

See how salt can help you alleviate these conditions which affect a large percentage of the population!

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

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Suggested for: - This natural treatment is complimentary and can help with allergies.

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Suggested for: - As well as for treating respiratory diseases.

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Suggested for: - It can also help with some skin conditions.

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Suggested for: - And it can be used to reduce stress levels.

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Suggested for: - Salt therapy can also help battle anxiety.

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

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

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

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

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Allergies - It can also help fight allergies, dermatitis and psoriasis.

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Good mood - 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.

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Complimentary treatment - 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.

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Properties of salt - 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.

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

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Clearing the passages - It helps remove mucus and catarrh that accumulates in your nasal passages.

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Anti-inflammatory - 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.

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

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

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

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All ages - Halotherapy is recommended for anyone from six months old and upwards.

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

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Side effects - Or patients who are suffering from the acute phase of an illness.

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

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

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

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Case studies -

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

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