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

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