SALT THERAPY (Halotherapy)

 Using a device called a halogenerator, warm medical grade sodium chloride is crushed, ground and   dispersed into a room or chamber. The machine-controlled salt is emitted in the form of extremely fine particles which are inhaled and absorbed via the lungs and skin. This “active” salt works within the lung and skin tissue, reducing inflammation to open up air ways for easier breathing and oxygen intake as well as also destroying bacteria and viruses sitting on top of the skin or deep within the body. This then also helps to clear up skin conditions and reduces a variety of common complaints. Once the lungs and skin are healed and cleared up, the salt works actively in the rest of the body reducing pain and fatigue, reducing overall inflammation as well as boosting immunity and magnesium levels.   

• Asthma in both children and adults can be reduced, as the salt acts as a natural anti-inflammatory, widening airways, absorbing edema (excess fluid trapped in the body’s tissues), and reducing bronchospasm by humidifying and fluidizing bronchial secretions.
• Ear infections, Acute Otitis Media (AOM): Aerosolized salt particles reduce swelling caused by fluid in the eustachian tube, widen airways, and promote better drainage aeration behind the eardrum. Salt therapy also relieves cold symptoms often linked to infections, reducing nasal congestion by opening passages.
• Allergies (particularly Rhinitis or Hay Fever): Various airborne allergies can be treated drug free, with long lasting results. Salt therapy widens the airways of the respiratory tract as micro particles of salt destroy bacteria throughout your sinuses and respiratory system, reducing inflammation in both areas, clearing blockages in the bronchi, bronchioles and sinus cavities, and cleansing your system of airborne pathogens (tar, dust, pollen and smoke) which trigger Rhinitis.
• Acute or Chronic Bronchitis (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Salt therapy at the Salt Wellness Centre improves your lung function by clearing them of accumulated mucous, making it easier for you to breathe. When mucus is removed, your respiratory tract will widen and clear, eventually putting an end to chronic coughing after large amounts of now mobilized mucous are expelled.
• Cold and Flu Symptoms: Halotherapy opens nasal airways, kills bacteria, activates sinus drainage, and decongests your chest by accelerating the clearance of mucous. Coughing and sneezing eventually subside as a result.
• Cystic fibrosis: Salt therapy brings relief by opening up the respiratory tract, clearing accumulated mucous, and unclogging blockages in the bronchi and bronchioles. Microscopic salt particles also absorb edema from the mucosa lining in the airway passages, reducing inflammation in the respiratory tract. Salt Wellness halotherapy also facilitates the drainage of sinusitis, promoting healing to one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis.
• Dermatitis (including Contact Dermatitis, Eczema, and Psoriasis): Salt Wellness salt bed treatments are a drug free way to find relief from skin irritation, itching and inflammation common to Dermatitis. As clients recline in an enclosed bed, microscopic salt particles (ranging in size from 1 um to 5 microns) infused into the air, are absorbed by your skin, killing bacteria and fungi and acting as a natural anti-inflammatory.
• Emphysema: Salt particles absorb edema from the mucosa lining the airway passages, widening the area and reducing inflammation. This allows blockages in the bronchi and bronchioles to unclog and restore normal transportation of mucous, as well as clearing the respiratory tract from allergens like pollen and tobacco smoke. Halotherapy also destroys bacteria and germs.
• Sinusitis: Symptoms are eased by opening blockages to the sinus tract. Salt particles draw out fluid, accelerating mucous clearance and reducing edema of the nasal mucosa, which leads to widening of the airway passages in the nose and sinuses, facilitating sinus drainage. Salt therapy also reduces infection and kills bacteria. With regular treatment, Sinusitis sufferers can expect to significantly reduce their dependence on prescription drugs.
•  If you don’t have a skin or lung condition, the active salt therapy works to reduce inflammation deeper in the body, helping reduce pain and fatigue. 

Please review the Salt Therapy Association which has a large collection of articles and research on the benefits and research on Salt Therapy!

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Salt Therapy uses a pharmaceutical grade sodium chloride to successfully treat the symptoms of many respiratory and skin conditions. The halogenerator disperses these salt particles into the air of the room or salt bed, allowing you to breathe in these particles. 

You may notice that you expel more phlegm after a session or experience more mucus temporarily. This is part of the lung and sinus detoxification process and is normal and will pass. Other will experience nothing other than feeling more relaxed and uplifted with a calmer mind and a decrease in any respiratory or skin conditions. Airways will be opened allowing more effective breathing and inflammation will be reduced which can also provide pain relief. You may also notice that your complexion gets clearer and your overall skin is soothed, soft and youthful. 

The raw and unprocessed salt used in a salt therapy session is very concentrated in magnesium. Most people are deficient in this very important mineral. You can readily absorb a great dose of magnesium within a single treatment promoting better digestion, easing muscle pain and cramps as well as calming the mind. This is also effective for children who experience growing pains or hyperactivity.

The negative ions of salt absorbed in the bloodstream via the lungs during a salt therapy session also improve cell’s metabolic processes and strengthen the functions of the autonomic nerves.  This will strengthen your immunity and resilience.