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What is Halotherapy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Halotherapy, also known as dry salt therapy, is a holistic approach that mimics the microclimate of a salt cave. Dry salt particles are dispersed into an enclosed environment (room, bed, booth, cabin) by a Halogenerator. Salt absorbs and removes the allergens, toxins and foreign substances in your lungs and sinuses. Salt also reduces inflammation and opens airway passages making it easier to breath. Halotherapy is a holistic, drug free, natural therapy to promote better breathing, healthier skin, sounder sleep, improved physical fitness and endurance and overall wellness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n


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Is there research to support Halotherapy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Yes, Halotherapy is backed by 50 years of science. Most research has been done in Europe where the treatment originated. Halotherapy has been well researched in Russia and Eastern Europe. Most of the research has been conducted by Dr. A. V. Chervinskaya, the head of Clinical Research Respiratory Center in St. Petersburg, Russia. She works in the field of pulmonology and rehabilitation medicine and has published more than two hundred articles on this topic. Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article on the efficacy of saline salt therapy in cystic fibrosis. They found that long term saline salt treatment had a positive impact on lung function and reduced pulmonary exacerbations. In addition, they found no negative side effects associated with the therapy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n


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How does Halotherapy work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pure pharmaceutical grade salt is pulverized into tiny micro particles by a halogenerator and then dispersed into a room, bed, booth or cabin. While relaxing, customers simply breathe. The salt opens the airways, reduces inflammation in the lungs and sinuses and loosens the mucus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salt has the following properties: <\/p>\n\n\n\n