improve your breathing, increase your energy
It’s that time of year, again. Time to connect with friends and relatives and leave with generous gifts. Sometimes those gifts are a cold or other respiratory condition.
These “gifts” are often accompanied by an overproduction of thick mucus which the body tries to expel by coughing. Coughing is often not enough to remove the mucus and it becomes a breeding ground for bacteria which then leads to a worsening of the condition as it turns into bronchitis or pneumonia.
Salt therapy can be an excellent addition to your regimen to help you recover from these conditions.
During salt therapy, pharmaceutical grade salt is ground up to about the size of the red blood cells. This salt breaks down the mucus and allows it to be dispelled more easily. This also allows toxic substances and allergens to be eliminated from the body which reduces irritants.
Research has also shown that the salt that is breathed deep into the lungs is anti-microbial which results in controlling bacterial pathogens as well as viruses. In addition, the salt is anti-inflammatory. When combined, these properties reduce the inflammation in the respiratory tract and result in a widening of the airway passages which allows for increased oxygenation, thus increasing energy and improving the immune system. 1
Besides a cold or bronchitis, salt therapy has been demonstrated to provide rapid relief of respiratory tract infections, including:
- asthma
- allergic and chronic bronchitis
- pharyngitis
- sinusitis
- rhinitis
- tonsillitis
- pneumonia, after an acute stage
- cystic fibrosis
Salt therapy has also been shown to be used prophylactically for children who are frequently ill, suffer from chronic ear infections, or have other ear, nose, and throat issues.
This is a safe, non-invasive holistic therapy. There are no side effects or potential health risks with the exception of people who are on oxygen since the lining of the lungs is thinned and salt therapy may result in bleeding for those people.
The number of sessions that a client needs to find long-term relief for their condition is dependent on the person and the type of respiratory ailment that they have. For chronic conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, and allergies, it is recommended that the client experience 12 – 20, 45-minute sessions in the shortest amount of time possible. Results are seen more quickly and are longer lasting when the sessions are spaced close together. It is recommended that people return for a “tune-up” at least once a quarter once their initial sessions are complete. 2
Salt therapy is a relaxing, simple experience that helps with acute and chronic breathing conditions such as a cold, bronchitis, asthma, allergy, COPD, emphysema, and cystic fibrosis.
For something so simple and easy, what is holding you back from experiencing the benefits?
- HALOTHERAPY – BENEFITS AND RISKS Evgeniya Vladeva, Liliya Panajotova, http://journals.mu-varna.bg/index.php/sssp/article/view/5010
- HALOTHERAPY – AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES Evgeniya Vladeva, https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Halotherapy-for-treatment-of-respiratory-diseases.-Chervinskaya-Zilber/d56b06ea53c1d2656a8e0523167c18a513cd4b0b
