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What is Dry Salt Therapy?
Dry Salt Therapy, also known as Halotherapy, (Halo is the Greek word for salt) is a holistic, drug free, natural approach to improving your health by emulating the micro-climate of a natural salt cave. Dry salt air, using medical grade micro-particles of salt, is dispersed into a booth through a unique process generated by a halogenerator. This type of treatment is a safe and effective way of using salt’s natural anti inflammatory, antibacterial, and absorbent properties to help provide relief for respiratory ailments, skin conditions, and sleeplessness, while boosting your athletic performance, immune system and helping with detoxification.
In 1843, Polish physician Feliks Boczkowski conducted a study on various miners and found that salt miners did not have respiratory or lung problems compared to workers in other mining industries.
Salt Therapy stimulates the body’s natural processes for cleansing the respiratory system, removing foreign particles which cause many respiratory ailments, including COPD, smoker’s cough, chronic bronchitis, chronic sinusitis and hay fever to name just a few.
Salt Therapy stimulates the body’s natural processes for cleansing the respiratory system, removing foreign particles which cause many respiratory ailments, including COPD, smoker’s cough, chronic bronchitis, chronic sinusitis and hay fever to name just a few.
Your largest organ, your skin, benefits from the pH balancing properties of salt while helping the regenerative and reparative processes, stimulating cell growth and micro-circulation. Thus, benefiting anyone who is suffering from acne, eczema, rosacea or just dry flaky skin. Salt Therapy helps strengthen the immune system by increasing the production capacity of lymph cells. Skin diseases such as psoriasis are a result of immune system failures, so that the strengthening of the immune system is found to help improve the body’s reaction to this skin ailment.
Dry salt therapy is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. As always, please consult your physician . While there have been many clinical and scientific studies conducted on dry salt therapy throughout the world, the FDA has not evaluated the benefits of using Halo Therapy. Dry salt therapy is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Salt Therapy Benefits
Skin Conditions
Breathing Conditions
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Halotherapy or Dry Salt Therapy?
Halotherapy or Dry salt therapy, is a natural, holistic, drug free, natural therapy using micro particles of salt to help promote better breathing, healthier skin, improved physical endurance and fitness, and overall wellness. You may even sleep sounder.
2. How early should I arrive?
Please arrive 5 minutes before your appointment. That gives us time to check you in and make sure you are comfortable. If this is your first time with us, either fill out the health and waiver form prior or come 10 minutes early. Or save yourself some time and complete these forms and bring with you.
3. What should I wear?
Dress comfortably in whatever clothes you are comfortable in, appropriate in a public setting, realizing that you will have a slight salt dusting on your clothing. This is easily brushed off at the end of your session. If you are visiting for skin treatments, shorts and a short sleeve t-shirt/tank top is recommended so the salt particles may absorb onto any exposed skin.
4. What should I expect during my session?
During your salt therapy session, you’ll be invited to sit + relax on our reclined lounge chairs + intentionally breathe deep, even breaths (or practice pranayama) to get the most out of your session. We have soft, ambient lighting in our rooms + the temperature is comfortable - not too hot, cold or humid.
5. Is salt therapy safe?
Salt therapy is a natural treatment + very safe. There are no known side effects associated with salt therapy. Sometimes after a session, you might experience a little tickle in your throat, which is the body’s natural way of clearing toxins from your body.
6. Can children use salt therapy?
Yes! Kids often respond to salt therapy more quickly than adults, and since it’s natural, there are no known side effects of salt therapy. Children can enjoy activities in our salt room, including a “sand” box with pink Himalayan salt, and are welcome to bring toys. We ask that an adult accompany their child(ren) at all times.
Contraindications
Are there any precautions and Contraindications for Salt Therapy? Who should not use Salt Therapy?
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Acute stage of chronic bronchial and lung system diseases
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Active lung tuberculosis
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Acute or severe diseases, unless you have a signed release from your health care provider.
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Open wounds
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Hypertension Stage 2, please consult health care provider.
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Claustrophobia
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Intoxication
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Children 12 months or younger
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Pregnant women should consult their health care provider
