Salt Therapy – Rejuvenating Benefits and Why it Works
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Around 250 to 300 million years ago, where the Himalayan Mountains are today, an ancient ocean existed. When the ocean dried up, a sea salt bed was buried by the forces that created the mountain range. The pure salt deposits were embedded in the mountains and believed to have been protected by lava, sealed off from any pollution.
For many years, salt was used in hundreds of ancient Ayurvedic medicines. To this day, Himalayan dry salt is used as an ingredient in many medicines to treat high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and other diseases. Humans learned that Negative ions from the salt purify the air offsetting positive ions from pollution in the environment. Salt levels affect us at a cellular level, energetically. It is naturally rejuvenating to the cells. It’s an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antihistamine.
Since then, we have found new ways to use salt water and salt air to benefit us physically and spiritually. Read about some of our favorite ways to practice salt therapy!
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Salt Rooms
Just as it sounds, a Salt Room is a therapeutic room with salt walls and particles of salt flowing through the air. Salt rooms are a calm and soothing atmosphere designed to cleanse and restore body and mind. The best part, It’s a 100% natural, drug-free, non-invasive treatment. No side effects or potential health hazards. It’s even safe for children of any age.
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Here's how it works: State-of-the-art technology called a Halo Generator heats the salt then crushes it into very tiny micro-particles and diffuses pure salt into the air. While you relax and breathe the antibacterial, anti-inflammatory dry salt, the particles reach the deepest area of the lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli absorbing allergens toxins, and foreign substances and providing an anti-inflammatory and cleansing effect. Along with the health benefits, it also provides a state of relaxation and rejuvenation.
Salt therapy improves general wellness, respiratory issues, skin conditions, detoxification, athletic performance, and more. Halotherapy has detoxifying and calming effects that support the immune, nervous, and lymphatic systems. People often feel reduced stress levels, fewer headaches, increased energy, and better sleep.
The Saltwater Home team visited The Salt Works & Spa, a luxurious salt room in Biddeford, Maine. What an experience! Jen was so great in providing us with a calm and soothing experience. She informed us that there is just under 4 tons of salt in the room, plus the halo generator. We relaxed in the room for 45 minutes. After about 15 minutes, we could feel and taste the salt in the air. after 30 minutes, we started to notice clearer airways.
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Salt Floating
The float spa industry has been growing since Dr. John developed the first float tank in 1954 at the National Institute of Mental Health. Float tank manufacturers began designing not only tanks but also float pods and float rooms. More and more people have been introduced to the concept of floating since then, because of the many benefits associated with it.
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Here's how it works: The float space will contain roughly ten inches of skin temperature salt water. The person floating will close the door and float with their ears just under the water. The floater is free from all distractions and the controlled environment makes it challenging to distinguish where the body ends and water and air begin. Floating is an amazing tool for relaxation, physical recovery, pain management, and learning. The salty water makes floating effortless; it takes the pressure of gravity off muscles and joints, reduces stimulation of the senses, and provides the body with magnesium. It’s a great way to completely relax the body and mind.
When we spend less time resisting the forces of gravity we can spend more time thinking and healing. Floating can strengthen the immune system, relief pain, heal faster. It helps immensely with discomfort during pregnancy.
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Salt Therapy you can do from Home:
Love your Himalayan Salt rock
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For centuries, pure salt has been used for protection from negative energy, especially protection in and around the home. Having a Himalayan salt rock has become very common because of its mindful, healing qualities. We suggest having one by your bedside. Or many in every room of the house?
Draw yourself a salt bath for your feet, or just rest your feel on salt rocks.
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Whenever you have 30 minutes of self-care time during the week, dip your feet in a spa tub of salt water and practice a meditation. This will help reduce stress, get rid of toxins, illnesses, and unclear thinking. Some signs that negative energy is being removed are yawning, numbness of legs, and discoloration of the water.
If that’s too much work, just rest your feet on some salt.
Spend as much time as you can at the beach.
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Spending time in the ocean air does not give you as good of concentration as halotherapy but it is likened just the same. You can feel rejuvenated knowing that your 3-day weekend spent by the sea is equal to a 45-minute session in a salt room. With the salt air, warm breeze, and sound of the waves, we believe there’s no better place to spend your time!
Breathing salt air is a refreshing self-care ritual to add to your routine.
At Saltwater home, we value salt in our natural world and the way it relates to our relaxation and feeling of home. We hope after reading this blog post, you can begin to appreciate the many benefits of salt. If you try any of these techniques, let us know!