Category: Wellness

Wooden spoon with salt.

Salt: An Essential Part of your Health

You would be surprised at how much our bodies actually need salt. It’s important to have it in our daily diets, and for other reasons as well. Although it’s a fine line to walk of getting the right amount of salt to not overdoing this little element. Athletes primarily need a good amount of salt, since when the body sweats profusely that’s when it loses the most salt.
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How is Salt Therapy Anti-Bacterial?

Salt is the little power element that could. Not only is sodium chloride used for a variety of different things, it is also a powerful antibacterial substance. An antibacterial agent is one that inhibits the growth and multiplication of bacteria. Even though salt was used for thousands of years it didn’t officially become an element on the periodic table until 1807 by a chemist named Davy. Hippocrates who is widely considered the father of modern medicine, was one of the first to learn about the antibacterial nature of salt.
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Will Salt Therapy Increase my Blood Pressure?

Most of those who have blood pressure issues inherit the condition genetically. High blood pressure conditions are sometimes caused from ingesting too much salt on a regular basis or having a high stress career.
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Salt Around the World

Salt is truly one of the most miraculous minerals in the world. Not only are their majestic salt caves located in Russia, Poland, and the Ukraine, there are also a variety of edible salts that can be incorporated into a healthy diet.
Black woman doing meditation.

Healthy Habits: A How-to Inspiration

Any change begins with introspection. Creating a healthy habit starts by acknowledging a need for change. When starting a new regimen or breaking a current bad habit, the first step is recognizing our desire to improve.
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Natural Remedies Trending

People are always looking for the “next best thing” in wellness therapy. Life can be tough to deal with sometimes. Illnesses, conditions, and daily stressors make trips the the doctor's office or specialists a regular occurrence for some people. Looking toward natural remedies can be a way of helping to supplement doctor recommended treatments.
Two man hauling equipment into a salt mine.

The Origins of Halotherapy

The first documented forms of Halotherapy were in Europe when the monks noticed that when they treated patients in salt caves their respiratory symptoms improved. In 1843 salt clinics were actually opened up in Poland by Dr. M Bojakowski after he read a book by Dr.Buchkowsky who wrote about how salt mining workers actually had less breathing problems then some other mining contemporaries who worked in coal or smoking environments where particle dust was an issue.
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E-Cigs and Lung Function

As more studies link vaping and e-cigarette usage to lower health and lung function, many of those gulled into thinking vapes were safe are now searching for ways to regain some of their lost lung capacity. Many of them are turning to Halotherapy.
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How to Deal with Fall Allergies

Fall season is a time for family, great meals, and holiday cheer. However, for many, it is also a time of severe allergies. Here are a few tips on how to avoid common allergens and relieve your allergy symptoms.
Women enjoying a salt therapy session.

Stop Worrying about your Sinuses with the Help of Salt Therapy!

Everyone has experienced some sinus pain such as fever, stuffy nose, or postnasal drip. Sinus pain can get to be a very stressful and aggravating issue depending on how you decide to treat it. There are plenty of medications for treating sinus pain, but they can be expensive and unnatural. Salt therapy is a natural, drug free way to stay healthy and to prevent sinus pain and sinus infections.