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For over thousands of years in many parts of the world people have utilized the healing benefits of salt helping people breathe better, build their immune systems, and purify their body from harmful bacteria. Since salt has profoundly impacted the lives of humans everywhere. It’s the time-tested value of salt therapy that has continued to improve people’s quality of life. The Salt Suite® is proud to bring an ancient, natural and proven therapy to US communities and to provide education and choice in how we heal ourselves and our families.

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Does halotherapy reduce stress?
The world can be a stressful place with stress coming from our personal lives, careers, and surrounding world events. Wouldn’t it be nice if a 45-minute salt therapy session could reduce stress levels? Fortunately, scientists have found that salt therapy does have a positive impact to stress.
Older woman cleaning her face.
Itchy and dry skin feels so uncomfortable. It distracts focus from what is important. Not to mention psoriasis and eczema can make wardrobe and even hair style decisions for those affected. And how many of us don’t want to look a little younger? Well, those taking their salt therapy in the kids’ suite may not want to look younger, but the rest of us do. Can salt really do all of that- improve symptoms of skin issues and make us look younger? Yes, it can, and research shows it!
Older man with arms stretched out and light weights in his hands.
Performance may mean many different things to different people. For some, it means athletic performance. Whether a professional athlete, weekend warrior, or someone working out for healthy lifestyle, performance includes our ability to accomplish an athletic task. For others, it may mean breath control for activities like singing, performing arts and professional auctioning. Does salt therapy deliver benefits for various types of performance? In short, yes. But let’s explore what research has found about salt therapy and improved performance.
Asian little girl holding on to teddy bear.
Parents seek salt therapy for children for many reasons. The most common include, asthma (Breathing Blog), ear infections, skin conditions (Skin Blog) and an immune boost (Immune Blog) to make catching colds, flu and virus less likely. As a parent, we want to help our child and make certain that we do not cause harm.
Close up of a salt lamp.
From preserving food, to a form of currency, to treatment for various ailments, salt has been used for various purposes for centuries. As far back as 20 million years ago, a shallow sea covered Europe and Russia. As the sea retreated, salt deposits were left between 10 and 300 meters below. We know that the earliest civilizations formed near salt deposits.
Skeletal image focusing on the lungs with a close up of viruses.
Surely, if something all-natural, enjoyable and accessible lowered the likelihood of contracting the common cold, flu and viruses, then everyone would do it, right? That is exactly what we think, and perhaps scientific studies will convince more people to add salt therapy to their weekly routine.
Three wooden spoons with fine salt, white salt rocks, and pink salt rocks.
It’s a fair question. We often hear that eating too much salt is bad for your health as it can raise blood pressure and potentially lead to heart issues. This happens when excess dietary salt makes the body retain fluid to dilute the salt. The excess water increases the volume of blood and thus raises blood pressure.
3D attractive colour image representing viruses.
What in the world should you do if you find out that there is mold in your house? Icky, yucky, gross black mold can wreak havoc on your entire body. Mold has a tendency to flourish in warm, damp environments. It can feast on wet humidity, growing and multiplying like a living being. This is a specific problem all over the United States, but areas that have higher levels of warm temperatures in humid areas such as Florida and Georgia can be truly problematic for mold to live and grow.