Salt mine - speleotherapy

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Breathing problems, stress, sleeping problems, pollution, agitated life - all symptoms of the crazy world we live in. It's time to change the perspective: if the surface of the planet is crowded and always in a hurry, you should try the underground, literally.

inside of a salt mine
Pro: 
  • if you are planning on going into a salt mine during summer, you'll have a very pleasant surprise: it's cool there
  • salt mines represent a pleasant and non-aggressive way to clean your lungs from the dust and every day polluted air we inhale
  • after a period of adjustments, when you feel like the lungs are not filling with air entirely, your breathing starts being regulated again. After this stage, you'll begin to experience the benefits of tasty fresh salty air
  • the underground doesn't look too familiar - the walls of salt and the floor with its different layers and colors of salt makes it a unique place to visit
  • children with asthma can play in a very healthy environment for few hours
  • recent studies show that salt mine and their purified air, in which very few bacteria can live, have an important effect over asthma crysis. Due to the non polluted air and the high concentration of salt, the capacity of the lungs increased with 2% after a "diet" in a salt mine
  • the air of a salt mine increases resistance towards infections
  • specialists say that the therapy is based on physical, chemical and biological factors like:
    • the sterility of the underground air - in the air allergens are almost absent and there are few fungus types used for producing antibiotics
    • the high level of vapors makes the germs easier to eliminate from the body; condensed vapors contain calcium with an anti-inflammatory effect when inhaled and a propulsive effect when exhaled, increasing expectoration
    • the constant and relatively low temperature and the low speed of the air's streamline
    • the carbon dioxide concentration is bigger, increasing the aeration of the lungs
    • the negative ionization is extremely high- the number and intensity of asthma crises decrease and the elimination of bacteria and allergens from the respiratory system fasten
    • the lack of ozone in the salt mine's air reduces the number of spasms
    • the low level of PH value reduces infections and bacterium flora
    • the partial pressure of oxygen is high, so that the quantity of the inhaled oxygen increases
Con: 
  • if you want to benefit from the healing power of the salty air, you need to period of treatment of at least 16 days, staying at least 4 hours a day in the salt mine
  • the period of adjustment, in the first few hours or the first few days, depending from person to person, is not very pleasant; it also could get cold and boring, especially if you don't have something to help you pass the time
  • if you are claustrophobic, a salt mine is not a good place to visit
  • you have to keep in mind that you need to spend 4-5 hours in the salt mine, so you need to have something to do there
  • you must have previously made medical examinations before begining a treatment in a salt mine
  • salt mine are not recommended for pregnant women and for persons suffering from tuberculosis, high blood pressure or Basedow disease

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