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Maybe you have already heard about the miraculous salt originating from the bed of an ancient dried-up sea and its many health benefits.
It owes its positive effects on the human body mainly to its content of up to 83 minerals and trace elements.
Its use is truly versatile. It can even be used as a substitute for ordinary table salt, an additive to a bath, as a body scrub or even as the casing of a lamp that emits negatively charged ions into the room (positive for health).
Inhaling with Himalayan salt
Inhaling can be done dry, when the salt is placed on the bottom of a container or inhaler, or over steam, when the salt is dissolved in hot water.
Inhaled air, or water vapors, then carry small salt particles directly into the lungs.
It has a highly positive effect not only on acute sinus infections or colds, but also on asthma, allergies and blocked sinuses.
Inhaling is completely safe and has no undesirable side effects.
Benefits of inhaling Himalayan salt
Inhaling Himalayan salt offers you the following health benefits:
1. Protects against harmful microorganisms
Himalayan salt protects against multiple types of harmful microorganisms. It has antibacterial and antifungal properties (against molds and mycoses).
Thanks to the presence of many minerals and trace elements, it also stimulates the immune system.
2. Supports detoxification
The air we breathe is full of chemical impurities such as smog, smoke, dust, animal emissions and other toxic substances. Our lungs are thus exposed to constant stress.
Inhaling Himalayan salt helps detoxify the lungs and the air around you, especially if you use salt lamps.
3. Reduces sinus problems
Inhaling Himalayan salt strengthens the respiratory system.
Breathing clean, negatively ionized air treats many respiratory diseases such as asthma or allergies, including irritation of the airways due to smoking and air pollution.
4. Reduces phlegm
Pink Himalayan salt clears the body of accumulated mucus and stops the formation of new mucus.
Mucus is often a common sign of infections and inflammations in the respiratory tract.
5. Improves sleep
If you suffer from nighttime coughing or snoring, try inhaling Himalayan salt every evening.
You will sleep much better.
Where to get and how to inhale Himalayan salt
You can buy Himalayan salt in some grocery stores and supermarkets, or you can order it online.
Dry inhalation
When inhaling dry, avoid plastic inhalers. Glass or ceramic ones are best. There are special inhalers for this purpose or you can make your own at home, for example by using glass jars.
Insert one end of the inhaler into your mouth and breathe slowly. Inhale through the mouth, exhale through the nose. If you use a jar, do it the opposite way: inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth.
Breathing through the mouth is somewhat more effective because it bypasses the nose’s filtering mechanism and the ions more easily reach directly into the lungs, where they are absorbed into the blood and subsequently distributed by the body to sites of inflammation.
However, breathing through the mouth is also effective.
Wet inhalation
Wet inhalation is done similarly to other types of steaming, often with herbs.
Dissolve salt in hot water, cover your head with a towel and inhale. Be careful not to let the steam burn you.
