{"id":6209,"date":"2011-01-10T04:30:51","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T12:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=6209"},"modified":"2011-01-10T04:30:51","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T12:30:51","slug":"2011-spa-trends-salt-treatment-for-lungs-and-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/2011-spa-trends-salt-treatment-for-lungs-and-skin\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Spa Trends: Salt Treatment for Lungs and Skin"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/salt-crystals.jpg\" alt=\"Spas are turning to salt crystals like these in Nemoc\u00f3n, Colombia to benefit clients&#039; lungs and skin.\" title=\"salt crystals\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/salt-crystals.jpg 500w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/salt-crystals-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spas are turning to salt crystals like these in Nemoc\u00f3n, Colombia to benefit clients' lungs and skin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>There&#8217;s something energizing about breathing in that salty, ocean air. It turns out salt might be more beneficial than we thought, and spas are getting in on the salt therapy action.<\/h3>\n<p>Last month, The Independent released its list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/health-and-families\/healthy-spa-trends-for-2011-salt-therapy-asian-techniques-15minute-treatments-2166071.html\" target=\"_blank\">2011 spa trends<\/a>, which included a range of interesting services from &#8220;spa in a minute&#8221; for folks on the go to more treatments aimed at seniors. The thing that stood out for me, though, was salt therapy, or halotherapy.  <\/p>\n<h3>Halotherapy: The Healing Power of Salt<\/h3>\n<p>According to The Independent:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The technique claims to benefit the skin and cure respiratory illnesses, such as asthma. Look for hyper-modern rooms made of sea salt blocks in such spas as the Salt Cave in London and Kent, Salt Therapy Spa in Dublin, and HaloAir Salt Rooms in New York. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Along with its respiratory benefits, salt therapy is said to help cleanse the body and help sooth irritated skin naturally. The salt has an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.respirasalt.com\/uploads\/Halotherapy_for_Dermatology.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">anti-inflammatory effect<\/a> <em>[pdf]<\/em> that can help combat skin irritation. It also helps make the skin more absorbent, so the salt can help curative creams and ointments more effective.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Have any of you tried halotherapy? We&#8217;d love to hear your experiences in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: Creative Commons photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/aztlek\/4877239031\" target=\"_blank\">aztlek<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s something energizing about breathing in that salty, ocean air. It turns out salt might be more beneficial than we thought, and spas are getting in on the salt therapy action. <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/2011-spa-trends-salt-treatment-for-lungs-and-skin\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":11899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[11,12],"tags":[5338,5339,5340,5341,5342,5343,2729],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/salt-crystals.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6209"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}