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Have you heard about Salt Room Therapy? This drug-free treatment is the latest buzzword among people suffering from chronic respiratory and skin problems. It replicates the Halo Therapy — an ancient line of treatment in which dry aerosol micro particles and minerals were used to treat respiratory diseases. Practised in the old salt mines in Eastern Europe since the early 19th century, the treatment came to be later associated with spas in the region. The process: The temperature, salt level and humidity of the room are fixed according to the treatment being sought. You need to breathe the air containing negatively-charged dry salt particles during an hour-long session. Since particles of bigger size usually cannot penetrate beyond the nose or throat, it is the smaller salt particles — known for their anti inflammatory properties — that enter the lungs and cleanse the system. In India, the facility is available in Kochi and Delhi. Disclaimer: Consult your personal physician before going for any therapy 
Salt facts 
    In 1843, Polish physician Dr Feliks Boczkopwski documented that the miners at Wieliczka salt mines did not suffer from lung diseases. 
    Use of caves as therapy centres started when German physicians noticed improvements in the respiratory health of patients who hid in salt caves to escape bombing during World War II

Salt Room Therapy in Delhi; an hour long session would cost Rs Rs 2,700