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2011-10-12T11:08:00.000-07:00

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Himalayan Salt Lamps Review

2011-10-07T09:48:00.000-07:00

Before you buy a Himalayan Salt Lamp, make sure you read our entire warning first.

I know that you have been looking for information on Himalayan Salt Lamps. Therefore, you will know how hard it is to find good solid facts on the product and what it does.

In this post, I am going to give you the real low down on the product; that is all the good, the bad and the ugly.

By the end of it, you will know everything you need in order to pick one up for yourself, or forget about it and move on.

There are many fans of Himalayan salt lamps; you can find them all across the net. People who endorse the lamps for this or that reason; which is fine but I cannot find any evendice that the lamps enhance or cure anything. Believe me I have looked.

You can always tell a good product from a poor one by the amount of media coverage it has gained. It is even more inspiring when you see a product talked about in the media that you know has not paid for the coverage.

Himalayan Salt Lamps do not appear to be given special attention in top newspapers and magazines around the world, unlike other Salt products.

What are Himalayan Salt Lamps?

A salt lamp is a lamp carved from a larger salt crystal often colored, with an incandescent bulb. The lamps give an attractive glow and are suitable for use as nightlights or for ambient mood lighting.

In a word; a natural lump of salt that is not processed in any way; with a light in it.

What does it do?

Apparently, Himalayan Salt lamps are said to clear the air in a room and give an atmosphere like just after a thunderstorm.

How does it work?

I do not want to get too technical here, sufficient to say that The atomic structure of crystal salt contains more negative, chloride ions than positive, sodium ions which result in the emission of negative ions during the natural ionization process. Negative ions become dust collectors, attaching themselves to positively charged dust particles and cigarette smoke, purifying the circulating indoors air from dust, bacteria and pollutants.

Is there proof that it does work?

To look for proof that Himalayan Salt Lamps actually do anything, I looked everywhere except to the companies that market them. The reason that I did not read any of the company stuff is that I thought that they are bound to talk about it in a positive light purely because they sell it and want you custom.

So I actually spent some time hunting around to see if I could find many people that had in reality gotten results, that weren’t from the company’s website.

I actually found very little positive feedback, less than I expected; I looked in forums, I read books, newspapers and spoke to people that I knew used the lamps.

While the people said that, the lamps do have a very tangible effect on their health there does not seem to be any proof as such.

Users spoke of

“ help with relaxation,

“ great for meditation focus

“I feel so much better breathing the mountain air or standing alongside a waterfall

“People with asthma often find it helpful in reducing their symptoms and many medical practitioners recommend using these lamps to help relieve depression and fatigue.

“I think there are reasonable claims of negative ions making people feel better. However, I think it is more that we associate the feel, taste, smell, or whatever with peaceful places like beaches or waterfalls.

I am skeptical of all of the health claims and if you read between the lines of what people are saying; it is all about feelings.

Owning a salt lamp and having one in your room is like owning a piece of art or sculpture; you look at it and you “feel good” or it will lighten your mood.

My own experience is that for years I had Salt Lamps in every room of my house, which I keep on 24/7.

I liked it, practically at night when there was a pink glow everywhere.

I did not, at any point feel that I was near the sea or on top of a mountain range.

I had to dust my rooms like every body else and the dust did not seem to be thicker near the lamp!

I used to suffer from a persistent cough but I do not any more.

Then, I moved to another house and decide not to use my salt lamps.The result was:

There was no pink glow

Dust levels seem to be the same.

I noticed no different in the air quality.

My cough did not return.

I have since put my lamps back on because my house “feels” better and I feel happier with them rather then without.

Now as to my persistent cough, that has got nothing to do with salt lamps but everything to do with Himalayan salt. Although Himalayan Salt Lamps do not seem to be of any health benefit, the Himalayan salt is a great benefit to people’s health.

I use a Himalayan Salt pipe to manage my cough and it works. Therefore, if you are thinking of buying a Salt Lamp because your or your child has asthma and you have heard that a salt lamp will help. Do not believe it. A salt pipe is the answer to that one.

By all means obtain a salt lamp they are great in the house and make unusual gifts but unless you are going to tile your house and buy tons of Himalayan salt to put in your home they will not help with air quality or any other health benefit.

After researching, I discovered the safest and cheapest option is to order the product through Salt Lamps because they offer an actual 90-day guarantee where if you are not happy you can actually return that product. The website also offers different colours of salt and quite often you will find discounts. As I write this, there is a 20% off salt pipes

Thank you for reading and if you have any commits please feel free to leave one.

What is Reactive Airways Disease?

2011-09-21T00:33:00.001-07:00

Is RAD a Fancy term for asthma?Reactive Airway Disease (will be referred to as RAD through this article) not very often heard of disease and very often confused with asthma If your are exposed to allergens like dust, animal dander, mould spores, and mildew then this could be the cause of RAD for you Such environmental allergens can be found in your home or place of work. .

The trouble is, as we all know allergens are very seasonal, like cold weather or pollen and only appear at certain times of the year. Although they are always there in some form or another. The symptoms of RAD, such as coughing and wheezing are very asthma like, as well as sneezing, runny noses and stuffy noses, itchy, watery eyes. .

RAD is more of a history of coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath then disease as such. The cause of RAD is usually unknown for these symptoms and the doctor is classifying it as reactive airway disease usually until a better diagnosis can be determined. Another problem with RAD and asthma is that it is very difficult to diagnosis in children under the age of 6. Very often the doctor will diagnosis RAD until such test can be carried out to determined if the disease is asthma of not. .

If your child is always wheezing it does not follow that the child has asthma, it can be something else altogether. Parents often find this out when they go to the doctor. Only 30% of babies who have experienced wheezing develop asthma later in life; you may also be relieved to know.

A young child who is under age 6 may well go to the doctor and receive a diagnosis of RAD disease and then as the child get grows older if certain criteria can be met, the diagnosis may well change to asthma. The criteria for asthma is that the child (or body else for that matter) must be at least 5 year of age, have experienced episodic symptoms of airflow obstruction or have been diagnosed as having had airway hyper responsiveness, have been seen to have reversible airflow obstruction of at least 10% of predicted forced expiratory volume after using a short-acting beta2-agonist of one second (FEV1) and have had all other respiratory diagnoses ruled out.

There are many reasons to give up smoking and in my opinion; one of the main ones has to be the life and health of future children. I say this; because there is some medical professional evidence that, exposure to maternal smoking during pregnancy or during the first year of life may predispose the child to RAD. There is also currently research being conducted on the genetic basis for the pathogenesis of asthma. The airways of very young children are far more delelget and exposes to environmental allergens, can do more harm then when they are grown up. This is also true of viral respiratory diseases such as colds and the flu. .

This may surprise you: statistically, reactive airway disease is responsible for 13 million health care visits each year in the U.S. and accounts for 200,000 hospitalizations at a cost of approximately $1.8 billion in healthcare dollars. Statistics show that reactive airway disease occurs more often in children of black and Hispanic origins and that African Americans are 4 times more likely to contract reactive airway disease than their white counterparts. Babies and young children may have previously been diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection that later includes wheezing and then the diagnosis of reactive airway may be given. A young child with reactive airway disease may wheeze or cough while actively playing.

A doctor may make a diagnosis of reactive airway disease when a patient is young, and presents with a fever, tachycardia, dyspnea, wheezing, coughing, cyanosis, poor feeding, distant breath sounds upon exam, an increased inspiratory-to-expiratory ratio, and may also present with an allergic shiner (semicircles of skin under the eyes). .

RAD may have many causes including reaction to allergens or irritants; a reaction to a medication, a respiratory infection, gastroesophageal fistula, or a respiratory infection such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common cause of RAD. .

So giving the symptoms of asthma the name RAD does mainly reflect the difficulty in establishing a diagnosis of asthma in certain situations — such as during early childhood. Although it is possible for infants and toddlers to have asthma, tests to diagnose asthma generally are not accurate before age.

Reactive Airway Disease (will be referred to as RAD through this article) not very often heard of disease and very often confused with asthma If your are exposed to allergens like dust, animal dander, mould spores, and mildew then this could be the cause of RAD for you Such environmental allergens can be found in your home or place of work. .

The trouble is, as we all know allergens are very seasonal, like cold weather or pollen and only appear at certain times of the year. Although they are always there in some form or another. The symptoms of RAD, such as coughing and wheezing are very asthma like, as well as sneezing, runny noses and stuffy noses, itchy, watery eyes. .

RAD is more of a history of coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath then disease as such. The cause of RAD is usually unknown for these symptoms and the doctor is classifying it as reactive airway disease usually until a better diagnosis can be determined. Another problem with RAD and asthma is that it is very difficult to diagnosis in children under the age of 6. Very often the doctor will diagnosis RAD until such test can be carried out to determined if the disease is asthma of not. .

If your child is always wheezing it does not follow that the child has asthma, it can be something else altogether. Parents often find this out when they go to the doctor. Only 30% of babies who have experienced wheezing develop asthma later in life; you may also be relieved to know.

A young child who is under age 6 may well go to the doctor and receive a diagnosis of RAD disease and then as the child get grows older if certain criteria can be met, the diagnosis may well change to asthma. The criteria for asthma is that the child (or body else for that matter) must be at least 5 year of age, have experienced episodic symptoms of airflow obstruction or have been diagnosed as having had airway hyper responsiveness, have been seen to have reversible airflow obstruction of at least 10% of predicted forced expiratory volume after using a short-acting beta2-agonist of one second (FEV1) and have had all other respiratory diagnoses ruled out.

There are many reasons to give up smoking and in my opinion; one of the main ones has to be the life and health of future children. I say this; because there is some medical professional evidence that, exposure to maternal smoking during pregnancy or during the first year of life may predispose the child to RAD. There is also currently research being conducted on the genetic basis for the pathogenesis of asthma. The airways of very young children are far more delelget and exposes to environmental allergens, can do more harm then when they are grown up. This is also true of viral respiratory diseases such as colds and the flu. .

This may surprise you: statistically, reactive airway disease is responsible for 13 million health care visits each year in the U.S. and accounts for 200,000 hospitalizations at a cost of approximately $1.8 billion in healthcare dollars. Statistics show that reactive airway disease occurs more often in children of black and Hispanic origins and that African Americans are 4 times more likely to contract reactive airway disease than their white counterparts. Babies and young children may have previously been diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection that later includes wheezing and then the diagnosis of reactive airway may be given. A young child with reactive airway disease may wheeze or cough while actively playing.

A doctor may make a diagnosis of reactive airway disease when a patient is young, and presents with a fever, tachycardia, dyspnea, wheezing, coughing, cyanosis, poor feeding, distant breath sounds upon exam, an increased inspiratory-to-expiratory ratio, and may also present with an allergic shiner (semicircles of skin under the eyes). .

RAD may have many causes including reaction to allergens or irritants; a reaction to a medication, a respiratory infection, gastroesophageal fistula, or a respiratory infection such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common cause of RAD. .

So giving the symptoms of asthma the name RAD does mainly reflect the difficulty in establishing a diagnosis of asthma in certain situations — such as during early childhood. Although it is possible for infants and toddlers to have asthma, tests to diagnose asthma generally are not accurate before age.

Asthma Treatment.

2011-09-20T00:51:00.000-07:00

Types of Asthma TreatmentAsthma cannot be cured, but there are some very good treatments for various types of asthma attacks to help control asthma The purpose of asthma treatment is to prevent symptoms and to effectively control, long-term asthma attacks. Education is the key to the control of asthma. Knowing and understanding what is going on. They are many forms of treatment, both natural and medications. Some are designed to help stop or reduce the number of attacks (Himalayan Salt Pipe, for instance) and others are there to help during asthma attacks like inhalers. Triggers set off asthma attacks, which may be different for each person.

The first important part of education is to recognize the symptoms of your asthma so that you can avoid those triggers or minimize your exposure to them, which will then lessen or eliminate your asthma attacks. Triggers can be anything from dust, respiratory infections, cold or hot weather, animal fur, hard exercise or any type of allergy. . If you know that your asthma is triggered by dust, for instance; then get somebody in to clean and dust your house and make sure you avoid dust. Minimize it as much as you can, particuly in your bedroom.

Asthma is treated in many different ways and this will include, long-term control medications, inhalers for rescue during an attack., as well as inhaled corticosteroids. There are many things that determine what medications will be right for your asthma symptoms including your age. What is right for you will be dictated by your symptoms and what happens to trigger your personal asthma acctacks. Allso the doctor advising you for your medication will look at you past history to see what has worked for you in and what has not.

As has been said, there are many ways to treat asthma. To open airways during an asthma attack, quick-relief inhalers would be used. These rescue inhalers may well include one of the following medications:

Albuterol, levalbuterol or pirbuterol.

Ipratropium, which is a bronchodilator.

Oral and intravenous corticosteroids, which decrease inflammation in the airway.

In the case of allergens then what will be prescribed, are allergy medications. Inhaled corticosteroids are medications that may well take several days to weeks to reach the full benefit level but have long-term success with low risk of side effects and are safe for patients to use over long periods of time. .

Leukotriene modifiers oral medications which is used help stop asthma symptoms from develloping for up to 24 hours after they are taken. Theophylline; is a pill that can be taken daily, that is proofed to be very helpful in keeping airways open and relaxing the muscles around the airways so as to make breathing easier. Althrough Theophyllinesi not so much in use now adays.

If your symptoms are allergic in nature then it is important to take measure to control them. To help reduce the allergic reaction, immunotherapy, which is an allergy shot, can be used successfully on certain allergens. If allergens are one of your triggers then you will be given a test to find out just what it is that upsets you. When this has bee done, an allergy shot schedule will be worked out for you. This might be once a week for a few months, and then once a month for a period of one to five years. The schedule will vary, depending on how harsh the allergy has been determined to be.

Allergy medications can also be oral or nasal sprays that can contain a combination of antihistamines and decongestants. Nasal sprays are commonly used to control allergy symptoms that contain corticosteroid, cromolyn and ipratropium.

You start of with these treatment first by be diagnosed with asthma and then talking to your doctor about it who will work out for you a management plan for your treatment.This plan will change from time to time mainly because your reaction might well change during the year because of the weather (cold/hot) or pollen. The asthma management plan is a mix of lifestyle change, avoidence of triggers and ongoing medications; patient education concerning asthma, is also important. It is always best that this plan is in writing to much sure of success. You will have to see your doctor often to monitor you condition and reaction to the plain. This is to ensure that you are always in control of your life and not the asthma.

Asthma symptoms in adults

2011-09-18T23:59:00.000-07:00

How to understand asthma symptoms in adultsAdults can recognize asthma symptoms much better then children The reason is very clear, adults can describe their symptoms better to the doctor and so a much more clearer picture is presented to the doctor for her to make an accurate diagnoses. It cannot be stress enough as to how important it is for the doctor to have a clear picture of what is going on for her to prescrip the right treatment.

A feeling of tightness or pain in the chest area and having difficulty with breathing. is normally the first thing many adults notice when they are having an asthma attack, plus, of course, coughing, This may happen at any time, like when working or being physically could well bring about a asthma attack which inflames the lungs and bronchial area.

The symptoms of asthma are stated of by what are called "triggers". It is very important for the person to find out what their trigger is. Make a note of what it is that sets you off. Be aware that it is not always the same thing. For instants, it could be dust one day and cold the next. The triggers are in the air that you breathe and will irritate your airway. The triggers are environmental in nature such as particles. These particles include dust, pollens, pet dander, pollution, tobacco smoke, pollen, fumes from road traffic, or harsh chemicals and breathing in airborne triggers like mould spores or mildew. Cold or very hot weather could also be a cause of asthma attacks.

There is a vast array of medications that is avabale to doctors that will help control the asthma symptoms in people. These medical medications include inhalers, and oral medications. Therefore, control of your asthma with a proper management plan is possible on a daily basis. These prescriptions will work by controlling the irritation in the airways or help to reduce the sensitivity to asthma triggers.

Those who know and understand what their triggers are will have a better time of controlling the problem and thus be able to enjoy life more without numerous asthma attacks. It cannot be stress too much just, how important it is to know your triggers and symptoms. What causes it for you? When you know that, then you can learn how to avoid the triggers if possible in order to really feel that you are in command of your life and asthma.

When an adult has a firm grasp and understanding of their asthma symptoms that they are experiencing they can then inform the doctor treating them and a treatment plan can be devised. Be aware that your asthma symptoms might well change, because what you do might change. For instance if you get a new job with a different environment or move house that could cause a problem or perhaps remove a problem for you. Whenever happens to you if there is any sort of change it is very important to tell your doctor right away so that you stay in control of your asthma and not the other way round.

It is very unlikely that your asthma will just go way. I have heard of very few cases but it is not the norm. What can and does happen is that your asthma seems to get better and you have far fewer attacks. The reason for this is that you have a good management plan set up by you and your doctor and you stick with it... To get that far you have to know your symptoms and pay close attention to what you are doing and where you are going. If there are any changes, make a note and find out why. Could be you went for a walk in the park and got too near a pack of dogs.

Your body may well become more susceptible to a trigger and you will notice a lot more symptoms than you had formerly. For example using a hair shampoo or your have bought a new carpet, may well trigger symptoms. You may be eating different food or trying a new restaurants or shopping in different locations where others are wearing strong colognes or perfumes and suddenly you notice an increase in symptoms.

When you finally understand your symptoms and have devised a good treatment plan, you will find that adults can still enjoy an active life.

The Signs Of Asthma

2011-09-18T00:47:00.000-07:00

What are the signs of asthma?People who are coughing or wheezing may think that they have asthma but do not. Then again people who do not have any symptoms for a while may then have an attack because something has triggered it.

Asthma can be triggered by many things among the most common are: high pollen, cold weather,dust, allergranes, respiratory infections, exercise.

Allergens can be quite a nuisance because they are all around us, things like dust, mould, smoke, fumes, or even very strong smells.

Most people would get a cold or flu at least once or twice a year and these can be a trigger for asthma attacks making them quite serious infection. Also playing sports could bring on asthma, this is practically true of children.

It is very important to understand the symptoms of asthma because if the disease is not treated there could be very serious health issues. Parents must be able to recognize them in their childereds, to be able to get on top of the problem as soon as possible. Asthma symptoms are very easy to spot.

Asthma symptoms may occur for no obvious reason, practically at night when the person is sleeping and for no obvious reason. The symptoms can be different from person to person and also people can have different symptoms for one attack and another set of symptoms for another attack.

The symptoms of asthma occur when the airways tighten, become inflamed, and fill with mucus. As the airway closes the person could start coughing, particularly at night and early morning. They will experience shortness of breath, pain in the chest or chest pressure. Feeling breathless (you may gasp for breath), a tight chest, like a band tightening around it, wheezing, which makes a whistling sound when you breathe. You may have one or more of these symptoms. Symptoms that are worse during the night or with exercise can mean that asthma is getting worse.

A lot of people ask if reactive airway disease is the same as asthma Reactive airway disease is more of a history of coughing and shortness of breath then a specific diagnosis. That does not mean to say that asthma is not misdiagnosed as reactive airway disease most doctors would have difficult with this. Because there are not any accurate test for asthma under the age of 6. .

Of course, if a person finds it difficulty to breath sometimes then they should go to the doctor right away. .

What the doctor will do is ask for a medical history and find out what sort of trouble is being experienced by that person. Difficulty of breathing will look for and the doctor will look out for any signs of whistling or wheezing in the lungs. The doctor will also ask if there has been any coughing. .

Frequent asthma attacks can be a strong sign of asthma. The doctor should be able to find out if the lungs are OK with the use of a peak flow meter.This meter shows lung function and the less there is the worse the asthma will be. In addition, if the person has to use an inhaler more often, that is a sign that they are getting worse.

People who have asthma should try to avoid working where there is likely to be chemical fumes, dust or gases in the air. .

If a person is frequently coughing and is experiencing difficulty breathing or the treatment plan is no longer controlling asthma symptoms. Then a doctor help must be called for. Remember that asthma can cause a person to die. If a person changes their treatment plan it is a good idea to be closely look at and monitored for the first few days to make sure that the new plan is working corttly.

If there is no improvement with a new plan and the person is having worsening symptoms whilst doing a small amount of work or physical activity it is important to get back to the doctor right away.

People at risk for developing signs of asthma include those with family members who have asthma, anyone who is overweight, smokers, or those people exposed to second-hand smoke. Individuals working around exhaust fumes or other types of pollution are also at risk for developing signs of asthma. Many people can be at risk of developing symptoms of asthma such as people working with chemicals or those working in dusty conditions like farmers or wood workers. It is also a fact that those babies born with a with low birth weight are at risk for developing asthma. .

A Few Foods To Help You Live With Asthma

2011-09-16T00:11:00.000-07:00

Foods to help you live with asthma:There is probably no bodily function that we take so much for granted as breathing. Day and night, from moment to moment we breathe. When we cannot do that with ease, life can become difficult and we have to find ways of overcome this. I have researched a variety of foods from around the world that can make your next asthma attack much easier to survive.

Here is a first class recipe that you will very helpful: Start with a fruit salad made with oranges, pineapple, straberries, kiwifruit, and papaya. Then follow with a plate of high-c vegetables like broccoli, red, and green peppers, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, peas and add a bit of salmon.

Mixing radish, honey and lemon juice in a blender until well blended and then cook in a small pan over low heat for 20 minutes can make another home remedy for asthma. This mixture should be cooled and then the person with the asthma should take a teaspoonful each morning.

What we all crave in this modern world is variety and for that reason sorrel is highly recommend as part of you diet. The flavonoids presentt in sorrel may be a useful deterrent against certain types of cancer and help to enhance the body’s immune system in general. It is for the latter reason that sorrel is recommended as part of an asthma suffers diet, because you need to keep building your immune sysetm up to help control the asthma attackes. .

A good tea recipe is: combine six ounces of dried sorrel with two tablespoons of dried ginger, and an eighth of a teaspoon of ground allspice. When you mix these ingredients into hot water, it makes a warm and inviting tea. If it is too bitter for your taste, it is OK to add sugar to make it a little sweeter. For best results, boil the water for about 10 minutes with the ingredients in the water. It is best to use a tea strainer when you pour it into a cup, to avoid getting leaves and other residue in your drink. You can either drink it hot right away, or put it in the refrigerator for later. If you pour it over ice, it creates a great iced tea beverage. .

Sorrel also makes a great winter soup: .

Handfuls sorrel leaves.

1 medium onion.

1 ltr chicken stock.

Salt & pepper.

To mix with the soup you could use potatoes, courgettes, or any other vegetable that you fancyI boil this for about 20 minutes and put thought a electric blender.

On of the main problems with sorrel is getting hold of it. It is not really a verterbal that you can buy in the store. I grow my own, it is very easy to do, cut and come again type of crop. It grows well in a pot. .

Onions have an anti-inflammatory and anti-asthmatic effect, they also inhibit the release of histamines, and reduce bronchial obstruction. Onions contain prostaglandins that relax the bronchial passageways. Onions are also high in quercetin, a type of flavonoid that has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties and in vitamin C. And onions contain L-cysteine, an amino acid that factors into the production of glutathione, a naturally occurring antioxidant in the body that is necessary for maintaining immunity. Glutathione production is often compromised in asthmatics. (Note: raw and picked onions may provoke asthma attacks in a small number of sensitive people.) .

Most of us do not cook or eat with out salt being in reach, it has been shown that reducing our daily salt in our diets is thought to be beneficial for many reasons and the possibility that it may improve asthma symptoms. For several reasons, previous research has shown that eating many fresh foods can help to reduce symptoms in some people with asthma and we also know that many processed foods contain high levels of salt. With this in mind we would encourage people with asthma to eat a healthy diet of fresh foods that are likely to contain lower levels of salt." Now if you live without salt, then at least do not use common salt but try Himalayan Salt , a natural salt that has not been processed.

Recommended foods for Asthma suffers: garlic, black and red radish, horserdish, chervil, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, cabbage, parsley, dried beans, fish, eggs, and varech.Try to avoid any food suspected of being an allergen like: peanuts, celery, chocolate, strawberries, and milk Lifestyle changes such as spending time in fresh air and sunshine on a daily basis, living in a dust-free environment free of any triggers such as pet dander, chemical pollutants and cigarette smoke can lead to less frequent asthma symptoms. It is also important to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day because staying well hydrated can help thin out or loosen mucus. Eating the right foods can be a cost-effective way to help control and combat asthma symptoms. It is vital asthma is recognized as a serious condition and that signs and symptoms of asthma not ignored. If treatment does not relieve the symptoms and the signs of asthma worsen, you should always seek emergency medical help without delay.

More Natural Remedies for Asthma

2011-09-15T00:12:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more Natural Remedies for your Asthma

For many of us, the words “natural” and “folklore” bring to mind old wives tales and superstitions. However, even a traditionally trained doctor will admit that those words represent the accumulated wit and wisdom of millions of people. Below I bring together a few more Natural health secrets that t have been in use over time and in different parts of the world.

If your lungs are congested with mucus, try improving your symptoms by taking a hot, steamy shower or sitting in a sauna.

Ginger figures highly in Chinese medicine and ginger tea is a popular Chinese treatment for asthma.

A lot of people do find that Honey is very beneficial in relieving an asthma attack. When they are having symptoms such as chest tightness or coughing, they open a jar of honey and breathe deeply over the opening. You can also mix 1 teaspoon of honey in a full glass of water and drink this mixture 3 times a day as a home remedy for asthma related symptoms.

Try this: if you have a lot of mucus in your lungs: bite into a hot pepper, your eyes will water and your nose will run and also, more importantly your bronchial passages will produce watery secretions which will thin the mucus in the lungs. The compounds that give pepper its fiery effect are oily, and water cannot dilute them. If you need to “douse the fire” after eating hot peppers, eat some cool yogurt or bread, or drink some milk. These substances will absorb the oils and carry them downward.

One of Grandmas best home remedy for asthma is to boil garlic cloves in thirty grams of milk and drink it 3 times a day. You can also put minced garlic cloves in a steaming cup of ginger tea and drink this mixture once in the morning and once in the evening.

An East European remedy to help asthma is to apply a hot onion poultice to your chest. Both the vapours and the heat will help ease breathing by clearing the airways.

People who have asthma find that drinking a glass of milk 2 to 3 times a day containing one teaspoon of turmeric powder helps asthma symptoms.

In Tudor times in England, asthma, bronchitis, and severe coughs were treated with a well-liked remedy: apples baked with honey and served mashed with butter.Researchers have determined that people who eat apples or drink apple juice on a daily basis do tend to have lower incidence of respiratory ailments.

Another simple but effective asthma home remedy is to boil water mixed with caraway seeds and breathe in the steam created by the boiling water.

WhilstAloe Vera is not a short term quick fix for asthma attack it surly is one of the best natural treatments in the long term because of its ability to build up ones immune system. With asthma your immune system is constantly on” red alert” where the lightest trigger can cause a full-blown asthma attack. Aloe Vera will balance and restore the immune system making it a great preventative measure, rather than for short-term relief of acute episodes.

The benefits of salt therapy or speleotherapy are well known. In the mid 18th Century a Polish health official Felix Botchkowski observed that the workers of salt mines did not get ill with lung diseases. He wrote a book about the effects of salt dust in 1843. His successor Mstislav Poljakowski created a Salt Spa in Velicko near Krakow, which is still in use to this day.

During the Second World War, salt mines were often used as bombproof shelters. After spending time there, many people who suffered from asthma felt that their health had got better! You do not have to go to Poland or the Himalayan mountains to reap the benefits of salt because with just a few minutes a day using a Himalayan Salt Pipe will give you the same benefits as those that visit the salt mines.

These natural remdens do not pretend to be the final answers to your questions about non-drug treatments for asthma. But at least I hope they can give you a better view of what is out there. None of them, in themselves will cure your asthma (nothing can) but at least they will add to your “management tools” to help you control your asthma. The natural remedies are simple observations of a few things and method’s that have help folk in the past, they certainly should not be relied upon entily for control of your asthma and always remember to consult you doctor before trying any of them.

Tomorrow I will be looking at foods that will help you with your fight against asthma.

Breathe easier with salt pipes and salt therapy products

Natural Remedies for Asthma:

2011-09-14T00:20:00.000-07:00

Asthma is a respiratory disease that affects millions of people throught the world. During an attack the upper airways become constricted, causing the sufferer to wheeze. In very severe cases; the person feels that they are suffocating, since the trapped air cannot be exhaled.

Attacks are triggered and these triggers can be any number of things: cold air, tobacco smoke, cat fur, and so on. The triggers may also have a psychosomatic component as well. Asthma is believed to be hereditary.

But enough of that, you are reading this to find natural ways of controlling asthma. Many people called Grandma a quack, but not rightly so because what Grandma knows has been handed down through the generations and in many case evidence is sullied that a lot of these natural health secrets work. So I offer you just a few of them:

An old UK treatment for belonged bouts of asthma is thin onions slices soaked overnight in honey. The resulting syrup is administered four times a day until the condition improves

The Chinese use the barks of the ginkgo tree to treat asthma. As the Chinese discovered long before the advent of modern medicine, many asthma attacks are caused by the same allergic reactions that trigger hay fever. You will find the bark in many health food stores

The Bedouins are a nomadic desert tribe that travels throughout Arabia, Syria and West Africa. To treat asthma they chew Ammin seeds, which are native to these regions. Ammi seeds are available through mail order seed distributors and can readily be found on the Internet.

If you have every been near Koala bears, you will noticed that they smell like cough drops. The reason for this is that their main diet is eucalyptus leaves. A tree that is native to Australia. The oil of this tree is widely used for respiratory ailments, such as asthma. At home, you can make a simple eucalyptus infusion by steeping a handful of fresh or dried leaves for 20 minutes in a quart of boiling water. Breathe in the vapours of the steaming tea, or drink the infusion in small does. If you use the eucalyptus, oil always dilute in water before using.

Fennel is most commonly found sitting unopened in the back of the spice cupboard Well get it out and use it because if you suffer from asthma it is time you put it to good use. You use the fennel to make tea:

1 ounce fennel seeds

1 ounce anise seeds

2/3 ounce marsh-mallow root

2/3 ounce thyme

Use 1-2 teaspoons of the herbs per cup of boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes and strain. Sip at least 3 cups of the tea daily to relax the airways and relieve spasms. Fennel contains rutin, and vitamins and minerals including calcium and potassium.

• Scientific research showed that is a Mountain mugwort is a smooth muscle relaxant. It does this by directly antagonizing slow reacting substances of anaphylaxis and inhibiting the release of inflammatory substances.  • It contains 4- terpineol which was shown to have a high anti-asthmatic activity-it induced tracheal smooth muscle relaxation. 4- terpineol has been also reported to have anti-tussive, expectorant, analgesic, sedative, anti-pyretic, and bacteriostatic activities. • Oleum Argyi, a volatile oil extracted from the plant is particularly effective in the treatment of bronchitis and asthma. It has been found to be 85-90% effective in such cases. After spraying the volatile oil into the throat, a marked effect is felt within 30-60 seconds.It is always a good idea to build up your immune system and to my mind there is no better natural way of doing this then taking a dayil dose of Aloe Vera

Using home remedies are a cost-effective way to help control and combat asthma symptoms. It is vital asthma is recognized as a serious condition and that signs and symptoms of asthma are not ignored. If treatment does not relieve the symptoms and the signs of asthma worsen, you should always seek emergency medical help immediately.

Although nearly all of the natural remedies you will read about precede the discovery of scientific methods, these natural experiments have passed a different test…they have help people in the past and are helping people now. You should never take or use any of them with out first seeing your doctor.

I hope you found these few listed natural aids for asthma helpful, if so come back tomorrow when I shall be added to them.

Ways of dealing with Asthma:

2011-09-13T00:49:00.000-07:00

There are so many ways of dealing with Asthma that it can become quite confusing but to take this to a personal level it is important to find out just what type of asthma that you have. What are your symptoms and what are your triggers?

First off, if you think that you have asthma go to you doctor and tell her. Before you do this it is a good idea to write down why you think that you have asthma and what is happening to you.

Most of the symptoms a person experiences while having an asthma attack are related to what is going on in the airways in the lungs. Something usually triggers the asthma attack, such as an allergen or irritant like as pollen, a pollutant, harsh chemical smell, exhaust fume, dust particles or pet dander.

The airway responds to the allergen or irritant by becoming inflamed which causes the airway to get smaller, making it more difficult to move air in and out of the lungs. The inflamed airways can lead to a feeling of tightness in the chest; chest pain or discomfort can also be felt during an asthma attack. The person is usually coughing or experiencing shortness of breathes.

The purpose of almost all asthma medications is to make sure that the airways are open to allow the person to breath as easy as possible. For instants if a person has allergies an antihistamine or decongestant will be prescribed.

Having asthma should not stop you from leading an active lifestyle (unless you let it). Take a look at these tips to help you manage your asthma attacks.

Make sure that you find a good doctor that understands your problems. This is the key to managing your asthma. Do not be afraid to “shop around”

Having found your doctor, the next thing to do is to get a proper diagnosis. The doctor will ask you a series of questions; so you must be prepared to know what is going on with you to be able to answer correctly. From your answers the doctor will be able to determine how severe your asthma is and so start working with you to make sure you get the right level of control.If you use an inhaler or take medications, it is a good idea to do so about twenty minutes before you do any manual work or exercise. Doing so will help you for a couple of hours without any attacks.

Making a habit of checking out the weather before you begin your day: is it going to be too hot or too cold, what’s the pollen count etx all this information will help you manage you asthma because you will know what to expect and prepare for it.

If you really have to go out in the cold weather; use a scarf across your mouth and nose so that the air that you breath in is not so cold.

When you have a cold or fever, it is best to take the day off and avoid going out which could only make your situation worse

Dust mites are an emamy of asthma suffers; be really aggressive towards them. Regularly vacuum your bed and wash your sheets on a really hot wash. Do not have any dust traps in your house, like dried flowers or wall hangings. Do not have carpets but wet moppable floors.

Avoid plants in your garden that release a lot of pollen. Wear a mask when you mown the lawn and have fences rather then hedges to reduce dust and pollen from other peoples gardens.

Do not smoke and avoid places where smokers are likely to hang out.

It is a good idea, sometimes to step away from drugs and find something that is natural. A Himalayan Salt Pipe is such a nnatural respiratory aid and used just use a few minutes a day can make a world of difference. .

Have an Asthma Action Plan. This is something to sort out with your doctor so that you know just what to do and when. .

It is very important never to run out of your medications. Always stock up at least two days before you run out because your suppler may well not have the medication in stock and have to reorder them themsleves. .

Hopefully these few tips have help you. Always learn about asthma and always be on the look out for new information. And remember; make your doctor you new best friend.

How to deal with COPD

2011-09-12T02:09:00.000-07:00

COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary (PULL-mun-ary) disease, is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. "Progressive" means the disease gets worse over time.

Regrettably, COPD is a principal cause of death and individuals with a long-term history of smoking are at high risk. The damage caused to your lungs by smoking cannot be undone once you start to suffer from COPD and is held responsible for the resultant difficulty in breathing.

This means that you have difficulty exhaling because the airways in your lungs can not deal with the air that you need because of one of the following:

The air sacs and airways in your lungs have lost some of their elastic value.

Your airways produce more mucus than normal, which will clog them.

The air sacs between the walls in your lungs are destroyed.

Your airway walls of your lungs are thick and inflamed

There are signs and symptoms of COPD but they can vary from one person to the next. Normally all people with COPD will have more than one of the following symptoms:

Shortness of breath

Chest tightness

Chronic cough

Wheezing

Many people who are diagnosed with COPD were earlier diagnosed with chronic asthmatic bronchitis or emphysema and some may even suffer from both of these diseases. Chronic asthmatic bronchitis is when a person has an increased mucus production, inflammation and narrowing of the airways which causes the person to cough and wheeze.

A person with emphysema has damaged alveoli (tiny air sacs), which reduces the amount of surface area on the lungs in which to exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide. The alveoli walls are also weaker which may cause them to collapse during exhalation, trapping the air inside. This trapping of air causes the symptom of shortness of breath.

The people most at risk from COPD are those who are exposed to excessive dust, chemical fumes, air pollution or tobacco smoke. Age has a lot to do with COPD, as the symptoms can start to appear about the age of 40. Genetics is thought to plan a role in COPD because researchers believe a rare genetic disorder known, as alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency is a reason of some of the cases of COPD. .

People who are diagnosed with COPD are at risk to respiratory infections like pneumonia, which as we know, can do more damage to the lungs and make it even more difficult for them to breathe. Other difficulties for those with COPD can be are high blood pressure. If this is the case high blood pressure could put a strain on the right ventricle of the heart, which will then cause the legs and ankles to swell. COPD will also increases the risk to a person for heart disease, heart attack, and depression. People become depressed because of the difficulty in breathing, inability to be physically active or to do activities that they did in the past. This can make a person extremely sad about life and about their health.

There is no cure for COPD but there are treatments that can control the symptoms and improve breathing. Life style changes can help and the first of those is to maintain a positive attitude.

First off, if you are smoking, stop.

Go and see your doctor to get ongoing care.

Prepare for emergencies

Stay away from lung irritants

Learn how to manage the disease and its symptoms

Stay away from crowds and cold air

Eat a health diet

Keep in touch with your doctor on a regular basis

Build up your immune system by drinking Aloe Vera or some such.

Try using a Himalayan Salt Pipe

Become involved in a support group

Make sure that you are informed of new treatments

Treatment may include oxygen therapy, antibiotics to control infections, bronchodilators and inhaled steroids. Surgery may be necessary for those with severe emphysema when medications alone are not enough to control symptoms. In cases of severe emphysema when nothing else helps, a lung transplant is the last resort.

What causes asthma:

2011-09-09T07:50:00.000-07:00

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma is also long term and cannot be cured. It well affect people of all ages and is mainly found in women, although there are many men who suffer from the disease, as well. There are also different degrees of asthma; some people can have very severe symptoms and others may only have a minor wheeze.The characteristic symptoms are wheeze, cough, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Even through it cannot be cured, asthma is not a death sentence and most people learn how to control it and live long and fruitful lives.

There are many theories in the medical world about origin and causes of the disease, but the general causes are thought to be mainly 2 reasons that are given and they are environmental and genetic issues.

The thing that starts of an attack of asthma is called a “trigger”. This trigger is something that irritates the airways, then the muscles proximate to the airways start to swell and tighten up and the effect of this is; constricted airways and this makes breathing difficult. These triggers are not necessarily the same in one person as another. What causes an attack in one individual may have no effect whatsoever in another.

If the asthma attack if rigorous enough, then maybe the person will need to be admitted to hospital, happily however most people can control their asthma attacks via preventative measures or medication they keep with them at all times in case of attacks. Unfortunately a person who suffers from long term severe asthma may find they have permanently narrowed airways which makes breathing a chronic problem for them.

The number of people with asthma has been rising in recent years, and researchers are not sure why, this is despite vast improvements in air quality in many major cites and the fast going out of fashion habit of cigarette smoking. Much more alarmingly the number of children suffering from asthma has increased in the last ten years. (just ask any teacher how many inhalers they keep in their desk draw). This raise in children suffering from asthma might well be linked to overweight problems. In the States 1 in 12 people are reported to have asthma.

The medical world doesn't really know what causes asthma but what they are sure of is the fact that it does tend to run in families, in other words if one of your parents has asthma then the probability of you or your siblings developing it are higher than if they didn't. If you have asthma as a child then there is a possibility that the symptoms will disappear as you grow older but might will reappear in later life.

If you are somebody who is an asthmatic, the first thing to do is to find out what starts it for you. In other words what are your “triggers”, it is in your own best interest to do this and avoid them as much as possible.

Common triggers tend to include.

* Pollen, especially in the spring and summer when its most plentiful.

* Cigarette smoke, smoking should especially be avoided if you're an asthmatic, fumes from chemicals, cars, etc can also act as a trigger. .

* Acute cold air.

* Chest ailments and infections

* Animal fur including cats, dogs and farm animals etc. * Excessive exercise

* Emotion, laughing and crying can be a trigger for some people.

Prevention, as we all know is better then cure ensuring your condition is controlled and treated should be your main concern as if left unattended your condition may worsen over time.

Do not become anxious because anxiety is not going to help you and is only the fruit of unanswered questions. Do not let questions go unanswered just because you are afraid to ask or afraid of the answered. If you allow yourself to live in the pale light of insufficient knowledge of how to manage you asthma this could quickly lead you to despair. Asthma is, after all, part of life and can be controlled allowing you to get on with the process of living and becoming the person that you are meant to be.

Drugs used for asthma treatment

2011-09-08T05:41:00.000-07:00

Finding out that you have asthma is not the end of the world or a life sentence. What you have to do is find out everything that you can about asthma and learn to control it. Doing this will enable you to life a normal life like everybody else.

The first thing to do to control your asthma is to avoid things that start your asthma off. These are called “triggers” and the only way to find out what yours are is to keep a notebook and write down things that set you off. It is then a good idea to discuss this with your health care worker to find ways to avoid the “triggers”.

There are quite a few treatments for asthma and they are dived into two main areas. One is a quick relief drugs that are used during an asthma attack and the other is preventing drugs that are used to control and prevent asthma attacks. Asthmatics must never make the mistake of discontinuing control drugs just because they do not have attackes. It is the control medication that is most important.

Quick relief or rescue medications can be taken when you start coughing, wheezing or has tightness in your chest. These medications are normally very effective and in most cases (as long as they are taken quickly enough) will prevent a full scale asthma attack.

Short-acting beta-agonists are the most general quick-relief drugs for treating asthma attacks.It is a good idea to use beta-agonists just before exercising to help prevent asthma symptoms that are caused by exercise. They work by soothing the muscles of your airways, and this lets you breathe better then you normally would during an attack.

It is very important to tell your doctor if you start to use quick-relief medicines twice a week or more to control your asthma symptoms. The reason for this is that you may not have your asthma under control, and your doctor may need to change your dose of daily control drugs.

Here are the names of the most common quick-relief asthma drugs: .

1 Albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin)2 Metaproterenol (Alupent, Metaprel)3 Pirbuterol (Maxair)4 Terbutaline (Brethine, Brethaire, and Bricanyl)5 Bitolterol (Tornalate)6 Levalbuterol (Xopenex) .

It must be remembered that quick-relief asthma drugs may cause some side effects:

1 Anxiety2 Tremor (your hand or another part of your body is shaking)3 Restlessness4 Headaches5 Fast and irregular heartbeats. Tell your doctor right away if you have this side effect, especially if you have heart problems. You may be at a higher risk for sudden death from heart problems.

To find out if any of the side effects affect you, it is best to keep a note in you book when you are using any of the quick-relief drugs. In doing this you will know which ones to avoid or what you can expect when you do use them.

What every you do: do not run out of your medication and if you travel it is very important that you carry a good supply with you in case it is needed.

Moderate asthma sufferers, usually use inhalers, but if the symptoms and attacks are fairly severe then medication such as steroids can be taken orally. Common control drugs taken via inhaler include Pulmicort, Azmacort, Vanceril, AeroBid and Flovent.

Treatment with asthma control drugs work by concentrating on making sure that you manage your asthma effectively on a long-term basis so there is no reduction in quality of life. They work well because they prevent the airways becoming inflamed and swollen, they are also known as anti inflammatory drugs.

There are more natural ways of controlling your asthma and it might be worth you well looking into them. I will mention a few here:

Himalayan Salt Pipescan be a very simple way to make a real difference to your health. The Salt Pipe is a dry Himalayan salt inhaler that uses the ancient salt therapy to help maintain an optimum respiratory function, which will help you to breath easier. The Himalayan Salt helps by making your immune system stronger by cleansing the lungs allowing them to absorb more oxygen. The Salt Pipe is not a “quick relief “ method but more of a natural long-term way of helping you manager your asthma.

Asthma that is caused by external factors rather than emotion-related problems, are often linked to food allergy. It is worth looking up what foods are best to eat for combating asthma; a few of them are garlic, onions and sorrel (which makes a very good soup)

Aloe Vera extract can help treat asthma, but needs to be taken for at least 6 months or more before you can tell whether is is effective. It works in much the same way as the Salt Pipe, by building up your immune system.

It is very important imperative that if you suffer from asthma that you take the drugs as prescribed to ensure your symptoms and asthma attacks are kept as low as possible.

Asthma is regrettable and as already been stated it does not have to be a life sentence, many asthma sufferers lead a full and productive life and find their asthma is only a minor nuisance most times.

Asthma: 10 hints to help you live with it.

2011-09-07T02:51:00.000-07:00

Having "twitchy airways" is propbly the best way to describe asthma. What this means is that your bronchial airways will contract and you will experience tightness in your chest and a shortness of breath, which will make you cough and wheeze.

For 90% of younger peoples asthma is thought to be set off by allergies of some kind or another. By younger people, I mean any body under 40. These allergies can be animal fluff, pollen, dust mites, any kind of mould, city pollution or bad air that can be found in stuffy rooms or such.

In general, people over 40 who have asthma, it is more then likely caused by diseases, like Emphysema, for instance.

If you have asthma the first thing that you have to do is see your doctor.After your diagnoses the doctor will give a some form of medication to help you and really the rest is commonsense. Once you know what triggers your asthma; avoid it as much as possible.

• Some people who have asthma find the open fireplaces and wood smoke will bring on an attach by aggravating your breathing. If you can avoid such places or at the very least try and make sure that the room is ventilated.

• Smoking is really fast becoming a very unsociable habit, but it does still goes on. Stay well away from people who smoke and areas where smoking happens. It is not good for anybodies health particular asthmas suffers and children who are very open to health problems.

• Always wear a scarf across your mouth in cold weather because cold air is one of the worst triggers for asthma. Wearing the scarf will ensure that the air that your breath in is warm.

• People who have asthma are told (like everybody else) to lay off the salt because there appears to be a deified link between how much salt you take and asthma. But what is food without salt? If you must take, salt then at least use salt that is not “common salt”. Use Himalayan salt that is pure and straight out of the primeval sea.

• Try and stay out of the kitchen when there are strong smelling foods being cooked, also avoid the kitchen if frying is being done, as this can also bring on asthma.

• If you are have acid reflux after eating, then it is best not to eat too late at night. Using two pillows and taking an antacid before going to bed may help you sleep better.

• Cars,nowadays, are nearly always fitted with air conditioning. This is not really a good thing for asthma suffers. The reason is that the system will draw in air from the outside which, if you are in town traffic, will be full of pollen and fuel fumes; just the sort of environment that you do not want.

• It is a well know fact that many food additives have a big impact on your asthma, practically if you are a child. There are so many of these additives it is impossible to list them all here. Metabisulphite is the main culprit. Always check the food labels before buying and try and stay with the purest foods you can.

• As an asthma sufferer it is best to avoid the use of aspirin as a painkiller because asthma makes people very sensitive to the pill. The use of aspirin by people with asthma has been known to bring death on more then one occasion.

Make sure that you use your inhaler correctly. Learn the specific technique to using an inhaler by somebody who knows what he or she is about. Many people find great relief from asthma by using a Himalayan Salt Pipe on a daily basis. The Himalayan salt is pure and natural.

Asthma is not a life sentence; learn all you can about how to managed it and you can live a normal productive life like everybody else.

Salt and your blood pressure

2011-05-16T10:20:00.000-07:00

We all know that too much salt can upset our blood pressure.But what is our blood pressure?Before you find out if you have high blood pressure or not, you need to know what the right blood pressure is. Most people think that the right blood pressure is only based on people’s idea of what it should be. But there is a very reliable way of finding out just what is a good blood pressure. A doctor or nurse can take a pressure reading and find out if you have a high or low blood pressure, there is no guesswork evolved.Read the full article here

Salt and your blood pressure

2011-05-12T00:59:00.000-07:00

If you are one of those people who has high blood pressure, then you know that you are in danger of many mishaps like the risk of stroke, kidney failure, heart disease and heart attack, to name but a few.Every body likes bit of salt, but salt is not good for you because it helps your body retain water and that extra water that is stored in you body raises your blood pressure.So what can you do? Eat less salt is the answer to that one.Common salt is not good for you and one of the first things you should do is stop buying it and try a more natural salt. You will use less of it because the taste is much stronger.

Himalayan Salt

2011-04-04T01:46:00.000-07:00

Our Himalayan Salt is a whole food salt that comes to you straight from the earth's crust: it was deposited hundreds of millions of years ago when huge oceans dried up, before there was any pollution; so this pristine, ancient salt needs no refining and is also guaranteed additive-free.

The Himalayan Salt is one of the finest organic salts in the world, it contains naturally occurring minerals which make it compatible with your body's needs and also give it the rosy-pink hues for which it is famous. Its minerals are a perfect match for those, which our bodies need, since we have a saline fluid base very like that of the seawater from which this salt originated. .

Do your self a favour and stop taking “common salt” switch now to the real stuff.

What are Salt Lamps?

2011-04-01T10:40:00.000-07:00

I often get asked: what is a Salt Lamp?Good question if you have never seen one; well a salt lamp is simply a chunk of mined salt that has been hollowed out to allow room for a light bulb. The light glows through the medium of the salt crystal, which can range in colour from a dark salmon pink to a pale orange or even purple.

Salt crystals for salt lamps are mined in Russia and central Europe as well as in the Himalayas and Persia. Salt lamps make attractive accent lights.

Their main attraction, however, is that the heating of the salt causes the crystal to release negative ions (often called simply 'ions') this helps "clear the air.

Take extra Salt In the Summer

2011-03-23T09:44:00.000-07:00

Summer time is coming to us in the north. It is a time when you are likely to sweat more and because of this salt loss, you must take in more salt.
Make sure you drink plenty of water as well. Otherwise you will suffer from dehydration.

Clean Your Teeth With Himalayan Salt

2011-03-21T09:12:00.001-07:00

Himalayan Salt and Your Health

2011-03-18T09:04:00.000-07:00

Our health has many enemies and one of the main ones is the salt on your table. Mankind has been abusing his body with wrong types of food for a long time.

The reason is that most of us do not grow our own food and in the main would not know where to start, so we have to relay on others to do it for us.

Those who do grow food start off with the question; what is good for my bank balance and not with the question: what's good for our health. To maintain our health we must be prepared to adjust our living and eating habits.

It cost money to grow and eat good food but it cost far more in bad health to eat unwholesome food.

When we reach for the salt on our table, we are using a food which is not whole, for it is missing 81 elements and this means that we are slowly poisoning ourselves with an imbalanced food that is making us become weaker, unbalanced and more prone to diseases (arthritis being one of them).

But all the same, we need salt to maintain balance within our systems. So it is no good living a salt-free diet because the body would compensate by taking the salt from different parts of the body.

Osteoporosis arthritis can occur if that goes one for any length of time.

Himalayan Crystal Salt is an all-natural salt with therapeutic properties,In parts of the world where they are wise enough to use natural salt and not refined, disease of the heart and arthritis are unknown.

This pure, natural salt is the main ingredient of the sea. When salt is mined miles from the sea it is because, over millions of years, the sea has evaporated, and this has left the salt in undisturbed deposits deep under the earth.

This is the real salt, which our bodies crave and is absolutely full of natural minerals, just like it is meant to be.

It may interest you to know that common salt is nothing more then sodium chloride. If you eat chloride it will slowly poison you and sodium will burst into flame if it comes in contact with water. In combination they are know as salt, which you have on your kitchen table; what joy.

Natural salt plays a very important part of our body's health; in the digestion of food and is also very critical in making our hearts beat correctly. Natural salt also regulates the body's metabolism.

It is a proven fact that if we do not get enough natural salt we could have muscles cramps, experience exhaustion, dizziness and lots more unpleasant effects.

But when you take natural salt you strengthen your joints and also utilize your food better because the natural salt helps with the digestion.

You do not even have to eat the natural salt; use it in your bath and have a good soak to relieve your joint pains and ward off arthritis joint pain. Old wives tell or not, it works. For that matter if you live near the sea swim in it as much as you can, it is truly great for arthritic conditions.

Medical people often laugh at folk remedies, but it is not all rubbish.

People who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis are found to have very low sulphate levels, so would it not make sense to use Himalayan salt because it is one of the 84 minerals in its make up. Himalayan salt is very similar to human blood so it makes very good sense to use it to maintain our good health.

Himalayan salt does have components in trace amounts that are similar to human blood. Rather then abusing your body with common salt, take care of your health with Himalayan salt.

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Why You Should Eat Less Salt?

2011-03-16T09:15:00.000-07:00

Did you know that the average American consumes between 4,000 and 5,000 mg of sodium (or salt) a day. That is close to double the recommended amount we should be consuming. So, how can we start eating less salt in our daily diet, without sacrificing flavor?

Before we get into the specifics of why it is a bad idea to eat that much salt, let's take a look at why we should worry about it in the first place. Consuming too much salt can cause high blood pressure, heart disease, edema and kidney stones. Your body also needs more potassium to be able to deal with the excess salt.

Let's take a look how you can start reducing the amount of salt you consume in your food on a regular basis.

- Don't use salt when you are cooking (or just use a tiny amount). Add just a pinch when the food is on the table.

- Use no-sodium seasonings as well as herbs and spices to add lots of flavor without the salt.- Buy low-sodium chicken broth and use it to cook with instead of the regular broth that's full of salt.

- Soy sauce has a lot of salt in it. Opt for a low-sodium version instead.- Use fresh meats and produce when you cook. Fresh food has a lot more flavor and won't need as much salt.

- Don't salt your pasta or rice water.

- Buy low or no-sodium versions of food<

- Cut down on fast food and salty snacks. Grab some fresh fruit or veggies instead.

- Read the label. Pay attention to the amount of sodium that's included on the nutritional facts label. You'll be surprised how much sodium a can of condensed soup or even a slice of bread has.

- Rinse canned fish and vegetables to remove some of the salt.

By implementing just a few of these ideas, you can reduce your sodium intake by quite a bit. At the same time, make sure you drink at least eight glasses of water to help your body remove any excess salt that is in your system.

Using less salt may be a little tough on your taste buds for a while. We are so used to overly salty food, reducing salt makes foods less appealing in the beginning. But don't worry, your taste buds will adjust and you will be able to enjoy all the true flavors of the foods you are eating.

Susanne Myers is the co-publisher of the Healthy Menu Mailer, a weekly recipe and menu mailer that’s all about eating healthy. Join us for a free 7-day sneak peak at http://www.healthymenumailer.com

Himalayan Salt Pipes Helps Asthma Sufferes

2011-03-14T11:27:00.000-07:00

People say that once they start using a Himalayan Salt Pipe they do not have any more Asthma attacks. Now, although this is true for some people, it might not work for you. But the true is, you will never know unless your try it.

For myself, I know that it works because I have been using a Himalayan Salt pipe for about four years now. I tried it and it works, it is obvious that if I had not tried it I would not of know and would still be suffering breathing and coughing problems.

I am glad that I took the plunge, maybe your should too.

Could it be that salt is bad for you?

2011-03-10T03:05:00.000-08:00

Mankind seem to have a natural appetite for salt, this instinct is shared with most animals on the planet.
But mankind unlike the other mammals has to fiddle with the raw ingredients and produce something different; "purification" is what it is called. Why do we do this; I have no idea.
It is not only salt that is purified, so to speak, but also sugar, fruit, milk and all manors of other foodstuffs. The fact of the matter is that the salt that we put on our table is far different to the salt that is taken from the earth or sea.
Common salt that you would buy down at your grocery store is a pure sodium chloride chemical, which does not exist in nature and is a far cry from the salt that your local herd of elephants would eat. What is the differences between common salt and natural salt; well the answer to that is simple: 84 natural minerals That is the number of minerals that the purification process takes out of the raw salt. The salt that Mother Nature makes and the salt that all the other mammals eat. It has to said that the common salt on offer in the shops is an unwholesome, unnatural substance which can be best described as white poison. There is a point of fact that sodium chloride is a very hostile destructive substance that does the body great harm.
For one thing, salt has a direct link to your blood pressure. What the salt in your body does is make your body hold onto water; If you eat too much salt, your blood pressure will rise because of the stored water in your body.
High blood pressure is not good for you because it can put a strain on your heart, which can lead to strokes, dementia, heart attacks and kidney problems. Also if you are on any form of heart pills, and take too much salt you could find that the pills do not work as well as they should. We all should stop taking " common salt" for our health sake and if you are suffering from any problems the salt will not help you deal with them.
You will often hear and problem, think so yourself, that natural salt like Himalayan salt cost me the common salt. Well that is true, but ask yourself how much will gout or arthritis cost you? In actual fact you do not need much salt in a year. I have had a kilo of Himalayan salt that I bought last year and I still have enough for at least three months. So for your health's sake switch to a natural salt and you will do your self a favour because the food will taste much better as well.

What is the differents between Salt Lamps?

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Have you every wondered what is the differents between the various Salt Lamp? View this video to find outSee the video here

Is it True That Salt Is Bad For You?

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Mankind seem to have a natural appetite for salt, this instinct is shared with most animals on the planet.But mankind unlike the other mammals has to fiddle with the raw ingredients and produce something different; "purification" is what it is called. Why do we do this; I have no idea.It is not only salt that is purified, so to speak, but also sugar, fruit, milk and all manors of other foodstuffs. The fact of the matter is that the salt that we put on our table is far different to the salt that is taken from the earth or sea.Common salt that you would buy down at your grocery store is a pure sodium chloride chemical, which does not exist in nature and is a far cry from the salt that your local herd of elephants would eat. What is the differences between common salt and natural salt; well the answer to that is simple: 84 natural minerals That is the number of minerals that the purification process takes out of the raw salt. The salt that Mother Nature makes and the salt that all the other mammals eat. It has to said that the common salt on offer in the shops is an unwholesome, unnatural substance which can be best described as white poison. There is a point of fact that sodium chloride is a very hostile destructive substance that does the body great harm.For one thing, salt has a direct link to your blood pressure. What the salt in your body does is make your body hold onto water; If you eat too much salt, your blood pressure will rise because of the stored water in your body.High blood pressure is not good for you because it can put a strain on your heart, which can lead to strokes, dementia, heart attacks and kidney problems. Also if you are on any form of heart pills, and take too much salt you could find that the pills do not work as well as they should. We all should stop taking " common salt" for our health sake and if you are suffering from any problems the salt will not help you deal with them.You will often hear and problem, think so yourself, that natural salt like Himalayan salt cost me the common salt. Well that is true, but ask yourself how much will gout or arthritis cost you? In actual fact you do not need much salt in a year. I have had a kilo of Himalayan salt that I bought last year and I still have enough for at least three months. So for your health's sake switch to a natural salt and you will do your self a favour because the food will taste much better as well.

Himalayan Salt

2011-03-03T07:58:00.000-08:00

Table salt is actually 97.5% sodium chloride and 2.5% chemicals such as moisture absorbents, and iodine.In addition to this, your table salt very often contains potentially dangerous preservatives.Today's table and cooking salt is void of the vital trace minerals that make this Himalayan crystal salt so precious.Where as Himalayan Crystal Salt is pure salt that is mined and washed by hand -- with zero environmental pollutants.Crystal salt has spent over 250 million years maturing under extreme tectonic pressure, far away from exposure to impurities.All of the crystal salt's inherent minerals and trace elements are available in colloidal form -- meaning they are so small your cells can readily absorb them.The Crystal Salt from the Himalayas does not burden your body as other salts do. Try some today.

What are Salt Lamps.

2011-03-01T01:56:00.000-08:00

Salt crystals for salt lamps is mined in central Europe as well as in the Himalayas. Some folk claim that Salt lamps help clean the air and clear the lungs of pollutants and bacteria, which can be especially beneficial to those suffering from bronchitis or asthma. I have a large Salt Lamp in every room of my house and I cannot say that the air in my rooms is any different to that of other peoples.But for me, Salt Lamps are beautiful and add to my well being by just being there and I like them.

Give Your Face A Treat

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Himalayan Salt Lamps

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Deep within the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains, the purest salt in the world was formed millions of years.Talented craftsmen and artists, have carefully select, chunks of this salt and hand-carve and shape, it into a Salt Lamp.By putting a small light bulb, usually 7 to 40 watts, inside the salt crystal, you get a unique Himalayan Salt Crystal Lamp.The natural beauty of our Himalayan Salt Crystal Lamps are the perfect accent to any room in your home, office, beauty salon, cafe, restaurant, bar, nightclub or retail store.

Why do We Eat" White Poison"

2011-02-11T01:16:00.000-08:00

Did you know that grocery store salt is mostly chemical sodium chloride, while natural salt has up to 84 natural minerals in it?Your body needs salt and has a craving for it and yet we all tend to use store bought salt which is known as “white poison” Why not turn to natural salt, which is much better for you.

Breath Pure Himalayan Salt To Clear Your Lungs

2011-02-09T08:39:00.000-08:00

Millions of years ago, the sun, leaving absolutely pristine crystalline salt, evaporated a primordial sea.When the earth was a pristine ecosystem, this salt was buried under the Himalayan Mountains where it has laid for millions of years.Now you can use this Himalayan Salt to purifier your lungs by breathing this special salt and making it come alive, setting free its inherent, stored healing energy that can benefit the whole of your body. If you have breathing problems then use a Personal Salt-Air Ceramic Inhaler with Himalayan Crystal Salt Pre-filled with coarse granulated Himalayan Crystal Salt.The Salt-Air Inhaler is a convenient, drug-free and non-invasive device for enjoying the benefits of salt-air therapy.

Feeling a bit stressed: Take A Himalayan Salt Bath

2011-02-07T09:01:00.000-08:00

Feeling a bit stressed, then now might be the time to think about taking a with mineral-rich, rejuvenating Himalayan Salt Bath.Himalayan Crystal Bath Salts are made from crystal rock salt mined at the foot of the Himalayas.Just having one of these baths boosts the immune system and cleanses the body, practically your skin. Lay back in the bath and bring clarity to the mind and emotions.

Is Himalayan Salt is Bad You

2011-02-03T00:52:00.000-08:00

What is Salt?

This is quite a simple question to answer: Common salt, or sodium chloride, is the chemical compound NaCl. Salt is a natural product and can be found in many parts of the world in forms. Salt is available on the surface of the earth and under it as well as in the seas. It may interest you to know that salt can also be found on Mars and sometimes salt meteorites hit the earth from outer space. Salt is very important to us and has been for centuries. This can be borne out by the very nature of the word that comes from the Latin sal, meaning salt. Our English word 'salary', is tired up to the fact salt was once a currency, meaning people were paid for goods or services in salt for instance, Roman soldiers were part paid with salt.

Salt is needed to maintain and perform a number of essential functions. For instance salt is a vital part of the system that maintains blood cells fluid and is also used to send important information to the muscles and nerves. Salt can be found hard at work within our small intestines, taking up nutrients as our food is being digested. One very important factor about salt and that is that our bodies cannot make salt by its self, meaning that we need salt intake, although our bodies do routinely standardize how much salt there is present at any one time. For instance if you have too much salt you will feel very thirsty and feel the need to drink lots of water. Doing this speeds up the eradication of salt through the kidneys.

Is all salt the same?

Lets face it, most of us use too much salt, after all chips are not the same without salt. And we known that too much salt, amongst other things, will increase the risk of heart disease dramatically. It really is quite clear, cut down on the amount sodium chloride you eat. There are, as well, other considerations and that is that not all salt is the same. There is the white stuff that sits on everybody's table, but that not the whole story. There are many different sources of white stuff and it is that, that dictates the fact as to whether salt is good for you or not. Below we explore some of the different varieties of salts now available on our shop shelves to see which is best.

Most of us go down to corner shop and buy sodium chloride (common "white stuff") and think no more of it What we do not realize is that the "white stuff" is refined (much like sugar) and it is this that can give us health risk, kidney stones being one of them. In the main, salt comes from the sea. where it may have been laid down millions of years ago in brine deposits. Now your common salt from the corner shop is taken from its natural sources. and heated up to 1200 F, and in doing so, most of the natural elements are removed. So your common salt ends up being chemical sodium chloride, whereas natural salt has up to 84 natural minerals in it.

We all know our bodies crave salt. This is because of the fact that our blood actually contains 0.9% salt, which maintains the delicate balance of sodium throughout your body. More or less every system in your body will use salt to make it work, that's why salt is so important and that is why people used to be paid in salt; because they needed it. It is recommended that we take in 500 mg. of sodium a day to maintain good health. Of course this can varies quite a bit, depending on the persons make up and daily routine. If you live in the Artic your are going to need less salt then if you live in Uganda, for instance.

When you use common table salt, you build up too much acidic edema, which is too much fluid in the body tissue. That is the reason that your doctor will tell you to avoid salt. Without going into too much detail: salt poisons the system and your body has trouble getting rid those substances and this causes all sorts of problems in all sorts of body systems. But the fact of the matter is, that you absolutely need it, but the secret is that it has to be the right kind.

If you have never used good salt, you will be truly be amazed at the tastes, totally different world. Also your health will improve by using good, natural, salt. Good salt is the same as the elements of which our bodies and in the primal ocean from where life originated, the essence of life. It is a know fact that the chemical and mineral make up of our blood and other body fluids are similar to seawater. Good salt is unrefined and still contains the 84 minerals that are needed for the human body to remain healthy.

Himalayan Salt is such a salt, amongst many others. As has been said:good salt, can be wondrous' Salt does not need to be stripped of all minerals save for sodium and chloride. And unlike the sodium chloride you find on most kitchen tables, unrefined rock salt contains more than 84 different minerals and that is just what you need in your daily salt intake.

Is Himalayan Salt Good For You?

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Salt, also known brine, is a mineral that is made up from sodium chloride. It is one of those elements that are essential for life in small quantities, but can be dangerous when you have too much. Salt being used mainly for flavouring food and as a method of keeping food from going bad. Its taste is a basic human taste. Because it is mainly made up of Sodium and chlorine, (chemical formula NaCl), it is a mineral and can found in solid or liquid form. When in a liquid form it is referred to as "brine" Salt can be found all over the earth, and deep down in the earth as well as outer space. Knowing as to where the mineral comes from is a key to how it is made.

You can get salt from the sea just by letting puddles of seawater dry in the sun and there you have salt, although very coarse. As a matter of fact four litres of seawater will give you about 250 gram of salt.

But it is the salt that is deep under the earth that is used as our main source of the white stuff that you put on your table. These mines can be found all over the world, but it is not where it comes from that matters but what is done it once it is mine.

Most salt is refined and that is where it all goes wrong, because during the refining process the 84 minerals within the salt are washed out and what you are left with is sodium chloride, the basic chemical of salt, not the life giving salt that is.

Why do we need it?
Why do we have to have salt? The answer is quite simple: without it, we would die but the paradox is that with too much of it we could also die! So salt is a vital biological mineral that we must have, but must be taken in the right dosage and the right quality.

The main problem with common table salt is that during the refining process it is heated up to 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit. And in doing this it alters the natural chemical make up of the salt. What you are left with is a chemically cleaned sodium chloride, and that is a very unnatural salt that your body will see as a sort of poison. This is what you will find in all sorts of processed and preserved foods that you buy in the shops; and then when you add more salt to the already salted food, well believe me you are not doing yourself any favours. You are, in short, poisoning yourself and setting your body up for all sorts of problems; kidney stones and arthritis being just two of them

In a nutshell: inorganic sodium chloride messes up with your body's fluid balance. The body cannot get rid of this poison and will build it up in your joints and kidney amongst other things. Apart from all that going on, your body will also try and isolate this poison and surround it with water and then you have "water retention" (mainly in your legs)?

There are better salts to use then the refined product that your get in the local shop. Sea salt is one such. A natural product straight from the sea," what can be better" I hear you say. But think about this for a moment; our seas and oceans are now so full of toxins and chemicals poisons that sea salt is now little better then the refined product. To get an idea as to how much poison there is in the seas of the world; go down to your local shop and look how many shampoos, toilet cleaners, washing products etc, there are on display. Read the labels and you will find very few of them are natural and brake-down in the sea. (There are a few Aloe Vera is one of them) All of this ends up in the sea as well as the waste from our factories and what every else gets dumped.

But all is not lost because there is a salt that is pure and untouched by human hand, so to speak. This is Himalayan Crystal Salt, which comes from primordial seas from millions of years ago (well before we started dumping into the seas). This salt of the unpolluted seas preserved as crystal formations that give us the purest salt on the planet.

Himalayan Crystal Salts alive and unrefined and as such still holds the 84 key trace minerals as our bodies, making it easily metabolized. Use this product of the primordial seas and you will create a harmonious state within your body giving you good health and wellbeing, that nature intends you to have.

Get rid of the white stuff on your table and use this lovely pinkish salt that will bring anew taste and joy to your food.

If you wish to know more how Himalayan Salt can improve your health take a look here Himalayan Salt Secrets

Use An Himalayan Salt Block For Cooking.

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Have you’re heard of or tired a Himalayan salt plate.

There are many ways to use the Himalayan Salt Block to add spice to your coming out door parties.

Here are just a few of our favourite uses for our Pakistani Pink Himalayan Salt Plates.

The Himalayan salt will often hold heat long enough for repeated grilling before needing to reheat, and that batches will be successively saltier.

Lightly butter the salt platter, toss on firm bananas, and grill 20 seconds on each side.

You can use the plate for moist food. The food acquires an enhanced salt and mineral flavouring. And as you are cooking you can gaze into the deep ferrite light of a massive block of Himalayan salt, and glimpse the unfathomed history of our planet.

You can purchase a host of sizes and shapes of Himalayan salt blocks by clicking the image below.

Relax With A Himalayan Salt Bath

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What does happiness mean to you, or what makes you happy?
If the answer is more stuff and bigger and better, then a Himalayan Salt Bath is differently not your first answer to the question of happiness.

But if the answer to the question is better health with a relaxed state of mind. Then a Himalayan Salt Bath will help you on the path to happiness.

Taking a Himalayan Salt Bath regularly is amazing way to be enjoy the benefits of the incredible Himalayan Salt.

Himalayan Salt of The Earth

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It is a fact of life that both humans and animals and even some plants need salt in their daily diets in order to survive.

It is often stated that alongside air, earth, water and fire, salt should be labelled as one of the necessary basic elements to life.
If you read the history on salt, you will find that nations and peoples have clashed in wars about salt.

Roman soldiers were paid an allowance to buy salt, the origin of our salary.

The crystalline structure of Himalayan salt was formed as a result of a sedimentation process over millions of years, giving it unique biophysical and biochemical characteristics. Table salt is typically 99 percent sodium chloride, which you really should not be putting in your body.

Take a Himalayan Salt Bath

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Feel stressed? Why not take a Himalayan Salt Bath. The minerals in the Himalayan Salt will be absorbed through your skin; this will give you physical purification and mental balance.

A 30-minute Himalayan bath has the equivalent detoxifying results of a 3-day fast.

The bath will soothe many skin conditions including psoriasis and allergic rashes.

Also the spiritual benefits of a sole bath enhance meditation and will lighten negativity and depression.

Try a sole bath for restoring your personal harmony and physical well-being. Go take a bath now;

Salt is salt...right!

2011-01-21T09:57:00.001-08:00

Salt is salt right! Well actually it is very wrong. What people do not realise is that some salts can give you good health, while refined salt can create some health risks.

That is because grocery store salt is mostly chemical sodium chloride, while natural salt has up to 84 natural minerals in it.

Fortunately, we are witnessing a trend back to natural, holistic methods for living and caring for our body, including a shift to utilizing natural salts in this process. This is a good thing.

Instead of using common salt; which is nothing more than a chemical really (after it has been refined and what ever else they do to it) try some Himalayan Salt which will give you good health instead of robbing you of your health.

Savor the flavor with Himalayan salt.

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Himalayan Salt is the ultimate finishing salt for subtler foods like fish, poultry, cooked veggies, eggs, bread and butter.

Himalayan Salt is the ultimate cooking salt, for pasta water, grilling meats, ground up for baking, or for salt crusts and nothing beats it for salads and fresh veggies, or added to dish for a salty contrast, extra beauty and crunch.

This wonderful salt can be used with a grater, set on a plate as a garnish or on a window sill for decoration in the form of a Salt Lamp, or used for any other creative idea.

If you are shopping for a new salt, why not try Himalayan Salt,: you are missing something very special.

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Ingredient of the Week: Himalayan Pink Mineral Salt

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Himalayan Pink salt is also harvested by hand, hand-crushed, hand-washed and dried in the sun thus giving it a high mineral content.

You too can use the benefits of these elements by adding this richer tasting salt to your food, or by taking a relaxing mineral bath to rejuvenate your skin and body.

Stop using table salt from the local store which is heavily processed and refined,having less nutritional value than more naturally derived salts.

Do yourself and your health a favour by switching to Himalayan Salt to put tastes back into your food.

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Take A Himalayan Salt Bath For Your Skins Sake

2011-01-13T02:40:00.000-08:00

Here in the north, we are in the middle of winter and in the UK it has been very cold. This can be bad for your skin.

To help your skin remain healthy, why not try a Himalayan Salt Bath.
Having a Himalayan bath improves your skin with naturally present minerals which are essential for human health.

These minerals will be readily absorbed through bathing with Himalayan Salt.

These naturally present minerals are essential for human health, so experience the natural benefits of a Himalayan Salt Bath and give your skin a treat.

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Use Himalayan Salt to Cook

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Are you looking for something to give your food that little extra boost and taste? Then try Himalayan salt.

Put the Himalayan salt with your food cook it, it really is that easy. And the food is to die for!!!

So get your self some Himalayan salt and show a bit of bravado with your cooking.

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Himalayan Salt Is good for you

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There is no purer salt then Himalayan salt because it is washed by hand and has no environmental pollutants.

Unlike the salt that you put on your table form the local store which is void of the vital trace minerals that make this Himalayan salt such a treasure.

Another reason to use Himalayan salt is that it does not upset the balance in your body as common salt does.

So when it comes to salt there is nothing like Himalayan Salt for balance within your body.

Common salt is a very poor substitute for Himalayan Salt.

You can also use Himalayan Salt as a bath soak besides, using this salt on your food and to cook with, it has multiple other exciting benefits as well.

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Take a Himalayan Salt Bath To ease your Arthritis

2010-12-02T01:11:00.000-08:00

One of the reasons for the development of Osteoporosis Arthritis is that, when the body needs more salt it takes it from the body. This is not helpful because it creates an imbalance in your body and more importunately your joints.

Apart form spoon-feeding salt into yourself (not a good idea) you can take a Himalayan Bath to relieve soreness, joint stiffness and arthritis.

Himalayan Salt is pure and unaffected with any sort of pollution as it was deposited by ancient oceans over 300 million years ago.

The Himalayan Salt will have within it all the minerals and trace elements that were there when the world was made.

You make the Himalayan Salt bath by putting about 3 inches of very hot water in the bath.

Pour in a pound or more of Himalayan sole crystals. Allow the salt crystals to dissolve for about 30 minutes and then fill up the rest of the bath and get in for at least half and hour.

Try this once a week and see the diffence it will make to you; You will feel like you want to take on the world!

Taking a Himalayan Salt Bath will also beautify your skin, help reduce wrinkling, as well easing arthritis and muscle aches.

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Why have a salt bath.

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You don't have to be sick to benefit from a salt bath. It is cleansing and health-building for anyone. Bathing with Himalayan bath salts stimulates circulation, hydrates the skin, increases moisture retention, promotes cellular regeneration, detoxifies the skin, and helps heal dry, scaling, irritated skin. Salt water bathing reduces inflammation of the muscles and joints, relaxes muscles and relieves pain and soreness.

Bathing in seawater (and natural salt solutions) has a long history. Almost 500 years before the birth of Christ, Hippocrates, who is called the Father of Medicine, noticed fishermen who had injured their hands soaking their hands in seawater. They seemed to have few infections or complications from their injuries after the salt soaks. So Hippocrates encouraged his patients to bathe in warmed seawater in a treatment called thalassotherapy (in Greek, thalassa means sea). This kind of bath encourages a release of toxins between the blood and the water and a restoration of mineral balance in the blood.

In a 1982 study in Israel, researchers found that soaking in salt baths got relief from pain and had greater mobility after the treatments. Another study established relief from osteoarthritis and tendonitis. Yet another demonstrated relief from itching, problems with sleep, and skin scaling. Patients with recurrent infections have turned their health around with regular salt bathing. Research has documented relief from poison ivy, poison oak, insect bites, and wounds of various kinds.

Salt bathing works partly because natural mineral salts restore mineral balance via the skin. Medical research has long established absorption of medicinal factors through the skin. Natural salt contains many minerals, including magnesium, which helps the nervous system, relieves stress, and can relieve water retention. It also helps bring about a healthy calcium balance, which strengthens bones and nails. The salt also contains potassium, which you need for your blood after exercise, and which you need for moist, healthy skin and all-over energy. Bromides in the salt heal and relax your muscles. And of course you need the sodium for healthy immune system as well as for appropriate fluid balance in your body.

While salt bathing is relaxing and healing, it can also be challenging to your circulatory system because you are cleansing while in the bath. Therefore if you have a weak heart or other heart problems, consult a doctor before taking salt baths.

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Isabella Samovsky founded Solay Wellness Inc. http://www.solaywellness.com offering homeopathic, alternative and preventive products for health and wellness after doing extensive research on the healing effects of natural salt crystal.

How To Take a Himalayan Salt Bath

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How about taking a Himalayan Salt Bath to help you in having a beautiful skin and healthier body,

It is easy to set up: all you need is a bath of hot water/ 30 minuets of your time/ and some Himalayan Salt.

The water in the bath will remain at a constant temperature because the biophysical composition of the salt is so strong - it causes the molecules to move in a constant rhythm.

The temperature of the water and the Himalayan salt is equivalent to the amniotic fluid in which the embryo floats in the prenatal state.

Himalayan Salt is the best!

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The salt that you have on your table is lacking in the vital trace minerals that your boby needs.

Himalayas Sat, on the other hand has those vital mineral and that is why it is so precious.

If you want a pure unrefined salt then Himalayan Crystal Salt is the salt to use; mined and washed by hand -- with zero environmental pollutants.

There is no other salt that compares to Himalayan Crystal Salt, when it comes to the power of natural salt. Himalayan Salt is of a much higher content in purity and mineral content than your traditional table salt,

Himalayan Pink is the perfect salt to replace chemically processed salts at your table. Generally, Himalayan salt is used for culinary purposes in the same way as ordinary table salt. But there is a lot more then you can use this salt for, having a good old soak in the bath for instance.

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Is Himalayan Salt is good for you

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Did you know, Himalayan salt contains all eighty-four minerals that our bodies need?

This make Himalayan Salt a real treasure.

The minerals that are in the Himalayan salt help the body efficiently perform various regulatory functions, such as respiratory functions.

Also you should note that Himalayan salt is nothing like table salt; it doesn't produce the same kinds of problems for people's health.

And it is a known fact that, Himalayan salt is good for those with high blood pressure because it helps regulate blood pressure if taken with water.

Himalayan Salt will also provide a source of calcium and therefore helps strengthen bones and inhibits the development of arthritis and gout.

You can also harness the power of Himalayan salt : Just click the image:

How Himalayan Salt Lamps Can Reduce Your Stress

2010-09-27T01:19:00.000-07:00

Salt lamps - How Himalayan Salt Lamps Can Reduce Your Stress

Everyone experiences some form of stress from time to time. When the signs of stress are high enough, or prolonged, it can have very harmful effects on your health. One form of stress relief that people have turned to is Himalayan Salt Lamps,

Himalayan Salt Lamps, or as they are sometimes referred to, Salt Lamps, legendary treasures of Himalayan Mountains. They go back 250 million years and are now handcrafted into beautiful lamps. Bringing relief to people around the world, and in particular for the relief of stress.

The Himalayan Salt Lamps come in many different sizes to suit varying room sizes or needs. It is recommended that you start with a size that suits your room. Assuming that your room has a normal ceiling height, the scale below will be correct.

Weight of lamp Room size
2-3kg 10 sq m2
4-6kg 15 sq m2
7-9kg 20 sq m2
10-12kg 25 sq m2

The lamps also come in many different shades. It is important that your choose a shade that suits you and that your can relate to, after all it is for your stress relief and nobody else. The Himalayan Salt lamp can be used as an excellent enhancement for a deep meditation experience.

But just how can Himalayan Salt Lamps reduce your stress? It seems too simple: sit down, clear your mind and focus on the lamp and it is just wonderful. Of course this is not going to happen over night; it will take time and practice to relieve stress.

Whilst your are sitting there, use visualization techniques to put what you are worried about out into the void. It is just a question of visualizing the stress being transferred away from you whilst your focus on the Salt Lamp. As you become more proficient in the exercises, so you will become better at your visualization technique, making stress relief more effective.

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Using Himalayan Salt for cooking.

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Here is a good tip and how to use Himalayan salt in your cooking:

Take a Himalayan salt crystal and put it in a small jam jar and then fill the jar up with pure spring water.Leave this mixture for 48 hours. Then use a spoonful any time you do any cooking.
This is very good for soups and when you make porridge or cook your veg.

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How to use a Neti Pot

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A Neti Pot is a small ceramic or plastic pitcher. It has two openings, one at
the top and another in the spout. It is filled with salt water to cleanse your
nasal passages.

A sinus wash is recommended as part of your daily personal hygiene
regimen. Cleansing your sinuses in this manner relieves symptoms associated
with colds, flu, sinus infections, nasal dryness, allergies, and other sinus
irritations. It also helps reduce swelling of the nasal membranes.

This is how you use a Neti Pot:

1. Fill the Neti Pot with water. The water should be lukewarm (not too
hot, not too cold) and can be poured into the pot directly from the tap
(approximately 1/2 cup of water). Distilled water is recommended if the
purity/safety of the tap water in your region is questionable.

2. Add 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of Himalayan salt to the water. Stir with
spoon to dissolve thoroughly.

3. Lean your head forward over the basin,bath,or in the yard bending
your neck down slightly with your eyes looking downwards.

4. Gently place the spout of the Neti Pot inside your right nostril,
forming a seal to avoid any outer spillage.

5. Open your mouth slightly. Breathe continuously through your open
mouth during this sinus cleansing procedure. This allows a necessary air
passageway so that the water will not drain from behind your nose into your
mouth.

6. Tilt your head sideways, so that your right nostril is directly above
your left nostril. Tip the Neti Pot, allowing the water solution to pour into
your right nostril. Within a few seconds the water will naturally drain from
your left nostril into the sink.

7. After the Net Pot is empty, remove the spout from your right nostril,
and exhale through both nostrils. Gently blow your nose into a tissue.

8. Repeat steps 1 through 7 for your left nostril.

A few tips for the use of Neti Pots.

1. Make sure that you wash your Neti Pot after each use. Stick it in the
dishwasher, if you have one

2. When you do this for the first time...make the water/Himalayan Salt
mixture, a bit weaker then suggested.

3. Applying a thin layer of Aloe Vera gelly on the inside of both
nostrils before the treatment helps sooth sensitive skin.

If you experience any discomfort please stop using your Neti Pot and see
your doctor

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How to use a Neti Pot

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A Neti Pot is a small ceramic or plastic pitcher. It has two openings, one at the top and another in the spout.

It is filled with salt water to cleanse your nasal passages. A sinus wash is recommended as part of your daily personal hygiene regimen.

Cleansing your sinuses in this manner relieves symptoms associated with colds, flu, sinus infections, nasal dryness, allergies, and other sinus irritations. It also helps reduce swelling of the nasal membranes.

This is how you use a Neti Pot:

1. Fill the Neti Pot with water. The water should be lukewarm (not too hot, not too cold) and can be poured into the pot directly from the tap (approximately 1/2 cup of water). Distilled water is recommended if the purity/safety of the tap water in your region is questionable.

2. Add 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of Himalayan salt to the water. Stir with spoon to dissolve thoroughly.

3. Lean your head forward over the basin,bath,or in the yard bending your neck down slightly with your eyes looking downwards.

4. Gently place the spout of the Neti Pot inside your right nostril, forming a seal to avoid any outer spillage.

5. Open your mouth slightly. Breathe continuously through your open mouth during this sinus cleansing procedure. This allows a necessary air passageway so that the water will not drain from behind your nose into your mouth.

6. Tilt your head sideways, so that your right nostril is directly above your left nostril. Tip the Neti Pot, allowing the water solution to pour into your right nostril. Within a few seconds the water will naturally drain from your left nostril into the sink.

7. After the Net Pot is empty, remove the spout from your right nostril, and exhale through both nostrils. Gently blow your nose into a tissue.

8. Repeat steps 1 through 7 for your left nostril.

A few tips for the use of Neti Pots.

1. Make sure that you wash your Neti Pot after each use. Stick it in the dishwasher, if you have one

2. When you do this for the first time...make the water/Himalayan Salt mixture, a bit weaker then suggested.

3. Applying a thin layer of Aloe Vera gelly on the inside of both nostrils before the treatment helps sooth sensitive skin.

If you experience any discomfort please stop using your Neti Pot and see your doctor

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Himalayan Salt Bath

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You also create Himalayan Salt Bath which is used for therapy purposes. Start by placing Himalayan Crystal Salt in a glass or any container until it’s filled up. Then pour purified or natural spring water until the container is full. Allow the salt to be dissolved in the water. This may take about a day so be sure that you place the solution in a clean area and you can also opt to place a cover on the container. The next day, check if all salts have been completely dissolved and add more if no traces of crystal salt can be seen in the solution. The sole is ready to be used when the water can no longer dissolve the salt crystal so you would notice them at the bottom of the container. You can continue using the process by adding water and Himalayan Crystal salt in the container since the solution is free from germs and disinfected. It can also be stored for many years in a tightly closed container. Now you can use the solution in cooking your favorite menu, drinking it with water or breathing with steam inhalation.

Benefits of Himalayan Salt Bath

There are many benefits you can get from a Himalayan salt solution. It can be a relaxing and soothing effect for your body. The bath will also make your skin cleaner and smoother which will make you look young and feel good about yourself. Additionally, it has healing effects on foot fungus, wounds, skin irritations, insect bites or blisters. It also serves as a therapy to joint diseases such as rheumatism.

Try it now so you can say hello to a healthier life!
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Himalayan Salt Pipes

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Himalayan Salt is good for your health...I use the salt in a salt pipe and never felt so good. Click on the link below to read more about the salt pipe.

What is the use of a Salt Lamp.

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There is a lot of stuff written about Salt Lamps and what they can do for you and your families health...I leave all that up to you to decide. For me they are just beautiful things to have in my home and I would not be with out one.

What are salt lamps

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More recently, large crystal rocks are also used as Salt lamps. A salt lamp is a lamp carved from a larger salt crystal, often colored, with an incandescent bulb or a candle inside. The lamps give an attractive glow and are suitable for use as night lights or for ambient mood lighting. The largest producers of this product are located near to the source in Pakistan, with Poland and Iran also offering variations.

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Himalayan Salt and Raw Food

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How Himalayan Salt can help your stress!

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What do Salt lamps do?

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Himalayan Salt Lamps

Not only are these lamps a beautiful addition to any home or office, but they are also negative ionisers.

What does this mean?
Put simply, salt is hydroscopic and evaporation of water through salt emits negative ions. However, the small 15-40 watt, bulb produces heat, which evaporates the moisture attracted to the rock. It is during this evaporation process that the electron is ejected from one molecule and attaches itself to another producing a negatively charged ion.

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Do you have Trouble BREATHING?

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Do you have Trouble BREATHING?
Then try a Salt lamp that emit negative ions that will help reduce Dust, Bacteria, Pet Odor, Insomnia, Odor, Allergies, Sinus, Depression, Migraines, Anxiety, Fatigue, Colds, ADHD, Asthma.

Salt as it is ment to be

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Containing all of the 84 elements found in your body, the benefits of Natural Himalayan Crystal Salt is vital to good health. The salts unique structure vibrates energy and its minerals and trace elements are so small your cells can easily absorb them.

Crystal Salt's assortment of elements form a compound in which each molecule is inter-connected. This allows the vibration component of the 84 trace elements in the salt to be in sync with each other and adds to its ability to promote a healthy balance.

84 BODY HELPERS-Naturally occuring, not added

Calcium – It is vital for building strong bones and teeth.

Hydrogen - Essential to the production of the body’s principal energy source, adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This element is the source of protons necessary for ATP production.

Phosphorus - It is found in every cell of the body, but mainly in the bones and teeth. Phosphorus also helps form DNA and RNA, catalyzes B-complex vitamins, and is involved in cellular communication and numerous enzymatic reactions. It also helps produce energy and increase endurance.

Nitrogen - Plays an important role in digestion of food and growth
Oxygen - Oxygen breaks down sugars into carbon dioxide and water. Highly metabolically active tissues such as the brain, kidney, and heart, require large amounts of chemical energy to maintain normal function. Oxygen and glucose are the sources.

Carbon - The carbon atom is perfect to build big biological molecules. The carbon atom can be thought of as a basic building block.

Sodium - Helps maintain the body's fluid balance in and out the cells. In so doing it regulates the body's acid-base balance. It also helps transport carbon dioxide, and plays a role in muscle contraction and nerve transmission. In addition, sodium is involved in the production of hydrochloric acid, and helps transport amino acids into the bloodstream to all the cells of the body

Fluoride - Essential for healthy bone and tooth formation as it helps the body retain calcium.

Chromium - An essential component of glucose tolerance factor (GTF), which enhances insulin function, making it essential for proper carbohydrate metabolism and regulating blood sugar levels. By improving how glucose is transported into the cells, chromium and GTF are also important for energy production. Research suggests that chromium may also be useful for regulating body cholesterol levels.

Cadmium - It is thought to be involved with metabolic activities.

Palladium - serves primarily as a transport mechanism to significantly improve the uptake of lipoic acid, while also having an effect on the electrical potential of the cell.

Aluminum - It is now thought to be involved in the action of a small number of enzymes.

Nickel - Some scientists believe that nickel affects hormones, cell membranes, and chemicals called enzymes.

Arsenic - It is thought to be necessary for the functioning of the nervous system and for people to grow properly.

Silicon – Used with calcium to grow and maintain strong bones. It is also important to the formation of connective tissues such as ligaments and tendons. Silicon is also important for the growth of hair, skin, and fingernails.

Vanadium – Involved with helping the body convert some foods into energy. This element is also thought to help bones and teeth form properly.

Lanthanum - A natural mineral that works by holding on phosphate from the diet so that it can pass out of your body.

Gallium - Inhibits the body's production of a major chemical messenger called interleukin-6 beta that promotes inflammation.

Rubidium - The human body tends to treat Rb+ ions as if they were potassium ions, and therefore concentrates rubidium in the body's electrolytic fluid.

Indium - May enhance the absorption of all other minerals in a healthful matter. It may also help the healthy mineralization of organs.

Cobalt – As well as being a component of cobalamin (vitamin B12), it plays an essential role in the production of red blood cells, and is involved in a number of enzymatic reactions.

Copper - It aids in the manufacture of collagen and hemoglobin, and, along with iron, is necessary for the synthesis of oxygen in red blood cells. It also acts as an antioxidant, increases iron absorption, and serves as a catalyst for a variety of enzymatic reactions.

Iodine - Essential for healthy thyroid function due to the role it plays in the production of thyroid hormones. In this role, it is helps regulate metabolism and energy production in the body, as well as cellular oxidation. Since thyroid hormones plays a role in all body functions, iodine is of vital importance to overall health.

Iron – Its primary function is the manufacture of hemoglobin, which is integral to the transport of oxygen throughout the body. Iron is also essential for healthy immune function and energy production.

Manganese - Essential for proper brain function and the overall health of the nervous system. It also helps metabolize proteins and carbohydrates, and is required for cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis, as well as collagen formation.

Molybdenum - Necessary for the body's proper utilization of iron, and aids in metabolizing carbohydrates. It also helps the body detoxify potentially toxic sulfites commonly used to preserve food. Molybdenum is an essential trace element with low potential for toxicity.

Selenium - An important antioxidant capable of performing many of the same antioxidant functions as vitamin E, including protecting cellular membranes from free radical damage, and minimizing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Selenium also aids liver function, assists in the manufacture of proteins, helps neutralize heavy metals and other toxic substances, and acts as an anti-carcinogen.

Sulphur - A necessary nutrient for collagen formation, and is involved in the synthesis of protein. Sulfur helps maintain the health of hair, skin, and nails. It also plays a role in a number of enzymatic reactions, and contributes to the process of cellular respiration.

Zinc - Necessary for the proper function of over 200 enzymatic reactions in the body. It also acts as a potent antioxidant and detoxifier, and is essential for growth and development, healthy body tissues, regulation of insulin, and proper immune function. As well, zinc plays a vital role in cellular membrane structure and function, and helps maintain adequate levels of vitamin A in the body.

Magnesium - acts as a muscle relaxant in the body, and is involved in hundreds of enzymatic reactions. Magnesium is an important nutrient for the heart, especially in preventing spasms of the coronary arteries, which can cause heart attacks. It is also needed for energy production, the maintenance and repair of cells, healthy cell division, proper nerve transmission, hormone regulation, and the metabolism of proteins and nucleic acids.

Chloride - An essential part of hydrochloric acid (HCl), a vital stomach digestive acid, and also plays a role in regulating the body's acid-balance. It is also useful in helping the liver eliminate toxins, and for transporting carbon dioxide to the lungs for excretion.

Lithium - Enhances moods and alters the electrolyte balance in the brain.

Beryllium - Supplies both the body's need for oxygenation and for vital trace nutrients to feed the cells.

Boron – Influences calcium and magnesium metabolism. Boron is thought to be useful to increase muscle mass, increase muscle strength, maintain bone density, improve calcium absorption, and decrease body fat.

Copper - Helps your body utilize iron, reduces tissue damage, and is important in helping the body form strong connective tissues

Chromium - Enhances the effects of insulin, a hormone necessary for metabolism and storage of protein and carbohydrates.

Zinc - is important for normal growth, sexual development, strong immunity, and wound healing.

Germanium - Attaches itself to oxygen molecules making our bodies more effective at getting oxygen to the tissues in our body. The increased supply of oxygen in our bodies helps to improve our immune system. It also helps the body excrete harmful toxins.

Trace Minerals: Working Together For Optimum Health

bromine, antimony, silver, ruthenium, rhodium tellurium, scandium, titanium, cesium, barium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, mercury, thallium, lead, bismuth, polonium, astatine, francium, radium, actinium, thorium, protactinium, rubidium, strontium, yttrium, zirconium, niobium uranium, tin, neptunium and plutonium.

The ions of the trace minerals function by maintaining the body system at a cellular level. They promote balanced electrolytes, maintain your body in homeostasis, maintain fluids, and replenish your supply of electrolytes when you perspire excessively. As well, these trace minerals perform a number of other important functions: help regulate body water content, absorption of food particles through the intestinal tract, assisting in the generation of hydroelectric energy in cells in your body, promoting vascular health, regulating your sleep, and promoting a healthy pH balance in your cells, mainly your brain cells.

Salt as Nature Intended

The Crystal Salt from the Himalayas does not harm your body. With powerful effective feedback loops regulating the absorption process, it is difficult to absorb too much crystal salt. Natural crystal salt always promotes a healthy balance and does not contribute to high blood pressure like table salt. When it comes to the role of natural salt, nothing matches Himalayan Crystal Salt.

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Himalayan Salt to Heal your Foot!!!

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Is Himalayan salt good for your?

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Cook on a Himalayan Salt Plate

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Did you know that you can cook with a Himalayan salt plate? to find out more take a look at the link below.

Himalayan Salt makes what?

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So you want to know what to do with Himalayan Salt? how about Himalayan Salt ice cream!
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Salt lamps are beautiful!

2009-05-25T08:36:00.000-07:00

To be healthy you must have good air and your air must be properly ionized. Ionize the air around you, the air of your homes and offices for healthy living. Rock Salt Crystal Lamps are Natural air ionizers, air purifiers and natural healers. They bring a positive change in your life through Negative ions.

Many people are aware of the benefits of Negative ions on our health.

Negative ions are essential for our health and well being. The freshness of the air after a thunderstorm, on a mountain top, or by the seaside, are due to the high concentration of negative ions in the air. On the other hand, the reduced well being one feels in high polluted areas, artificially air conditioned offices, or when certain hot dry wind conditions exist, are usually due to an unduly low negative ion balance.

What the sellers of salt lamps do not tell you is that the lamps must be kept hot 24 hrs a day and to do that you need a very strong bulb in the lamp.

For myself: I have a house full of the lamps which I keep going with a small fridge type bulb. I have not noticed any " air after thunder storm " effect...but they are beautiful lamps and I like them....so buy one for beauty sake and nothing else!

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Which type of salt is good for you?

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Is salt good for you? this is an age old question and here in the UK where the powers that be are telling people to " cut it out" are they right...take a look at todays news

Which type of salt is good for you:if any

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Salt lamps and your health

2009-05-06T08:29:00.000-07:00

Salt crystal lamps can be beneficial to your health. Himalayan rock crystal lamps have been known to help with many health problems such as sinuses, hypertension, respiratory problems, arthritis, migraines, liver conditions and many more.

These lamps are well known for relieving allergies. There are salt mines that are used for just this purpose. People actually travel deep into the earth to acquire the benefits of salt crystals.

These lamps are made from salt crystal rocks. You can purchase them as candle holders or lamps. The electric lamps may be safer and apparently will work better, although the candles do give off a pleasant flickering light.

These salt lamps are made from salt crystal rocks that nature formed hundreds of millions of years ago. They are mined with caution to preserve their purity and natural beauty. They are pleasant to look at with their soft, warm light and unique appearance.

Salt lamps work like ionizers but without the negative aspects like ozone that unnatural ionizers produce. The salt lamps also possess a healthier frequency of about 100-160Hz. This is closer to our brain frequency of only 8 Hz.

We are bombarded with many higher frequencies every day. The unnatural sources are TVs, radio waves, microwaves, cell phones and computers. These higher frequencies can create nervousness, cancer, insomnia and other diseases.

Salt crystals help fight against these other higher frequencies. The salt lamps also create negative ions that bind to the excess positive ions. This brings the environment closer to nature.

You may have felt more refreshed after a shower or could tell how much cleaner the air was after a rain. This is because of the negative ions produced in these situations. Niagara Falls must produce quite a lot of these negative ions.

The salt lamps can help us by correcting the ions in the air, but also the color it produces though the crystals are therapeutic. The third way is by bringing the immediate surroundings back to earth's natural oscillation frequency.

Although the lamps may not give the benefits of the salt mines, they are more convenient for most people. The larger lamps work well up to 10 feet or so. The closer you are the better. You could use several lamps to extend this distant.

Many people have found fast relief from these salt lamps. They are affordable for most individuals.

Just think of all the manmade inventions that cause pollution to our earth. Besides the pollution you can see, there's more that your body can feel such as positive ions, incredibly high frequencies and unnatural lighting.

You can fight back and help balance your own little world by making it more natural. One of your tools could be these Himalayan salt rock crystal lamps.

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What is a salt lamp

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A salt lamp is simply a lump of mined salt that has been hollowed out to allow room for a lightbulb or tiny candle. The light glows through the medium of the salt crystal, which can range in color from a dark salmon pink to a pale orange. Salt crystals for salt lamps are mined in the and central Europe as well as in the Himalayas. Salt lamps make attractive accent lights. The main attraction, however, is that in the heating of the salt causes the crystal to release negative ions.

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Salt lamps and electric pollution

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To help you get rid of electric pollution, we offer a Salt Lamps. Made of a salt crystal, it is a natural air ionizer that effectively enhances the number of negative ions in the room. The effect of air ionization by salt originates from physical and chemical properties of salt exposed many years ago. In salt lamps the ionization effect is additionally improved by heating the salt crystal with a bulb installed inside the lamp. As a result, the lamp improves the quality of our environment, and hence our comfort and well-being.

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Why Have a Himalayan Salt Bath

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Use Salt Water Baths or Soaks to Help Heal Your Body

A brine bath is a great way to revitalize your body both outside and in by soothing skin diseases and irritations while strengthening the immune system and detoxifying your body.
Himalayan Bath Salt

Your skin is an excretive organ that mirrors the condition of your intestines. When you take a brine bath, the salt minerals penetrate your skin in form of ions. This stimulation will cause natural cell growth in your living cell layers. Bio-energetic weak points will be balanced and your body's energy flow will be activated. While anyone can benefit from a brine bath, it is particularly soothing for those with:
· Various skin diseases.
· Rheumatism and joint diseases.
· A post-operative care regimen.
· Gynecological diseases.
· Recurring infections
· Severe insect bites, blisters or wounds.
· Skin irritations from poison oak, ivy or sumac.

Salt lamps improve sleep!

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Natural salt lamps are a unique way you can improve the quality of your sleep. A natural salt lamp is basically a salt crystal with a light source built into it. These natural salt crystals were created millions of years ago and are mostly found in salt mines around the world. The heat from the light source causes the crystal to emit an electrical charge, releasing negative ions into the air. Negative ions are the "vitamins of the air", and are beneficial to our health and well being.

Studies have shown that small quantities of negative ions can quickly kill bacteria in the air. Negative ions are found in huge quantities in vicinities of natural settings like the forest and waterfall, and the quantities of these ions drop drastically in the presence of electrical equipment, like TV sets, computers and microwave ovens. Electrical equipment produce positive ions, which are known as "fatigue" ions, because they have harmful effects on the body. So the salt lamp is kind of like a natural ionizer that can be used to freshen up the air in the room. Imagine your room smelling like the rainforest or fresh after a thunderstorm! Some common areas where people put their salt lamps would be next to a computer, or other electrical equipment to "neutralize" the positive ions. Putting one at your bed side table could do wonders to improve your sleep quality.

Because these salt lamps are natural air purifiers, they are helpful for people with respiratory problems like asthma. In fact Speleotherapy is an alternative form of treatment for asthma patients in Eastern Europe which involves spending a few hours a day in underground salt mines for a few months.

The salt crystals used to make the salt lamps come in different natural colors ranging from white to orange to purple. The purple Persian salt lamps have been known as a more effective aid for insomnia as people have reported sleeping better if they used a purple salt lamp in their room.

The Sleep Strategist offers various sleep enhancing products to help you get a better night's rest. Enjoy a better night's sleep with the help of our salt lamps. Want to learn more ways of falling and staying asleep? Sign up to get a FREE report entitled "50 Ways to Fall Asleep (Sheep Counting Not Included)" at http://www.thesleepstrategist.com/freereport.htm

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Nature's Antidepressant? Himalayan Salt

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Is Salt Nature's Antidepressant?

Many people consume too much salt, but new research may have uncovered one reason people crave it -- it might lead to a better mood.

Researchers found that when rats are deficient in sodium chloride (common table salt), they shy away from activities they normally enjoy. A loss of pleasure in normally pleasing activities is one of the most important features of psychological depression.

If salt is a natural mood-elevating substance, it could help explain why so many are tempted to over-ingest it, even though it's known to contribute to high blood pressure, heart disease and other health problems.

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When to use a Salt Lamp?

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When do you use a Salt Lamp....I hear you cry....Well one way is when you are on the computer or watching the television: just have one beside the gadgets and just light it and the ... Salt crystal lamps generate healthy negative ions that cleanse the air.

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Salt lamps in your home

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Salt lamps in your home

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The Difference between Salt Lamps:

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watch this to learn The Difference between Polish Himalayan and other Salt Lamps

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Salt lamps are about clean air!

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Researching has found that these three plants can provide a human with all the fresh air they need indoors to be healthy. The three plants are the Areca Palm, the Mother-in-law’s Tongue , and the Money Plant.

1. The Areca Palm (or Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) does great air cleansing work during the day. About 4 shoulder height plants per person should do the trick.

2. The Mother-in-law’s Tongue (or Sansevieria trifasciata) takes over by converting CO2 to O2 at night. You want about 6 to 8 of these waist high plants per person.

3. The Money Plant (or Epipremnum aureum) does the job of filtering out removing Formaldehyde and other VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds).

According to research if you have sufficient quantities of these plants you could live in an air tight bubble and as long as the plants are living you’d have enough fresh air to live.
Aside from being a natural and beatiful source of fresh air, this method also helps reduce energy consumption, because you don’t need to filter or bring fresh air in.

Of course, if you do not wish to fill your house with plants you can always fill your house with Himalayan Salt Lamps

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All About Salt Lamps

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Ionic imbalances are best solved by Solay natural salt crystal lamps and saunas. Negative Ions, Salt lamps, Saunas and your Wellbeing
Salt lamps, Saunas, negative ions...Positive Effects of Negative Ions

Have you ever felt tired and uncomfortable inside a big office building? Or else, perhaps you remember feeling relaxed and energized standing near the ocean or by a waterfall. There’s a scientific reason for how you felt those days and it has nothing to do with work waiting to be done or the promise of a nice vacation.

The air all around you is made up of molecules, all of which have an electrical charge on them. Depending on how many electrons circle a molecule, everything in this world has either a positive charge or a negative charge. Inside buildings or inside closed vehicles, the molecules often have a positive charge. And unfortunately, most air-borne allergens and pollutants also have a positive charge. Out in nature, especially by water, the air molecules have a negative charge, which makes them nice to breathe and to be around.

Negative ions are good for you! They bring oxygen to your brain, boost your immune system, and lift your mood. Studies show they even help lessen depression and cure Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). For your indoor air environment, you can get negative ions by buying a natural air ionizer, not a man made machine—a less expensive and very beautiful alternative, a Solay salt lamp.

Tested and researched to produce negative ions, salt lamps are well known in Europe, are being used in hospitals and centers, and most people will feel the difference in the air quality right away.

The discovery of negative ions in certain types of saunas a few years ago became headline news in Finland. Until then, the healing power of the sauna was attributed to relaxation and increased circulation. Now, negative ions add startling new possibilities.

Since the early 1950s scientists have suspected that ions play an important role in how the body functions and, consequently, in how we feel. Research has shown that an abundance of negative ions in the air we breathe is highly beneficial, while a lack of ions or a higher ratio of positive to negative can cause physical harm. The role played by ions in everyday life has become intensely topical among researchers in the medical profession. (Read The Ion Effect by Fred Soyka for an excellent discussion on the use of negative ions in medicine.)

An ion is simply a molecule with an electric charge, either positive or negative. Ionization, or ion formation, occurs when enough energy acts on a molecule to cause it to discharge an electron. Because electrons carry a negative charge, the molecule stripped of an electron has a greater positive charge and becomes a positive ion. The lost electron scoots around loose until it attaches itself to another molecule which causes the new molecule to become negatively charged--a negative ion.

Radioactive substances in the earth's crust and cosmic rays cause most ionization. But fire, crashing water (like water falls and surf), and plants during photosynthesis can produce negative ions as well. Europeans take ion depletions seriously and simple negative ion generators have been installed in many businesses, banks, hospitals, and passenger cars and even airliner cockpits. Furthermore, in this country, Europe and the Soviet Union, negative ion therapy has been used in treatments to help burn victims heal faster, to cure respiratory diseases, to rid the body of general infections, and even to check the spread of some cancers.

Conversely, scientists have found that if the air is charged with too few negative ions and too many positives, we become anxious, fatigued and tense. This condition is known as "pos-ion poisoning," and often occurs as the result of weather disturbances, central air conditioning, smog, and driving too long within the confines of an automobile. Pos-ion poisoning has, in fact, been linked to heart attacks, aggravated asthma, migraine headaches, insomnia, rheumatism, arthritis, hay fever, and most allergies.

The effect of negative ions on sweat bathing was discovered when researchers were trying to account for the tremendous popularity of sauna wood burning stoves over electric stoves. Subjective reasons, such as the fragrance of burned wood, did not fully explain why Finns felt so refreshed after time in a wood heated sauna and quite dulled, from certain electrically heated saunas. Tests showed that the practice of splashing water on super-heated rocks produced an abundance of negative ions. Many electric stoves, it turned out, were not getting the rocks hot enough and the glowing metal heating coils were spurting more positive ions in the air. Researchers learned that if the rocks were properly heated in electric stoves, the positive ions, being larger and less mobile, would ground out on the hot stones.

The buying habits of the Finns, perhaps the most sophisticated of sweat bathers, has forced many Finnish electric stove companies to pay particular attention to their sauna stove design. Researchers also cited poor ventilation in modern saunas as a cause of positive ion buildup; but, for a discussion of the proper climatic conditions for a sauna please refer to the appendix material on construction and use.

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How to reduce high blood pressure

2008-11-10T08:56:00.000-08:00

How to reduce high blood pressure and restore healthy cholesterol levels with natural health---by Mike Adams

A reader asks,” What are the proven natural products that reduce high blood pressure and restore healthy cholesterol levels? I am taking steps on the nutritional side of things such as avoiding meat and dairy products while eating a lot of fruits."
First of all, congratulations to you for taking some steps on the nutritional side. The fact that you are now avoiding meat and dairy products is excellent progress in reducing your high blood pressure and restoring healthy cholesterol levels. The fact that you are also consuming a lot of fruits is outstanding. Be sure to get plenty of berries in your diet at the same time.

Let's talk about high blood pressure first and what a person can do to reduce high blood pressure naturally without relying on prescription drugs or surgical procedures. As always, I'd like to urge you to work with a naturopathic physician anytime you read these articles and want to make changes in your own life. None of the information here should be construed as direct medical advice. You should always work with a qualified health professional, especially when dealing with potentially dangerous issues like high blood pressure.

Getting to those things that really work, you might be surprised to find that one of them is simply water. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is often caused by chronic dehydration. In fact, in one of the interviews I conducted with Dr. Batmanghelidj, he explains the mechanism by which this takes place. Essentially when the body is lacking water, it attempts to hold on to the available water supplies by resorting to vascular constriction throughout the body. This helps reduce the loss of water through the skin and through respiration. And by doing so, it helps conserve the remaining water in the body.

So if you want to avoid this response to dehydration, just drink a lot of water. This will hydrate your body and lower blood pressure without any negative side effects. Be careful to avoid hydrating yourself with other drinks that are actually dehydrating in nature. Those would include soft drinks, coffee, sports drinks, and basically any drink containing sugar, such as processed orange drinks.

That's one of the main things you can do. Another thing you can do, and this is generally better known, is to avoid intake of salt or sodium. Obviously high sodium intake causes high blood pressure. That's not even disputed by the American Heart Association, which seems to remain 10 or 20 years behind the cutting edge when it comes to heart health and science. My advice goes much further than that though, and that is: never eat foods containing simple sodium or sodium chloride (processed salt). Sodium chloride is not real salt.

If you're going to use salt at the dinner table or in cooking, go out and get yourself some ocean salt, or what is sometimes called "Celtic salt" or "Sea salt." That is, you want actual salt from the ocean, which is quite complex in its molecular structure. It has a great number of elements -- far more than just sodium and chloride -- and has a far different effect on your body than sodium chloride. In fact, sodium chloride could quite accurately be called a poison in sufficient doses. Each separate element is quite clearly a poison: sodium and chloride. But when combined, they create table salt that many in the nutritional wellness community also consider to be a toxin to the body.

So, avoiding salt is critical. And by the way, one of the most important strategies for doing that is to avoid eating at restaurants. Virtually every restaurant in America over-salts their foods in order to appease the wildly distorted tastes of American consumers. Americans are dosed up on so much salt and sugar that they can hardly taste it anymore. And when they go to restaurants, they demand such high levels of sodium in their food that a normal, healthy person trying to eat those foods is completely grossed out. I can attest to that from personal experience. I can hardly eat a bowl of soup from any restaurant in the country because they are all just loaded up with salt.

Lowering high cholesterol
Next, let's move on to healthy cholesterol levels. One of the best things you can do to avoid unhealthy cholesterol levels is to avoid consuming hydrogenated oils. These are artificial oils that have been processed in a laboratory for the convenience of food manufacturers and food marketing companies. They have no business whatsoever in the human body, and yet virtually every snack product in the grocery store is made with hydrogenated oils.
Margarines are made with hydrogenated oils as well. Unless they say, "no hydrogenated oils" right on the label, they contain it. Vegetable shortening, by the way, is pure hydrogenated oil. It is probably one of the single most toxic grocery products you can put in your body. And yet people are out there buying vegetable shortening by the bucket loads and baking cookies with it -- something I find absolutely appalling.

By far, the most powerful thing you can do to restore healthy cholesterol levels is to stop eating hydrogenated oils. The next thing that you can do is stop eating trans fat (trans fatty acids) -- that means avoid all fried foods. Fried foods just do not belong in the human diet. And if you're already avoiding red meat and dairy products, then avoiding fried foods is probably a fairly easy step for you. Fried foods are incompatible with health, and if you choose to eat fried foods at any time in your life, even just one meal a week, you're going to have unhealthy cholesterol levels as a result.

Aged garlic supplements for cholesterol
On the supplements side, there are a lot of things you can do. You can take garlic supplements, or just eat a lot of whole garlic. One of the things I like to do is take garlic cloves and just bake them. You can eat them baked, put them in pastas or put them on a healthy pizza made with soy cheese and organic crust. Baked garlic cloves are delicious and they're outstanding for your health. They don’t have the bite of raw garlic cloves.

Garlic supplements are also good, and the best company out there is Kyolic. Buy their aged garlic supplements. I do, and I recommend them to my family and friends. In fact, garlic has many other health benefits beyond cholesterol: the herb also fights cancer and greatly enhances immune system function.

Medicine from nature: blueberries
One of my favorite solutions for fighting cholesterol levels is eating lots of blueberries. Blueberries have now been proven to be more effective than statin drugs in reducing cholesterol levels, and yet they have absolutely no negative side effects whatsoever. You can get blueberries throughout the year if you go to the right stores.

If you can't find them at a grocery store, check out my book called "Secret Sources," which gives you the location of an online retailer where you can purchase freeze-dried blueberries, and you can store them all year long and use them any time you want. That's a very convenient way to take blueberries. It's a little on the pricey side, but it's a heck of a lot cheaper than statin drugs! And of course, it's a fraction of the cost of actually ending up in the hospital with out-of-control cholesterol levels.

Also, all on the nutrition side, as you have already guessed, it is very important to avoid saturated animal fats. You don't want to be eating any hamburger or red meat at all. In short, if you avoid red meat you will also be doing yourself a huge favor in terms of avoiding environmental toxins. Red meat consumption also promotes colon cancer.

I recall a recent study that showed fire retardant chemicals in massive quantities are now being found in the animal fats in red meat. That's because these fire retardant chemicals tend to collect in the fat tissues. These chemicals are found throughout our environment now. Cows are essentially accumulators and concentrators of environmental toxins. They eat tons of grass, literally, throughout their lives. And, they tend to concentrate any toxic chemicals spread on the grass through pesticides or contaminated well water.

So, when you eat a piece of beef, you are eating, quite literally, a highly concentrated form of saturated animal fat containing environmental toxins that would never be present in those quantities in the natural environment. Thus, in addition to supporting healthy cholesterol, avoiding red meat will also save you from all of the terrible negative side effects of environmental toxins.

Avoid dairy products
Avoiding dairy products is also important for cardiovascular health. Hydrogenated cows' milk is something that absolutely does not belong in the human body. It is an artificially processed food. It doesn’t have any justifiable purpose for human nutrition. Hydrogenated milk would probably kill baby cows just due to the negative effects of eating homogenized fat molecules. Now, if you feel that you have to drink cows' milk, if you're addicted to this substance for some reason -- maybe in your past life, you were a baby cow -- then what you can do is go out and buy raw, unprocessed cow’s milk from a local farmer.

You have to live near a farm or have some connections in order to get that product. It will taste very different from processed cows' milk and it will be a lot healthier for you. You will also find that the fat in the milk will separate. That's the way it's supposed to work in the real world... not in the make-believe world of the grocery store where milk has been homogenized and processed to make it look fresh even though it may be quite old.

Cardiovascular exercise
And lastly, I have to mention the importance of cardiovascular exercise and physical fitness. Your level of physical activity has a strong influence on your cholesterol levels. In a simple sense, you could say that cardiovascular exercise converts LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) into HDL cholesterol, which is the good cholesterol. I know that's a simplification, but the point is still valid. When you exercise on a regular basis, you will lower your LDL levels and raise your HDL levels. And remember, it's the ratio of these two that is the predictor of cardiovascular disease.

It is essential to get on a regular cardiovascular exercise program. Remember, it doesn’t have to be outrageously strenuous in order to be effective. All it has to do is get your heart rate up. You might be a person who is overweight and you have a hard time walking up the stairs. Well, that's fine. Walking up a flight of stairs is good exercise for you if it gets your heart rate up.

If walking 400 yards, just down the street and back, gets your respiration up and your heart beating, it is good for you. That's good cardiovascular exercise. Ideally, you want to engage in exercise that lasts about 45 minutes a day. However, if you can only do 30 minutes a day, then do 30. If you can do an hour a day, then go for an hour. But aim for 45 minutes a day of cardiovascular exercise -- and make it medium in level of effort. Of course, always be sure to check with a health professional before engaging in an exercise program just to make sure there is not some other health reason why it would be dangerous for you to do so.

With all of that in place: getting lots of water into your diet, avoiding processed salt (sodium chloride), consuming garlic and blueberries and other natural substances such as red yeast rice and combining it with moderate levels of cardiovascular exercise, you will quite readily and noticeably reduce your LDL cholesterol levels, bringing them back into a healthy balance.

It's really not difficult. This isn't rocket science at all. There are no prescription drugs needed whatsoever. All that you need to do is make lifestyle changes that are proven to enhance your cholesterol health. And once again, I speak from experience on this. My ratio of HDL to LDL cholesterol is almost 1:1. That's a ratio that's almost unheard of by most doctors and health practitioners. I have an LDL cholesterol level of 67.
I did that through nutrition, physical exercise and nutritional supplements. I don't take any prescription drugs whatsoever. And, hey, I'm middle-aged as well. I'm 35 years old. So this isn’t something that only works for people who are 20. You can do this at any age, even if you're 75. It all comes down to your dietary choices, nutritional supplementation, and your level of physical exercise.

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Originally published May 28 2005

Himalayan Salt and protection.

2008-11-04T11:54:00.000-08:00

With Halloween just passed, I thought I would write an article about using
salt for protection. Practitioners of all faiths have used salt to
cleanse and prepare a space. If you have a spiritual practice, you can
use salt to strengthen it.

Salt crystals act like any kind of crystal. They hold intention, and
broadcast their programming continuously. Salt correlates with the
element of earth, which makes it good for anything involving grounding
and neutralizing negativity. Salt has a neutral vibration, and good salt
- such as Himalayan salt - has a very heart-based vibration as well.
Salt embodies all these concepts: earth, neutrality, and protection.

On a personal level, you can ingest salt, or use it for bathing. Both
ways incorporate salt into your system. Ingesting the salt in your food
keeps the levels constant. Using solay introduces a concentrated burst
of light. Bathing with salt has a very purifying effect both physically
and metaphysically. On a physical level, it helps the body detoxify. On
a metaphysical level, it helps get rid of negative energy. Before you
can cleanse your outer space, you must cleanse your inner space, and
salt lets you do both very easily.

When salt and water combine they form a new essence, as with bathing or
making solay. You can use this to bless water as well. Simply sprinkle a
little salt or a few solay drops into some purified water. Do this with
intent, using any magical items you have to aide you. Intention rules.
You can use this blessed water to sprinkle around a space, to purify
yourself, or in any other creative way where you would use blessed
water.

To purify a space, you can use salt to make a salt circle. Stand facing
east, and cast it in the four directions going clockwise. You can also
sprinkle around some blessed water, as detailed above. This makes a very
potent way to protect a space, and to dedicate it for meditation and
energy work. Solay rocks can work well to help anchor energy as well,
for example by placing a rock in each of the four corners of a room.

Salt lamps generate negative ions, which have positive results. They
make wonderful additions to a space to generate healthy energy, and to
keep negative forces away. Many people describe them as looking magical
for a reason.

I hope you found some useful information in this article. Remember that
we now reside in the darkest time of the year, between Halloween and
Christmas. Take care, keep on guard, and always keep some salt handy!
Stay strong through this time. Good always prevails.

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Polish,Himalayan Salt Lamps

2008-07-02T23:07:00.000-07:00

What is the difference between Persian salt, Polish salt and Himalayan salt crystal lamps? www.crystalrocksaltlamp.com offers beautiful, fair trade lamps from 3 different countries. Besides aesthetic differences in color and the crystals texture, salt lamps work in the same way, all producing healthy negative ions that have helped thousands of customers sleep better, breathe better and feel better at home or the office. But the energies each lamp gives off is different. Just like any crystal found naturally in nature, they all have their own properties and healing abilities.

Persian Salt

This salt has a very tranquil, calm, and loving energy. It encourages relaxation and being present in the moment, allowing fears and worries to recede. It encourages acceptance, forgiveness, and love, so one’s heart and mind can be at rest. This allows for deep, peaceful and restorative sleep. This lamp is perfect for the bedroom or any place tranquility is welcomed.

The purple/violet lamp emphasizes serenity. The white lamp has an added dimension of spirituality, while the rose quartz lamp has the elements of fondness and trust.

Polish Salt

This salt crystal has a strong connection to divinity. Its energy is focused and very pure. It can help provide clarity when making difficult decisions. It encourages reflection, concentration, and confidence in one’s intuition. This lamp is at home in a sunroom, meditation or prayer room, or any quiet corner.

Himalayan Salt

This salt’s energy is joyful and revitalizing, and helps bring balance. It can encourage energy flow when one is feeling low, and reduce agitation when one is over-stimulated. It encourages play, creativity, and self-expression. This lamp works well in any room, especially in an office, playroom, or den.

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Salt lamps : waht are they

2008-06-11T22:46:00.000-07:00

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A salt lamp is simply a chunk of mined salt that has been hollowed out to allow room for a lightbulb or tiny candle. The light glows through the medium of the salt crystal, which can range in color from a dark salmon pink to a pale orange. Salt crystals for salt lamps are mined in Russia and central Europe as well as in the Himalayas. Salt lamps make attractive accent lights. Their main attraction, however, is that the heating of the salt causes the crystal to release negative ions (often called simply 'ions').

Negative ions have long been considered healthy; the sea air, mountain air and the air around swiftly running water is high in negative ions. Indoor air, recirculated air, and air around electronic equipment is very low in negative ions. Many office workers who suffer health complaints around fluorescent lighting and computer monitors report considerably less fatigue and headaches if the concentration of negative ions in the air is increased. Why negative ions may be beneficial is only partially understood.

It has been shown that negative ions in the air bind with airborne pollutants, making them heavier so that they fall to the ground, and therefore are unavailable to be inhaled. Many modern air purifiers - the so-called 'ionic air cleaners' - use this technique to provide cleaner indoor air for allergy sufferers. Some studies seem to indicate that an increase in negative ions in the air increases bloodflow to the brain, which would have the effect of improved concentration. The salt lamp is an attractive alternative to the utilitarian look of an air purifier.

The amount of negative ions a salt lamp can release depends on its size and how warm the candle or lightbulb can make it. The larger the crystal, obviously, the more expensive the lamp, but the larger area it can provide with negative ions. Salt lamps that produce 'night-light' amounts of light can provide ions to an area equal to the average office cubicle.

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Salt pipe to get rid of your Asthma

2008-06-09T07:45:00.000-07:00

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Kill the onset of Allergies...
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Salt pipes and your asthma

2008-06-04T22:39:00.001-07:00

A great innovation for obtaining salt mine therapy at home

Clinical trials have proven it works very well for those suffering from asthma, allergies, hay fever, sinus problems, bronchitis, coughs, snoring and other respiratory disorders.

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Salt around the house

2008-06-03T07:39:00.000-07:00

Surely, we all eat salt everyday. In fact, it has become a part of our daily meal. But what about the other uses of salt? Is salt useful only for cooking?
Well, no. There are various other uses of salt. Here are some of the things you can use salt for.

AROUND THE HOUSE

Deodorize your sneakers: During summer, sneakers and shoes tend to get smelly, especially if worn without socks. So just keep a little salt in the and let the odor vanish!

Longevity of brooms: If you dip a new straw broom in water and remove it after 20 minutes, it will last longer.
Cleaning the fireplace: To put off the remaining embers in a fire, douse the flames with salt. This will not only put out the flames, but also make cleaning the soot easier!

Cleaning grease stains: Use a mixture of 1 part salt to 4 parts rubbing alcohol to rub hard on the stain.
Relieve sting and bites: Dip some cotton in salt solution and keep the cotton directly on the affected area to relieve the pain.

Scented air freshener: Tired of spending money on expensive air fresheners? Well, all you need to do is take some salt and large rose petals in a jar with a tight lid, with the lid on for 2-3 hours. When you open the lid, experience the wonderful aroma of rose fill the room!

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Salt lamps and air

2008-05-29T08:50:00.000-07:00

Salt has a natural affinity for water (H2O). We can readily see that by setting a bowl of salt out on the counter- it will absorb moisture (water vapor) from right out of the air in the room, which results in it “caking” together. This is why you so often find grains of rice mixed in with the salt in restaurants.

Himalayan Salt already contains minute amounts of water dispersed throughout the extremely fine crystal structure, but it is looking for more. When using a Himalayan Salt Crystal Lamp this “affinity” for water can be amplified many times in potency. The heat generated by the low wattage light bulb burning inside the Salt Crystal Lamp has the effect of “turning on” the crystal, so that it attracts the water vapor in the room at an even greater amount than when unlit.

With the Lamp now drawing larger quantities of vapor towards itself, the vapor, and anything hitching a ride on it (such as bacteria or pollen, for example) will momentarily condensate on the surface of the Salt Crystal Lamp. This results in a microscopic pool of water, which then immediately dissolves the salt it contacts, forming a “salt solution.”

As a child, whenever we had a sore throat, what did our mother tell us to do? Gargle with salt water! Why? –Because when the salt in the salt water came in contact with the bacteria causing our sore throat it would kill the bacteria. Well, that same process occurs at the microscopic level right on the surface of the lamp.

Virtually any pathogen finding itself in the salt solution as a result of the condensation of the water vapor, will be neutralized or killed. Then, just as quickly, because the Lamp is warmer than the ambient air in the room, the water evaporates; the salt re-crystallizes, and the process continues, billions of times, over and over again.

It should be noted that the wattage of the light bulb used in your Himalayan Salt Lamp is selected to match the size, shape, and weight of the Lamp, in order to produce the best results. Too cool a light bulb (not enough watts) and the water will condensate, but not evaporate.

The germs will die, but your Lamp will eventually “melt” (dissolve) over a long enough period of time. Too hot a bulb for the Salt Crystal Lamp and the water vapor will never be able to condensate on the surface. It is like Goldilocks, looking for the bulb that is just right. Fortunately, there is a wide range that works, but it is best to be in that range for optimal performance.

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Salt pipes

2008-05-26T22:49:00.000-07:00

Salt Pipe Inhaler. The Natural Aid To Easier Breathing. Hundreds of thousands of people suffering from allergies, asthma and other respiratory system ...

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Salt lamps come from?

2008-05-20T22:49:00.000-07:00

Salt Lamps are produced from precious salt crystals of Natural Salt mines. Mountains of Co-Himalayan which is situated in Pakistan is famous for these types of Salt Crystals while Poland and Iran are also have some Salt mines which produce Salt Crystals. Every Salt Lamp is shaped by cutting the particular Salt Crystal chunks which are away from the Salt mines and vesseling them into a variety of expected and Geometric forms for the purchaser market. We can develop these pieces in any possible idea. Salt lamps looks very beautify and attractive when it lights up and we can find them in many different shapes

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Himalayan Salt Bath

2008-05-15T07:20:00.000-07:00

How would you like to enjoy a soothing bath and at the same time take care of all sorts of health troubles, such as skin problems-including acne-recurrent infections, insect bites, female problems, and even arthritis and rheumatism? It's easy to do with a salt bath.

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Himalayan salt

2008-05-13T09:47:00.000-07:00

One of the most valuable and purest salt available is the Himalayan Salt. The salt was produced 250 million years ago when the sun dried up the original prehistoric ocean. It is completely perfect and natural, equal to the structure of the earliest primitive sea. The salt is full of minerals and nutrients that are also found in our bodies.

The application of "Sole", also known as Brine water, was successfully done by health specialists and physicians by mixing Himalayan Salt with high quality purified or spring water. This Salt has encountered several pressures for years and due to this pressure the salt was formed. The more the firmness, the greater the perfection of the salt formation. These salt crystals, when looked at under a microscope, come in beautiful geometric patterns.

The Himalayan Salt comes in transparent, whitish, reddish or pinkish color and can be found on Salt Mountain and comes together where there is adequate pressure for it to form into a perfect crystalline constitution. The higher the transparency and neutral the crystal color, the higher its clarity. Like the diamond, the more geometric of the shape of the higher the energy content.

It has elements which are easily utilized by our cells. It is called "King Salt" because it was served to Royalty - ordinary people were only served Rock Salt. It contains 84 nutritional elements which are essential to our bodies' functions. It is clean and unpolluted, and has no impurities.

Regulating the water in our bodies, it promotes a strong PH balance in our cells, specifically the brain cells. It aids in regulating blood sugar level and reducing the aging process; it aids in the production of hydroelectric energy contained in the cells of our body. It allows for better nutrient absorption in the intestinal tract and it promotes respiratory and sinus health. It is also used to soothe menstrual cramps, strengthens our bones, helps cure insomnia, boosts libido, and encourages vascular health. In combination with water, it regulates our blood pressure.

Himalayan Salt can support healthy balance throughout your body. Through supporting the balance of electrolytes in the body, it helps in getting homeostasis; it balances the chemicals that are conductive to the function of the body.

There are many uses for the salt including rejuvenating baths, drinking therapy, restoring skin, flavoring meals, and so many more.

The Himalayan Salt has a very high quality of natural clean sodium chloride and has a perfect crystalline formation. It is quarried and hand washed. It is also resistant to electromagnetic fields.

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Sea Salt!!!

2008-05-08T08:47:00.000-07:00

Sea salt and table salt both contain sodium chloride. Sea salt also contains small amounts of magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate and calcium sulfate, which are nutritionally insignificant. Sea salt, kosher salt, monosodium glutamate, and seasoning salts are all treated the same way in your body.

You need to eat foods that contain iodine for your body to be able to make thyroid hormone. The best sources are iodized salt and seafood. Plants can be a good source, but only if they are grown on iodine-rich soil. A study in the Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism (September-October 2003) showed that vegetarians are at increased risk for iodine deficiency that causes low thyroid function. In this study, 25 percent of vegetarians and 80 percent of vegans had low blood levels of iodine, compared to only nine percent of people who eat both meat and vegetables. While iodized table salt is a good source of iodine, sea salt often is not. If you don't use table salt or eat ocean fish or kelp, get a blood test for iodine. If your iodine level is low, you need to eat more seafood or iodized salt, or take iodine pills.

Many people go on low salt diets because they think that it will improve their health, but a low-salt diet usually does not lower high blood pressure. The most healthy diet contains lots of whole grains, vegetables, seeds and nuts, and they all taste better with salt. You cannot exercise in the heat without taking extra salt.

If you want to reduce the amount of salt in your diet and fool your taste buds, try adding tart flavoring such as lemon juice or vinegar.

Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 years and practicing physician for more than 40 years; he is board certified in four specialties, including sports medicine. Read or listen to hundreds of his fitness and health reports at http://www.DrMirkin.com.

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Hey! Why use Bath salts?

2008-05-06T11:33:00.000-07:00

Benefits Of Bath Salt
Bath salts are very good for detoxifying your body. It can ease your sore muscles, aching feet, back pain, muscle tensions and even suppresses athlete's foot and corns.

Bath salts are also known to rejuvenate your skin and add radiance by removing dirt and toxins. By removing these impurities, it can often "cure" common skin problems like eczema, psoriasis and itching. It can also be used to minimize scars while at the same time retains moisture in the skin.

You can mix bath salt and essential oil for a soothing session of aromatherapy. Aromatherapy can induce calmness, helping to ensure you will have a sound and relaxing sleep.
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Salt lamps

2008-05-01T08:05:00.000-07:00

Salt Pipes

2008-04-29T07:31:00.000-07:00

The Salt Pipe is a very simple and natural way to make a real difference to your health.

It uses the benefit of ancient salt cave therapies to maintain optimum respiratory function and to help you to breathe easier. Suitable for adults and children.

Surefire Technique to aid your Asthma

Two reviews of Himalayan Salt

2008-04-24T07:46:00.000-07:00

Himalayan Salt is very fine and adds a nice compliment to food. The pink tint makes it a great display salt for clear containers.
Anonymous
I purchased the Himalayan salt as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend who is a professional chef. He loves using different types of salts. He absolutely loved the gift and uses it everyday. I'm glad that I found it on cooking.com!
Anonymous