{"id":1499,"date":"2013-09-04T12:43:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T12:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pur.vamtam.com\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2013-09-04T12:43:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T12:43:56","slug":"can-salt-therapy-benefit-respiratory-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/2013\/09\/04\/can-salt-therapy-benefit-respiratory-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Salt Therapy Benefit Respiratory Illness?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vgblk-rw-wrapper limit-wrapper\">&nbsp;\n<h3>Salt Innovation<\/h3>\nSalt Innovation, a nonprofit based in Fremont, CA, wants to know more about the benefits of salt therapy. The organization recently began researching the potential improvement of respiratory function with salt therapy. Using the newest findings and research available, the organization is establishing collaborations within the scientific, medical, and wellness communities across the globe to get the study underway.\n<h3>According to the Salt Therapy<\/h3>\nAccording to the Salt Therapy Association, dry salt therapy treatments claim to have multiple health benefits for respiratory and skin conditions that date back hundreds of years to eastern Europe. \u201cOur mission is to improve the knowledge and understanding of Himalayan salt therapy for human diseases,\u201d says Idrees Munir, Ph.D., founder of Salt Innovation. \u201cWorking with experts in the field and creating a global network by enhancing the education and research, we hope to focus salt therapy options for asthma and allergies and work towards improvement of patient\u2019s quality of life.\u201d\n<h3>A study<\/h3>\nA study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that people with cystic fibrosis \u2013 a progressive genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections \u2013 who were exposed to hypertonic saline, or salt water, experienced improved lung function. Studies such as this are what inspired Salt Innovation to continue researching for more health benefits that can better the quality of life for patients of illness.\n<h3>With a local team<\/h3>\nWith a local team in on the ground in Rabwah, Pakistan, Salt Innovation is basing its medical expertise project near the biggest salt mine in the world. Research is being conducted at Tahir Heart Institute, a world-known cardiac hospital with two salt chambers. Initial trials of mild to moderate asthmatic participants are currently in development.<\/div><!-- .vgblk-rw-wrapper -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adams also came to understand how important it was that his carefully crafted photos were reproduced to best effect. At Bender\u2019s invitation, he joined the prestigious Roxburghe Club, an association devoted to fine printing and high standards in book arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[47],"class_list":["post-1499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-natural","tag-treatment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/post-10.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beautyandwellness.com.cy\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}