Halo Therapy Treating Asthma and Other Holistic Practices

Holistic Practices To Help Heal Asthmatic Symptoms

Holistic medicine is an alternative medical treatment that focuses on the whole person when making health and wellness recommendations. This medicine field is based on the concept that you can only attain optimal health when your body, spirit, emotion, and mental states are balanced. 

According to holistic medicine practitioners, if a part of your body is not functioning properly, all the other parts of your body will be affected. One of the applications of holistic practices is for the treatment of asthma. Some of the holistic approaches used to treat asthma include meditation, yoga, acupuncture, and halotherapy.

Yoga

One of the main triggers for asthma is stress. Yoga helps you reduce stress through breathing techniques. The slow and deep breathing practices used during yoga help promote relaxation and reduce hyperventilation.

One common breathing technique that you will learn in yoga sessions is Buteyko. BBT is a series of exercises that help retrain your breathing patterns. With this technique, you are taught to breathe out of your nose. This is because breathing out of your mouth can easily dry out your airways. BBT helps to reduce respiratory infections. Many also believe that this method increases carbon-dioxide levels.

Meditation

The two common types of meditation are concentration or mindfulness. Concentrative meditation is where you focus on a single point for a few minutes. This refocuses your awareness in one area when you notice your mind wandering.

Mindfulness meditation helps you observe wandering thoughts with the intention of being aware of all your thoughts. Combining these meditation techniques helps you choose the thoughts to focus on and the thoughts to ignore. This is especially helpful when your asthma is triggered by stress.

Acupuncture

This is a method that involves sticking needles in your skin at strategic points. The concept of acupuncture is to balance the body’s energy. Some believe that acupuncture can help relieve asthma symptoms. This treatment also involves meditative breathing, which is also effective in managing asthma.

Diet

Another way of relieving asthma symptoms is through diet. One of the triggers of asthma attacks is food allergies. Some of the diet changes that can help people suffering from asthma include an increased intake of Vitamin C, D, and eating foods that contain antioxidant properties. Many studies have found that plant-based diets help relieve asthma attacks.

Halotherapy

Halo therapy is a popular holistic medicine approach for treating respiratory conditions such as asthma. This technique entails breathing salty air. According to a study conducted in 2014, halo therapy triggers anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory responses in persons who have bronchial asthma.

SaltRoom administers halotherapy through two methods: dry and wet methods. The dry method is done in a “salt cave” that is free of humidity. The conditions of this cave are set at 68 degrees Fahrenheit. The session can last for up to 45 minutes.

In this method, a device known as a halogenerator is used to grind salt and release it into the air. When you inhale these particles, they absorb irritants from your respiratory system, such as toxins and allergens. This treatment breaks up mucus and lowers inflammation leading to more clear airways.

The wet method of halo therapy involves different practices. These include gargling saltwater, bathing in saltwater, drinking salt water, and using salt water to cleanse your nasal passage. All these practices help clear your airways to make your breathing more comfortable.

In Conclusion

Holistic practices have been credited with the treatment of many conditions when conventional medicine fails. One of the conditions that have greatly benefited from this form of treatment is asthma. In particular, halotherapy has proven effective in fighting allergic responses and irritants that contribute to asthmatic attacks. This therapeutic treatment has also been credited for relieving respiratory conditions like chronic bronchitis and allergies. If you are considering halo therapy for asthma treatment, consult The Salt Room Wesley Chapel for consultation and treatment.