The Global Wellness Initiative hosted a virtual panel on the practice of Halotherapy, also known as Salt Therapy. Halotherapy is referred to as dry salt therapy as a natural way to promote healing. This panel wanted to show that halotherapy was not just an aesthetically pleasing room with salt but a way to promote natural healing in the body. Over eight billion people are affected by some type of repository issues of variating degrees, and it has only risen with the threat of Covid. That's where halotherapy steps in.


In the panel, Lisa Semerly explains the history behind halotherapy, which originates in Poland. Dr. Felix discovered that it aids in the healing and treatment of the respiratory system. Specifically, in Hong Kong, according to Autumn McDonalds, they have been looking for ways to help their community battle air pollution that has distractedly affected their community. With the combined effort of halotherapy and infrared, it opens up the lung and improves circulation. Lisa Semeerely has also mentioned how children do very well when it comes to this form of treatment.


This practice works by placing the patient in a room with a halo generator, sodium chlorine, Pharmacal grade salt, and no additives. While other salts such a pink salt are great for healing, they are not recommended to be inhaled. The salt is spread in the small room, allowing moisture to be drawn from bacteria inside the body. Halotherapy also works well to fight inflammation both internally and externally. Halotherapy also works to break down minus and foreign particles. Even before covid exploded the way it did, halotherapy is one of the top five growing respiratory treatment methods.


The target audience for halotherapy treatment is ninety-ninety percent of the population. There is little labor cost added to adding a halo generator and there is no licensing needed to perform this task. The average price of this treatment for a forty-five-minute session is around forty-five to seventy-five dollars. Before trying out halotherapy, it is essential to talk to your doctor. According to Kathleen Slonager, halotherapy is also an excellent treatment to consider for those suffering from autoimmune diseases, inflammation starting at the cellular level. Raleigh Duncan also mentions in the panels that combining bother infrared with halotherapy works well. During halotherapy, the relaxed body allows the infrared to penetrate through the soft tissue and begin healing.


The world is slowly working toward accepting halotherapy as a treatment. Australia is doing rather well in marketing and commercializing halotherapy. North America, probably due to the rise of Covid-19, is beginning to experiment with halotherapy.


Halotherapy is a safe, natural method to heal both internally and externally of the body backed by fifty-plus years of science. The salt within halotherapy works its way into the bacteria and pulls liquid out from it, killing the bacteria in the process. In the age of Covid-19, it could be game-changing to introduce halotherapy as part of treatment. The issue is the spas have closed due to Covid, the primary source for halotherapy. When it does become safe, and when spas have the proper protocol to begin restarting their business, it could be possible for halotherapy to become more popular than it is now. You must remember that each body is different, and treatment must be tailored for each patient. It is recommended to watch the panel's entirety to first-hand receive a full understanding of how halotherapy is understood as a practice.