Himalayan Salt Lamp - Why Have them?

Hi All,

I hope you're all having a great day.  Here in Phoenix, summer is finally over and it's a welcomed change.  Of course further up north, your weather is changing and winter is coming.  Enjoy it - every day....even if you have snow and cold.

As a massage and holistic therapist, I like to write about topics that promote health and well being.  Of course, the therapies I provide can be huge for health and healing, but they're only a piece of the picture.  Good nutrition, exercise, meditation, spiritual care, and any way you take care of yourself all help.  Clean air is also important and that's my focus today.

Standard Himalayan Salt Lamp

One thing that helps clean the air in your house and is a good looking decorative item is the Himalayan Salt Lamp.  Turning the light in these lamps on actually helps clean the air we breathe.  The lamp is made from a chunk of Himalayan salt, hollowed out, with a light bulb inside.  When you turn the light on, the bulb lights up the rock salt lamp and works it's magic.

So, how does this all work, you may wonder?  When heated, the Himalayan Salt works to clean the air by emitting negative ions.  In the world we live in today, we have computers, TVs, microwave ovens and electronics of all kinds.  These electronic devices emit positive ions into the air.  The negative ions from the lamp neutralize the positive ones, creating a cleaner and healthier environment in your house.

Too many positive ions in your living space can be hard on you.  They stress the body, can make you feel sluggish and cause or increase insomnia.  Positive ions are also said to increase anxiety, brain fog, and help the body accumulate free radicals, (not a good thing).

There are different styles of Himalayan Salt Lamps

Using the Himalayan Salt lamps will help clean the air by emitting negative ions into the air - neutralizing the positive.  This will help you to relax, breathe better and sleep better.  These negative ions are reported to reduce allergies and reduce the amount of allergens in the air.  Cleaner air = you feeling better.

There are different kinds of lamps to chose from (as shown in the photo above).  You may want more than one lamp in your house, as each lamp will only be effective for a certain amount of space.  You'll have to look and pick out the one (or one's), that are right for you.

Himalayan Salt is good for other things too.  People add them to their bath water as a relaxing, soothing soak, much like Epsom Salts.  It's also used on food and internally.

I hope you find this helpful and enjoy less positive ions in your living space.

Have a great week.

Peace,

Tom

Tom Kreienbrink is a licensed massage therapist and holistic therapist in Phoenix, AZ
www.HolisticTherapySolutions.weebly.com