Benefits of Fresh Salt Air Therapy

Breathing fresh salt air has therapeutic and even medicinal value that can ease the symptoms for folks with a variety of respiratory problems. These come as no surprise to me because even though I am originally from Chicago I have spent more of my life in the south, specifically on Southeast Georgia’s Atlantic coast and places further south either on the Atlantic or the along the Gulf of Mexico than anywhere else, and I love the smell of the salty sea, especially in the early morning. For the elderly, the very young, and anyone in between with respiratory health problems like asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic ear infection, bronchitis, allergies, COPD, and Valley Fever breathing salty air can thin mucous, improve function of cilia in the lung, soothe irritated skin, reduce coughing, and lower pressure in the sinuses. Salt air therapy which can be pricey if received at some expensive day spas was discovered by accident when people realized that folks working in salt mines rarely suffered respiratory issues and had lower rates of common diseases of the day, such as tuberculosis. I figure that’s why I love living in places where can you get some instant fresh (and free) salt air therapy all year long while walking or just relaxing on the sandy shores of the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, or the Caribbean.