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Asthma Sufferers Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief


by Debi Wills, ARNP


Salt therapy is completely safe, inexpensive and


helps prevent common comorbid conditions such as ear infections and sinus infections. It helps prevent asthma attacks, especially if a therapy session is undertaken during peak allergy season and aſt er exposure to allergens (like a visit to a relative who smokes). Due to its anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-infl ammatory properties, it also improves skin conditions like eczema, dermatitis and acne. Salt therapy off ers drug-free, eff ective assistance


to those who suff er from asthma, providing a way to address this disorder at its root cause. Another reason to breathe easier.


Debi Wills, ARNP has been a pediatric nurse for 32 years and has extensive asthma care experience. Her 15-year career as a pediatric nurse practitioner has centered around integrative health modalities. She has recently joined the team at Cannizzaro Integrative


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here’s probably nothing more terrifying than struggling to draw a breath. Yet that is what millions of asthma suff erers experience when an asthma


attack occurs. Asthma is the number one chronic respiratory disease in the US. It is chronic infl ammation of the bronchial tubes in the lungs. T e infl ammation causes swelling and narrowing in a person’s airways and extra mucus production. Consequently, air cannot get in or out adequately, which causes wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Because allergies oſt en cause infl ammation of the bronchial tubes, they are the single most common trigger of asthma attacks. Asthma attacks are potentially lethal, so the condition must be fi rst controlled with conventional medication like bronchodilators and anti-infl ammatories; however, decreasing the severity of attacks and preventing attacks can be achieved by more natural means.


Salt Therapy: Naturally Improve Asthma Symptoms


Salt therapy is a little-known but powerful way to prevent asthma attacks and reduce the severity and frequency of allergic reactions that trigger them. Salt therapy takes place in a spa-like room with salt-covered walls and fl oor. Treatment consists of sitting in a lounge chair and breathing deeply while pharmaceutical-grade salt is pulverized into microscopic particles and pushed into the room by a halogenerator. As a testament to its effi cacy for lung conditions, T e New England Journal of Medicine published a study in 2006 that found salt inhalation to be an eff ective complementary treatment for cystic fi brosis.


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Pediatric Center, the newest location for T e Salt Room® in Central Florida. For a free meet & greet with Debi or to make salt therapy appointments for adults or kids, visit www.MyCIPC.com or call 321-280-5867.


Here are 3 Ways Salt Therapy vastly improves the symptoms of asthma and allergy sufferers.


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Salt particles have negatively-charged ions which enhance our overall health. T ey are hypertonic, which means they pull fl uid and toxins out of the cells. Salt ions loosen mucus and act as an expectorant, which increases drainage and decreases congestion.


Salt therapy neutralizes pollutants like smoke, dander, dust, pollen and other allergens present in the airways. T e pulverized salt is naturally antibacterial and kills bacteria in the respiratory tract. It reduces tissue irritation and swelling. T is decreases the infl ammation in the lungs and opens the airways, increasing oxygen exchange.


Salt therapy increases the eff ectiveness of conventional treatment. Cleansing the airways and decreasing infl ammation helps medications work more eff ectively and also reduces the need for them. Open airways calm breathing and reduce wheezing and coughing, making life more comfortable and asthma more manageable. T is also prevents overuse of inhalers, a practice that can cause new bronchospasms and increase asthma severity.


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