The therapeutic role of salt
The therapeutic role of salt has been known to mankind for centuries, but it was first documented in 1843 by the Polish therapist Felix Bochkowski. He noticed that the people working in the salt mines in Poland enjoyed excellent health and good spirits despite their harsh working conditions and meager diet. This sparked Bochkowski’s interest, and after researching on salt caves, he found out the positive effects the miners were experiencing were due to the salt-saturated air they breathed daily. Thus, gradually, salt mines in Poland and Eastern Europe became popular sanatoriums, attracting visitors from around the world. But concerns about...
26 April, 2019