Saline – the miracle of the underground
A visit to the salt mine is a healthy alternative to spending your free time, either you want to do a saline aerosol treatment for a longer period of time, or you want to get rid of the urban crowd on a hot summer weekend.
Beyond the artificial salt mines that are located in the middle of big cities and are specially designed to treat respiratory diseases, Romania boasts over 20 natural salt pans, spread over its entire surface. Thus, if, for example, you live in Bucharest, you can get in the car with your family or a group of friends on a Saturday morning, and in just 2-3 hours you can stop at either Salina Slănic Prahova or Ocnele Mari.
Beyond the fact that salt pans are a source of health, and we will see below why, they are unique places to visit. Turda Salt Mine (Cluj County), for example, is listed as the most spectacular underground tourist attraction in the world. In most of the salt pans in our country, in addition to the therapy you receive by simply breathing the air inside, you can serve your coffee, have lunch or simply have fun in places specially designed for various activities, such as: mini golf, billiards, football, children’s playgrounds, carting, theater, film and more recently, wi-fi.
If you are still unsure about such a leisure alternative, here are the main benefits of saline aerosols:
- Contributes to the health of the respiratory system, cleaning the alveoli of the lungs and, implicitly, the airways;
- If you are or have been a smoker, saline air will help remove deposits from the lung walls;
- It relieves you of stress, anxiety, depression and negative thoughts, providing a general state of well-being on the brain and the whole body;
- Helps increase the body’s immunity and reduces the risk of contacting viruses;
- Saline is recommended for patients with Covid-19 disease;
- Successfully treats allergic rhinitis, sinusitis or otitis, more precisely acts successfully for the health of the entire ENT system;
- Removes migraines, fatigue, stress, insomnia, neurosis. This will improve your ability to concentrate and your memory;
- For people suffering from asthma or various chronic respiratory diseases, speleotherapy is recommended, ie long-term treatments with saline aerosols. Specifically, daily cures of 2-3 weeks (4-5 hours a day), repeated 2 times a year.
- Treats and cures various skin conditions, such as: acne, psoriasis, eczema, atopic or contact dermatitis;
- Helps the proper functioning of the whole body by regulating metabolic functions.
One last argument that a visit to the salt mine is a health benefit, combined with spending time in a pleasant way, would be that every year, over 1.5 million people visit the salt pans in Romania, more than half of them being foreigners.
