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Halotherapy

Complementary and Manual Therapies

Halotherapy is a form of alternative medicine that makes use of salt. It is an unproven treatment that lacks scientific credibility, though spa owners attribute to it a wide range of health benefits.

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Standard of Care 1
Origin Year
1843 2
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1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halotherapy, lead section
Quote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halotherapy, lead section
Halotherapy is a form of alternative medicine which makes use of salt.
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2. Halotherapy (Wikipedia)
Modern history of halotherapy dates back to 1843 when Feliks Boczkowski promoted salt treatmentView the Source
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