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According to research, the
heated salt crystal lamps can be
referred to as natural ion generators
A salt lamp is simply a chunk of mined salt that has been
hollowed out to allow room for a light bulb or tiny candle. The light glows
through the medium of the salt crystal, which can range in color from a dark
salmon pink to a pale orange. Salt lamps make attractive accent lights. Their
main attraction, however, is that the heating of the salt causes the crystal to
release negative ions (often called simply 'ions'). Negative ions have long been
considered healthy; the sea air, mountain air and the air around swiftly running
water is high in negative ions. Indoor air, re-circulated air, and air around
electronic equipment is very low in negative ions. Many office workers who
suffer health complaints around fluorescent lighting and computer monitors
report considerably less fatigue and headaches if the concentration of negative
ions in the air is increased. It has been shown that negative ions in the air
bind with airborne pollutants, making them heavier so that they fall to the
ground, and therefore are unavailable to be inhaled. Many modern air purifiers -
the so-called 'ionic air cleaners' - use this technique to provide cleaner
indoor air for allergy sufferers. Some studies seem to indicate that an increase
in negative ions in the air increases blood flow to the brain, which would have
the effect of improved concentration. The salt lamp is an attractive alternative
to the utilitarian look of an air purifier. The amount of negative ions a salt
lamp can release depends on its size and how warm the candle or light bulb can
make it. The salt crystal lamps have a similar effect to the ionizer. However,
the natural ionization of a crystal lamp cannot be compared to an ionizer. A
salt crystal lamp can only have an ionization effect. However, salt crystal
lamps have many advantages in many aspects and improve the general atmosphere of
a room. If the lamp is next to a television or computer monitor, it's effect,
through its electromagnetic field, of the device is in approximately the
100-160Hz zone. Our brain waves however, produce only 8Hz according to the
Schuman resonance frequency. Therefore, the body is exposed to up to 20 times
higher frequency patterns than it is generally used to. The consequences of this
exposure results in nervousness, insomnia and lack of concentration or
concentration weaknesses. In addition, there will be an accumulation of more
free radicals in the body, known to be a cause of cancer. The salt crystal lamp
binds the negative ions with the excess positive ions. When the lamp becomes
warm, it absorbs moisture and the crystal will be damp on the surface. This
builds up the ion field. Through the lamp, the positively charged atmosphere of
a room can be neutralized. In addition to this, the colors of the salt crystal
stones have a healing effect. The therapeutic value of the colored crystals can
reorganize the epidermal layer of our skin. Tests made with kids having ADHD
symptoms have shown that after only one week of exposure to crystal salt lamps,
their symptoms subsided. After removing the lamps, the symptoms returned.
Research results
It's a well know fact that, through scientific and empirical research, salt
crystal lamps exhibit biophysical characteristics, which demonstrate a positive
effect on our well-being. From a scientific view there are three natural action
principles at play: ionization, the electromagnetic oscillation and the
transparent-crystalline structure developing the light waves.Salt is a primal
element, like water and air and its natural minerals and trace element have
unique biophysical and biochemical characteristics. Salt is to be regarded as
neutral, chemically as well as physically, without its own polarity, always
balancing and neutralizing. Exactly like our planet earth's makeup, human beings
consist of about 70% water; brine water more specifically. This enormous
potential on enclosed brine
solution transmits the cosmic oscillation (vibration) energy, not only evenly
over our planets, but also reaches deep into our most minute cells and nerves.
It is not only the salt from chemical view that the body needs salt in order to
maintain our entire bodily functions, but the salt, from biophysical view, will
always be able to bring the body back into its natural energy vibration rhythm.
I. Salt Crystal Lamps and
Ionization
World-wide laboratory tests with the most diverse kinds of measuring methodology
furnished the proof that the lit salt crystal lamps deliver ions to our
environment. Primarily, the research points to an increased number of negative
ions. The emission of ions is primarily caused by the alternating actions of the
salt's ability to first absorb water, then evaporate it. To explain this more
precisely, the heated salt crystal attracts the water molecules from the ambient
air to its surface. The salt goes into a solution as it mixes with the water
molecules. Sodium, as the positively charged ion, and chloride, as a negatively
charged ion, becomes neutral and are emitted back into the environment. The
uniqueness of this ion emission interrelation is only possible with the mineral
salt, since salt possesses this transformation ability with water due to it's
electrically neutral atomic structure. Scientific investigations of the last
decades proved clearly that a balanced ion relationship with a little surplus of
negative ions, can have extremely positive affects on our entire physical
condition and our health. The heated salt crystal lamps can be referred to,
according to research, as natural ion generators. Here however it is pointed out
that the emission of ions by heated salt crystal lamps, should not be regarded
as the primary characteristic, because from scientific standpoint, the surplus
of negative ions is negligible. More important is it's ability to clean the
ambient air. Depending upon size and surface area of the salt crystal used for
the lamp, the ambient air surrounding it is measurably cleaned by the
transformation cycle of hydrogen and oxygen, as well as sodium and chloride
ions. This characteristic is especially helpful for relieving the symptoms
associated with asthma and allergies in general. The research of the
characteristics of pure, or cleaned air through the action of the salt crystal
lamps, is based on a medical therapy called Spelaeotherapy, a treatment where
the patient enters an underground salt mine and is exposed to the concentrated
atmosphere of negative ions. Further scientific research have not taken place
yet under medical guidance, since scientific investigations are still at the
beginning stages. One cannot compare the therapeutic effect of a singular salt
crystal lamp to the effects found in a salt cave (mine), when conducted
according to medical guidelines. However, there have been a great variety of
holistic and positive self-therapy results, which can be classified as
scientifically subjective, and should be recognized and considered.
II. Salt Crystal Lamps and
Electromagnetic Oscillation
The Earth is surrounded by an electromagnetic belt, and within this belt every
form of life comes and goes. Therefore, every form of life on this planet earth
depends on the power of this electromagnetic field of vibration, known as the
Schuman resonance frequency , which states that the given frequency of this
electromagnetic field is at 7.83 Hz (cycles) per second. This value in known to
be the resonant frequency of our earth. The resonant frequency is the most often
frequency of measurement applied to mammals and can be measured as the resonant
frequency of our brains with an EEG. Also, a salt crystal, in its neutral state,
exhibits this exact frequency oscillation value. But doe to our industrialized
and technical way of life, the human organism is being affected, particularly in
our homes and offices, to artificial electromagnetic wavelengths with the most
diverse frequency values, caused by electronics devices. These frequencies have
been proven not only to disturb our human organism, but also to promote illness,
since they constantly overlap our natural resonant frequency. As a result of
this constant exposure to various frequencies, our own electromagnetic energy
field becomes imprinted by the frequencies forced upon it, which upsets the
natural development of our cells. Because of the atomic structure of the salt,
which is already neutral, it is most likely that the artificial frequencies can
be harmonized or balanced by the lit salt lamp as it works as a natural
amplifier for the resonant frequency of 8-10 cycles per second, which is so
necessary for our life. With the use of a salt crystal lamp we can adjust and
neutralize electromagnetic wavelengths caused by electronic devices in natural
way.
III. Salt Crystal Lamps and
Light Waves
When we talk about light we mean, for the most part, the oscillation energies,
or electromagnetic wavelengths, which lie in a nanometer range visible to our
human eye. From the color therapy it is well-known that the human organism needs
the light waves of the rainbow spectrum (300-700 nanometers) for the health and
preservation of the body. Our body's cells are supplied by light with new energy
in the form of electromagnetic wavelengths. Thus the atomic structure of each
individual cell vibrates in its own given order and can radiate bio photons as
the cell's own electromagnetic energy field. The specific oscillation values of
salt crystal lamps depend upon crystalline color structure in the so-called warm
clay/tone range of 600-700 nanometers. For decades, the field of medicine, has
been using irradiation with monochromatic light, since these color vibration
areas exert direct influence on our cell producing functions. To what extent a
salt crystal lamp can be employed for natural irradiation therapy, is yet to be
seen without further research. However, salt crystal lamps have been used
therapeutically for years.
© 1999 - Institutes of Biophysical Research
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