Halo Salt Centre Celebrates Its First Birthday

We cant believe how far we have come and this month February 2020 we celebrate our first year anniversary as Halo Salt Centre.

We have been reminiscing and thought we would share this article with you that was published in the Birmingham Mail when we first started our venture.

“it’s an igloo made of SALT - and it’s transformed the life of severe asthmatic Zoe Ness.The 37-year-old who was left unable to climb stairs because of the condition, has opened up a “Halo Salt Centre” in the West Midlands to help fellow sufferers, following her astonishing recovery.

Zoe had a catalogue of problems linked to asthma and was in and out of hospital on a regular basis.

But she discovered that sitting in a salt cave - an igloo-like structure made from rock salt - put a stop to her hospital trips and she’s even been discharged by her consultant.

So impressed was Zoe with the treatment, also known as halotherapy, that she decided to open one in Brierley Hill, as the nearest one was in Milton Keynes.

Her partner Dave Hetherington, 34, built the cave and the couple now hope to help thousands of others suffering from breathing, and skin problems as well as allergies.

The couple, from Stourbridge, are offering free trial sessions to patients at The Waterfront-based cave, which was officially opened by MP Michael Wood on July 25.

Users breathe in tiny salt particles that are pumped into the cave by a medical device. Using salts natural anti-inflammatory and anti bacterial properties, it clears the airways and sinuses among many other benefits.

Zoe said: “I’ve had asthma since I was a child, but four years ago I started getting frequent chest infections and was diagnosed with bronchiectasis”, she said.

“I was really breathless and could barely manage to climb stairs. I was in and out of hospital on a regular basis.

“Two years ago I started having salt therapy and it made a massive difference to my life. I went for treatment a couple of times a week and after three weeks I noticed a huge improvement in my breathing.

“I haven’t been in hospital at all since I started salt therapy and I’ve been discharged by my consultant”.

Zoe was so impressed that she decided to open a branch in the West Midlands with her partner David Hetherington, who built the cave.

“As the nearest Salt Cave was 75 miles away in Milton Keynes, we decided to open a local branch. We wanted residents of the West Midlands and surrounding areas to have the opportunity to use salt therapy and improve their quality of life” she said.

Numerous studies carried out in Europe suggest that it is an effective drug-free treatment for asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sinusitis and many other respiratory and skin conditions, as well as the hereditary disorder cystic fibrosis.

Just two of these conditions- asthma and COPD- together affect more than half a million people in the West Midlands, many of whom could benefit from the therapy.

* To book a free halotherapy treatment, contact the Salt Cave on 0330 113 6342