Salt Lamps
Lamps that make use of salt help you to sleep better. A normal salt lamp contains a crystal of salt that also has a source of light in it. Nature created these crystals of salt many millions of years ago and they have been procured from different salt mines all over the world. The heat that is generated from this source of light will release an electric charge and also negative ions into the atmosphere. Negative ions provide nourishment to the air and they make it much more suitable for living.
These negative ions help in destroying the bacteria that are present in the air. You can find large amounts of negative ions in many parts of nature like waterfalls and forests. But the quantities of these negative ions decreases when they encounter electric equipment like computers, televisions and microwave ovens. This is because these electric objects emit positive ions, which are also known as fatigue ions, and they can cause harm to our body. These salt lamps emit natural ions, which will purify the air around you and make it fresh. Your room will smell as fresh as a rainforest after the rain. People normally keep salt lamps next to their computers in order to minimize the harmful effects of positive ions emitted from their electric appliances. You can also keep it on the table next to your bed so that you can sleep better.
Since salt lamps help in cleaning up the air around you, they are very useful for people suffering from wheezing and asthma. Speleotherapy is another form of treatment that is given to patients having asthma in Eastern Europe. But this involves spending a few hours everyday in the salt mines for a few months.
The salt crystals that are needed to make these salt lamps come in a wide variety of colors from white to purple to orange. Purple Persian salt lamps have been known to help people suffering from insomnia or sleeplessness. People say that they can sleep better if they have a Persian salt lamp in their room.