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Exposure to illuminated salt lamp enhances memory lessens anxiety and is devoid of side effects.
... The sellers of salt lamp claim that the negative ions produced from salt lamp (which is one of its proposed mechanism) could be recommended for their beneficial effects in enhancing immunity, increased alertness, increased work productivity, increased lung capacity, and reduced susceptibility to colds and flu. The present study was designed to investigate the serotonergic mechanisms involved in the previously published data 1 . ...
For centuries people have known the ability of salt rock crystal to improve air qualities by enriching it with negative ions. Salt lamps are thought to be a good source of negative ions. In view of the claim of the salt lamp sellers regarding its beneficial effects the neurochemical study was an extension of the behavioral study conducted in rats. Test animals were exposed to salt lamp for 14 weeks. Decapitation after 14 weeks, followed by neurochemical analysis showed that brain tryptophan and 5-HT metabolism were increased after salt lamp exposure. The results are discussed in relevance to its antidepressant effects and other behavioral activities monitored previously.
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