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Ukrainian allergologic hospital (UAH) - is the greatest in the world speleotherapeutic clinic, where for more than 30 years is successfully applied the unique microclimate of salt mines in treatment and rehabilitation of patients with all forms bronchial asthma and other chronic nonspecific lung diseases (CNLD).
During this period about 60000 patients were cured with high efficiency. The hospital is designed for simultaneous reception of 260 persons. Annually more than 2000 adults and 1000 children improve their health in the clinic. UAH is located in the foothill zone of Ukrainian Carpathians in the valley of the river Tisa with soft climatic conditions.

Medicinal factors
To umprove patients' health three basic medical factors are applied: Specific microclimate of salt mines, water of salt workings, brine and mud of salty lake (with high content of bromine ions). The original complex of medical factors on the base of UAH allows to provide health improvement not only for patients with CNLD, but also for patients with psoriasis, neurodermitis, allergic dermatitis, conditions after burns, patients with disfunctions of nervous system, diseases of sexual sphere and organs of support and motion.

Infrastructure
UAH has a department of speleotherapy (underground treatment); a surface complex, which includes 3 therapeutic departments for the adults, pediatric department, wards of intensive therapy and reanimation, X-ray, stomatological and allergological consulting rooms, ORL-room, laboratory-diagnostic department, department of physiotherapeutic treatment with a cabinet for acupuncture, halls for medical physical training and consulting room for functional diagnostics. Besides at UAH there is a comfortable zone of rest on salty lakes.
Such structure of UAH allows ensuring a complex individual approach to diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation of each patient.

Medical process
During the initial period (after arrival to the clinic) every patient undergo diagnostics to reveal peculiarities of the phase, duration, severity of the disease and associated pathology. After that the patient is offered a complex of medical measures according to his individual features, directed on the achievement of maximal effect and duration of remission.
To increase the effect of speleotherapy in UAH is widely used various nature-therapeutic methods for health improvement - thermal- and electro-treatment, inhalation and drinking phytotherapy, various forms of massage, laser-therapy, aromotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine, medical physical culture. Qualified personnel with application of modern methods of treatment and rehabilitation allow carrying out the whole process of treatment on high level.
The experience of UAH confirms, that speleotherapy is one of the simple and highly effective methods of non-medical treatment and rehabilitation of patients with various chronic nonspecific lung diseases

• Negative Ions clean the air of:
• Dust
• Pollen (grass, weed and tree pollen)
• Dust mites
• Animal dander
• Mold spores
• Hay fever
• Asthma
• Air purifying and freshening
• Odor reduction
• Smoke elimination
• Seasonal affective disorder
• Depression
• Chronic fatigue
  

The electric field caused by the positive static charge that appears on a CRT in normal operation sweeps the nearby air of negative charges, thereby depleting the negative-ion concentration in the immediate vicinity. Apparently when the ion concentration is lowered by this or any other means--air conditioning does it too--workers complain of headaches, lethargy, dizziness and nausea.

WHY USE SALT CRYSTAL LAMPS ?
For centuries people know about ability of Salt Crystal Rock to improve air qualities by
enriching air with " Negative Ions " and ionized air beneficial to humans. Salt Crystal Rock and lamps made from Salt Crystal Rocks are natural air ionizers. Negative Ions produced by Salt Crystal Lamps effectively, and naturally improve the quality of the air by producing negative ions - the "Vitamins Of The Air". Negative ions can be found in nature, concentrated in air by the billions; on Mountain Tops after Thunder Storms, near water falls, forests, and by the Sea. Negative Ions give the air its invigorating freshness, airborne bacteria free, clean which is so beneficial for humans .

Non-illuminated crystals (cool Salt Crystal, underground Salt Mines) produce Negative Ionizing effect, however the Salt Crystal Lamps which are illuminated from inside with a lamp (warm Salt Crystal) produces and emits a higher number of Negative Ions and delivers a more efficient Ionizing Effect. Today, the health benefits of Negative Ionizers are well recognized all over the world. While most ionizers on the market are man-made machines, the Salt Crystal Lamps are a beautiful, less costly, maintenance free, natural alternative of Mother Nature's to improve air quality. With time, the Salt Crystal Lamps will not reduce in size, color or shape, and will not loose weight, or their ionizing effect!

Beside Air Ionization and Negative Ions production, Salt lamps Illuminated by a light bulb, also produce a beautiful, pleasant to the eyes, mind, and sole, natural Glow of different colors and shades from orange to yellow. This Light Color Glow and Ionized, Clean, Fresh Air create a special atmosphere of calming meditative balance, tranquillity, peace and well - being for humans.

Many people in Europe and Australia are aware of the benefits of negative ions to our health. These negative Ions are essential for our health and well being. The freshness of the air after a thunderstorm, on a mountain top, or by the seaside, are due to the high concentration of negative ions in the air. On the other hand, the reduced well being one feels in highly polluted areas, cars, factory smog, artificially air conditioned offices, or when certain hot dry wind conditions exist, are usually due to an unduly low negative ion balance (and therefore high proportion of positive ions).