The rooms are made entirely from salt blocks and the floors are seeded with crushed salt.

A pump also sprays the room with fine salt particles which are inhaled.

Advocates boast the salt can help more than a dozen ailments.

However, doctors are urging patients not to seek alternative therapies ahead of proven approaches.

Get more information at www.saltrooms.com.au and www.saltsoftheearth.com.au.

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