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The common cold is viral and will last for up to 10 days and will leave you feeling flat with symptoms like blocked noses, coughs, and nasal drips.

Many of us will catch a cold this winter and cold remedies seem to be as common as the common cold itself. 

For many, autumn can be a fluey event, bringing with it blocked noses and seasonal colds. If your sinus pathways don’t drain properly this can result in difficulty breathing through your nose, facial pain, sore throat, ear infection, headache, persistent cough and other symptoms.

Salin Plus, an air purifying therapy, uses a new method of treating patients with a range of respiratory conditions in a non invasive, non medicinal, 100 per cent natural way.

The exact cause of asthma is not known. According to the 2002 AIRI report, 470,000 people have asthma in Ireland, meaning approximately one in eight suffer from it. Ireland has the fourth highest prevalence of asthma in the world after Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.

If you are suffering from asthma, visit Mayo’s first salt therapy spa at Diamond’s Car Park, Ballina. Salt therapy is 100 per cent drug free and is a scientifically proven treatment for respiratory and skin conditions.

Salt has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial actions. Once salt particles are breathed into the lungs, the salt absorbs bacteria and clears away mucus which blocks the airways.

The immune system is the body’s defence mechanism, which, when working well, protects us from infection and invasion by bugs of all descriptions. However, the immune system has to be fed the right food to stay fit.