"They will give relief from hay fever, sinus problems, allergies, asthma attacks and increase alertness."

I googled the lamps, they are in abundance on many sites, including
www.saltlampforless.com , who claim the above.

I personally never believe the miraculous claims on those sites, but that's just me, always sceptical. I believe people think positive thoughts looking at the symbolic item, hence the renewed energy they might experience.

Real life testimonial is what we need, lol......

"Normally I would dismiss this as too good to be true."

You know what they say about "too good to be true".

There is absolutely NO SCIENCE to support their claims. You can't cheat physics, as I always say.

Why not try having a bowl of sea salt laying around and see if that works? To me, feeling happier was to be somewhere where there was abundant sunshine. The clouds and cold and snow always made me depressed. The sunshine and blue skies here in AZ put a smile on my face. The birds singing, the mountain views, all add to happiness.

One of the agents in the RE office where I work has one of these (which I have seen sold in a grocery store here). While I like the look of it, I think that you can take any health claims with a grain of salt ;)

Thanks for bringing me back down to earth. I guess I just needed to hear other people confirm my doubts.

I have been in the market for an air purifier and heard that a rock could do it for me. LOL, saying it like that, I guess it does sound silly. I read one site that said you only had to clean the surface weekly (because it would attract all the dust in the air).

:O/ I'm feeling rather silly for asking.

Don't feel silly for asking. Sometimes those Kirby salesmen/Bergere Lamp websites/herbal weight loss emails/Mary Kay seminars/ect can be really convincing if they catch one in the right frame of mind. If they were not, they would not be in business long. They always catch a few fish.

Better to ask on an anonymous board than to bring it up at work. You are safe here. You will be protected from that Amway guy's pitch and you will never refinance your loan with junk bonds.

I have found through experience that it is always better to ask when in doubt.