The health benefits of ocean air may not just be an old wives’ tale

BANGOR METOR • September 15, 2024

If you’ve ever spent a summer day by the sea’s edge, with salt water splashing over your toes, the sun tingling on your skin and the salty fresh air filling your lungs with its magical effects, then you’ve probably witnessed the healing powers of the cold Atlantic waters. But is that salty fresh air actually healing? The Victorians thought so, and now science is backing up some of those old-timey beliefs.