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Neti Pot Use Could Cause Sinus Problems?
Pollen and cat fur are not my friends, and when I become so stuffed up I can't smell a thing, I turn to my neti pot. It looks like a little teapot. You fill it with warm salt water, place the spout in one nostril and as the water passes through your nasal passages and comes out the other nostril; it helps get rid of irritants and mucus so you can breathe easier.
Cold and Flu Tip: Neti Pot Instead of Decongestants
It's cold and flu season and just about everyone I know is sniffling, sneezing, and all stuffed up. To deal with these nasal symptoms, you can pop decongestants like Sudafed, but they'll cause annoying side effects like dry mouth, sore throat, and headaches, and can lead to sinusitis. Plus if you think about it, your body creates all that mucus to help flush the germs out.
5 Things: To Fight Bad Breath
Everyone suffers from the occasional bad breath, but it can be an embarrassing problem if you're dealing with it all the time. Of course brushing your teeth, using mouthwash and not smoking are well-known ways to prevent bad breath, but here are a few others.
- Every time you eat, brush and floss your teeth.
Allergies and Chronic Sinusitis
Many people suffer from seasonal allergies this time of year, and many people may also suffer from perennial allergies all year round, to pet dander and dust mites.
Allergy symptoms may include itchy, watery eyes, an itchy throat or mouth, or a runny nose. Other people may experience severe sinus congestion.
Milk, Mucus and You: The Congestion Connection
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, and your symptoms involve nasal and sinus congestion 24-7, you may want to take a look at the dairy in your diet.
Dairy products like milk, cheese, yogurt, and ice cream may be making your allergy symptoms worse. Casein, the naturally occurring protein in dairy products, can promote the formation of mucus.
Neti Pot in the Hands of the WRONG Guy
You know what a HUGE fan I am of the neti pot (especially the Rhino Horn). It's great for cleaning out dust, pollen, and congestion from your nose and sinuses.
This guy has definitely got the WRONG idea.
Got Seasonal Allergies? Exercise Indoors
Allergies are a drag - no argument there. I don't like taking decongestants because they make me fuzzy headed. They also dry out my mouth and make my throat feel pasty dry.
Fight Allergies With the Rhino Horn
For a lot of people, seasonal allergies are all about congestion, sneezing, and blowing your nose every 2 minutes. You are breathing in a ton of pollen and if you're allergic, your body creates all that mucus to try and flush it out.
To get rid of the pollen and dust in your nostrils, relieve some of the pressure in your face, and release some of that fluid from you nose and sinuses, you've got to try using a neti pot.
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My...NOSE?!
A newly single Reese Witherspoon puts a New Age spin on the age old ritual of "washing that man right out of your hair." Using a neti pot, a small ceramic vessel that contains a warm salt-water solution, she demonstrates that you can cure a variety of ailments--allergies, insomnia, and maybe even grief from a cheating ex-spouse--by putting water through one nostril and letting it flow out the other one. Hey, whatever works!
Neti Pot: A New Drug?
Nope the neti pot is not a new drug, but it does feel amazing. Trust me. It's great for allergies.
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