DS, thank you for requesting that I repost this.I am happy you are having a good experience with the netipot. Have an awesome allergy-free season.
Originally Posted: April, 2008
When I was younger I had really bad allergies that would trigger my asthma. My Mom would always insist that I go to the beach or snort saltwater. Going to the beach was fun but snorting saltwater was extremely painful. Little did I know that what she really was making me do is cleanse the passages of my sinus to limit infection and also allow me to breathe freely. As I got older and moved away from home I abandoned these "archaic" methods and illness came easy. I would have frequent allergies, asthma attacks and sinus infections, I ran the gamut with all the antibiotics and steroid medications on the market.
About 2 1/2 years ago I grew increasingly sick and tired of being sick and tired and started researching alternatives to the Dr's. medications. I
invested in the alternative medicine/ natural health literature and even considered becoming a naturopathic practitioner. In my readings I came across the idea of cleansing the sunuses with a saline solution. Suddenly I was flooded with the memory of my mom handing me a glass with salt water and instructing me to snort then blow. The difference here was that the pain of snorting was removed and a mechanism was available that would introduce the solution into my nostrils in a safe and less painful way. Enter the "nose bidet" or "neti pot".
I rushed to CVS and found a product called "Sinucleanse" the package include a a netipot along with some solution. This teapot like devise is inserted in one nostril fills up the sinuses and rinses it with the waste coming out the other nostril. The first time I tried it it took a while for the water to start flowing out the other side and when it did the flow was slow. I used it everyday for a week and realised that by the end of the week my sinuses filled up quickly and flowed out the other side in volumes. I suspect there was blockage at first but now the blockage was removed. The folllowing week I came off my daily dose of allergy medication and became a "neti addict". I used the neti pot daily and learnt to mix my own solution. I have not had a head cold, allergies, asthma attack or the much hated sinus infection in almost 2 years.
Today I use the neti pot maybe 2 0r 3 times a week . If I am in an environment where there is smoke or lots of dust I will wash my sinuses as a preventative measure. If I am congested or there are people around me who are sick I may wash up to 3 times a day. I have told every sniffing person I meet about this product and most recently was delighted when Dr. Oz revamped this old Indian tradition on the Oprah show.
MY SOLUTION: 1 tsp. sea salt, pinch of baking soda dissolved in 16ozs. of warm water. I usually dissolve in a cup and refill my neti pot until the solution is done.
HOW TO WASH: Video courtesy of "youtube", click on link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsZeILCedRw
I often wonder where my mother could have gained such a knowledge. According to the wikipedia online encyclopedia:
Nasal irrigation is an ancient Ayurvedic technique known as Jala neti, which literally means nasal cleansing with water in Sanskrit, where the practitioner uses a neti pot to perform the irrigation. Jala neti, though relatively less known in Western culture, is a common practice in parts of India and other areas in South East Asia, performed as routinely as brushing one's teeth using a toothbrush. It is performed daily, usually as the first thing in the morning with other cleansing practices. It may also be permed at the end of the day if one works or lives in a dusty or polluted environment. When dealing with problems of congestion it can be performed up to four times a day.
Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_irrigation
My mother grew up with her East Indian grandmother so I guess this is where she may have learnt about it. Whatever the origin of her knowledge I truly appreciate that I was introduced to this safe and side effect free way of handling multiple health problems.
DISCLAIMER: The information in this blog is not meant to replace the advice of a licensed health practitioner, it is simply the opinions of this author. Please consult your doctor before using this or any other product.
Originally Posted: April, 2008
When I was younger I had really bad allergies that would trigger my asthma. My Mom would always insist that I go to the beach or snort saltwater. Going to the beach was fun but snorting saltwater was extremely painful. Little did I know that what she really was making me do is cleanse the passages of my sinus to limit infection and also allow me to breathe freely. As I got older and moved away from home I abandoned these "archaic" methods and illness came easy. I would have frequent allergies, asthma attacks and sinus infections, I ran the gamut with all the antibiotics and steroid medications on the market.
About 2 1/2 years ago I grew increasingly sick and tired of being sick and tired and started researching alternatives to the Dr's. medications. I
invested in the alternative medicine/ natural health literature and even considered becoming a naturopathic practitioner. In my readings I came across the idea of cleansing the sunuses with a saline solution. Suddenly I was flooded with the memory of my mom handing me a glass with salt water and instructing me to snort then blow. The difference here was that the pain of snorting was removed and a mechanism was available that would introduce the solution into my nostrils in a safe and less painful way. Enter the "nose bidet" or "neti pot".I rushed to CVS and found a product called "Sinucleanse" the package include a a netipot along with some solution. This teapot like devise is inserted in one nostril fills up the sinuses and rinses it with the waste coming out the other nostril. The first time I tried it it took a while for the water to start flowing out the other side and when it did the flow was slow. I used it everyday for a week and realised that by the end of the week my sinuses filled up quickly and flowed out the other side in volumes. I suspect there was blockage at first but now the blockage was removed. The folllowing week I came off my daily dose of allergy medication and became a "neti addict". I used the neti pot daily and learnt to mix my own solution. I have not had a head cold, allergies, asthma attack or the much hated sinus infection in almost 2 years.
Today I use the neti pot maybe 2 0r 3 times a week . If I am in an environment where there is smoke or lots of dust I will wash my sinuses as a preventative measure. If I am congested or there are people around me who are sick I may wash up to 3 times a day. I have told every sniffing person I meet about this product and most recently was delighted when Dr. Oz revamped this old Indian tradition on the Oprah show.
MY SOLUTION: 1 tsp. sea salt, pinch of baking soda dissolved in 16ozs. of warm water. I usually dissolve in a cup and refill my neti pot until the solution is done.
HOW TO WASH: Video courtesy of "youtube", click on link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsZeILCedRw
I often wonder where my mother could have gained such a knowledge. According to the wikipedia online encyclopedia:
Nasal irrigation is an ancient Ayurvedic technique known as Jala neti, which literally means nasal cleansing with water in Sanskrit, where the practitioner uses a neti pot to perform the irrigation. Jala neti, though relatively less known in Western culture, is a common practice in parts of India and other areas in South East Asia, performed as routinely as brushing one's teeth using a toothbrush. It is performed daily, usually as the first thing in the morning with other cleansing practices. It may also be permed at the end of the day if one works or lives in a dusty or polluted environment. When dealing with problems of congestion it can be performed up to four times a day.
Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_irrigation
My mother grew up with her East Indian grandmother so I guess this is where she may have learnt about it. Whatever the origin of her knowledge I truly appreciate that I was introduced to this safe and side effect free way of handling multiple health problems.
DISCLAIMER: The information in this blog is not meant to replace the advice of a licensed health practitioner, it is simply the opinions of this author. Please consult your doctor before using this or any other product.
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