I said that I’ve been using my neti pot daily to combat my seasonal allergies. Well, until about a year or two ago, I didn’t know what a neti pot was. Now, it’s my go-to item when I feel a cold coming on.
I was toying with the idea of doing my own video demonstration with the neti, but I am far less graceful with it than the demonstrator lady. With neti, it isn’t always pretty, but it gets the job done.
I fill mine with lukewarm tap water, and mix in 1tsp of regular table salt. I think that now I’m using it daily, I may switch to a more neti-specific salt. Aside from allergies and colds, I’d like to continue using my neti on a daily basis. Living in NYC, I’m always a little concerned about what I’m breathing in every day. With neti, I can help cleanse out the passages.
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My allergies have been killer so far this season. I actually never got seasonal allergies until some point in college a few years ago. Generally, I would get a little sneezy and have some nasal congestion for a few days. Nothing major, though. This year, however, my allergies have been pretty intense. My nose is extremely congested, my throat get ticklish, and my eyes are so itchy I want to claw them out.
I’ve been checking out some natural remedies to seasonal allergies. I have a neti pot that I use during cold season, and I’ve been trying to use it every morning to clear out my nasal passages. I also use local honey because I’ve read that using/consuming local products (namely honey) can be extremely helpful in combating allergies (from what I understand it almost works as a mini-vaccination… ie. it gives you a small dose of some of the stuff that may be causing your allergies…) and picked up some bee pollen today for the same reason. The jury is out, though, if they are working.
For more information, check out this podcast I found at Whole Foods. It’s part one of a series. It has some more specific answers regarding homeopathy.
