well i have been suffering yet again with an insane sinus infection due to my over indulgence of dairy. i have this allergy of when i eat dairy products, you name it - cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk, etc.. i get a sinus and upper respiratory infection. now you would think i could just stay away from it and lesson learned, right? do you have a food allergy? no? have you ever tried to cut dairy out of your diet? it's pretty tricky. plus i got this great dip recipe from my friend alaina. it's cream cheese, vadalia onions, black beans, mozzarella cheese, and raspberry salsa. oh my goodness. it's amazing. and i got all crazy the other night, and ate a whole bunch after i already had pizza (cheese people)for dinner. so now i am ill. my fault. where's the discipline? lame very lame alana.
anyway when i cause these great illnesses in my body i use my trusty neti pot. what is a neti pot? it's a little ceramic pot thingy that you fill with a saline solution and insert into one nostril and tip your head and it drains from your other nostril. mmm.. sounds lovely doesn't it? it works. don't knock it till you try it. here's a little bit of what it says on the box:
anyway when i cause these great illnesses in my body i use my trusty neti pot. what is a neti pot? it's a little ceramic pot thingy that you fill with a saline solution and insert into one nostril and tip your head and it drains from your other nostril. mmm.. sounds lovely doesn't it? it works. don't knock it till you try it. here's a little bit of what it says on the box:
"the practice of nasal irrigation, known as neti, has been used by practitioners of yoga in india for hundreds, if not thousands of years" (thousands of years!)
"many people practice neti on a daily basis to keep their sinuses clean and improve their ability to breathe freely. most find it a soothing and pleasant practice once they try it." (see)
"this gentle and effective technique of nasal irrigation is widely recommended by health practitioners worldwide as a wonderful way to improve your overall feeling of well-being and maintain radiant, vibrant health." (amazing)
we are a consumer driven society are we not? we all know the "box" dosen't lie! aren't you sold already when you know that most people like it? i sure am. who doesn't want vibrant health? this is valuable information you must know. i have no shame, i use a neti pot. yes and it sometimes burns when you put too much salt in it. and yes until you get the right head tilt you might feel like you are drowning. but it's worth it when you get that stream going full of mucus and all. ~deep inhale~ aahhh...
so it might look a little crazy. and your two year son might start screaming and crying hysterically when he sees you doing it saying "no mommy, no , stop doing dat mommy , nooo! stop mommy, i don't yike dat mommy!!" but i tell you what, today my head dosen't feel like it's going to explode. it's all good times with my neti.
