Posts Tagged ‘neti pot’

How to Use a Neti Pot

Monday, July 13th, 2009

The safest way to clear the nasal passages is by utilizing a Neti Pot. Jala Neti (water cleansing) is a procedure to clear the nasal passages through which you mix lukewarm water with isotonic salt and then pour the solution into one nostril and then the other. This ancient Indian yoga technique is the perfect substitute for all those steroid based nasal sprays and antibiotics. If you give your child over the counter nasal spray or utilize them yourself, haven’t you noticed that the symptoms never go away? Those over the counter sprays are designed for temporary relief only. They constrict the blood vessels and decrease the congestion temporarily. After a few uses you or your child will need a higher dose of that over the counter spray or prescription. Why not try the natural remedy that has been utilized for centuries? I know it might be weird and gross at first when you try it out, but think of all the benefits, and after all it is the safest way to clear the nasal passages. Plus you and your whole family can use it all your life and never have to worry about any side effects.

Natural Cures for Environmental Allergies

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Environmental allergies are the hardest ones to control. Among all the Antihistamines that I’ve tried the only ones that really cured my son were the natural remedies. The advantage of utilizing natural or alternative remedies is because they are good for the body and don’t have any side effects. They strengthen the body and help minimize allergic reactions, or as in my case, completely cure them. On the other side prescriptions and antihistamines are a bit tricky. Once you get started on them you can’t stop, because the second you do all of the symptoms will instantly attack you. It’s a bad cycle and it does not allow the body to naturally adapt to the environment. In severe cases adaptation should be done slowly and with precaution, perhaps all prescriptions doses should be minimized gradually and exposure to allergen must be minimal and scheduled. To overcome environmental allergies one must heal internally first and then expose little by little to allergens such as pollen.