![Yay! I didn’t have to bid for a neti pot (used for nasal irrigation, or jala neti) on eBay. You can get these bad boys in Healthy Options - by far my favorite store in all of Metro Manila right now. It’s so expensive but oh well, at least I know that the stuff I’m getting isn’t filled with chemicals.
I used to have my own neti while I was living in the states but have since lost it. Since we live in one of the most polluted cities in the world, I’ve been feeling like my right nostril is clogged with… stuff. Not necessarily mucus, but allergens and … stuff! Right before going to bed and right when I wake up in the morning, it’s always clogged. It feels a bit like cotton up your nose. And then I remembered how great I felt in the spring after I neti’d - and I felt great today after using it. It dislodged all this mucus and I’m hoping that after a few weeks of jala neti and nadi shodana (alternate nostril breathing exercises), I can unclog the right nostril completely.
In addition to the neti pot, I also got garlic extract with Vitamin E, cayenne and hawthorn (Hawthorn and Vitamin E combined with garlic has been suggested to maintain a healthy heart, liver and pancreas). Preventive measures cos women in my dad’s side of the family have weak hearts, and since I take after him in terms of my physiology, I’m just being careful.
Here’s a rundown of the neti pot’s benefits care of Wikipedia (totally getting Jay to neti tonight, he came home with a slight fever and a cold last night):
Nasal irrigation is used to treat a wide range of chronic sinus symptoms; for chronic rhinosinusitis it is an effective adjunctive therapy. According to patient self-reports it improves quality of life and reduces use of medication, including antibiotics. It is also an effective measure against chronic sinus symptoms induced by work-place exposure to sawdust.[4] Further evidence suggests that nasal irrigation causes relief for both hay-fever and the common cold. The use of nasal irrigation for the related conditions of asthma, nasal polyposis and rhinitis of pregnancy has not been assessed but the symptoms of these conditions are expected to be alleviated in a similar way.[4]
Daily nasal irrigation with salt water is recommended as both an adjunctive[5] and primary treatment[6] in such cases and is preferable to the use of antibiotics or corticosteroids except in the most serious cases of acute bacterial sinusitis which should be immediately referred to an otolaryngologist.[7] In several countries, over-the-counter medicines for coughs and colds are no longer sold for infants under the age of two.[8][9] Nasal irrigation is an alternative for relieving the symptoms of such young patients.[citation needed]
Flushing the nasal cavity with salt water is believed to promote mucociliary clearance by moisturizing the nasal cavity and by removing encrusted material, although there is no clear evidence to support this.[6] The procedure has been used safely for both adults and children, and has no documented serious adverse effects. Patients treated with nasal irrigation rely less on other medications and make fewer visits to physicians. Treatment guidelines in both Canada and the United States now advocate use of nasal irrigation for all causes of rhinosinusitis and for postoperative cleaning of the nasal cavity.](http://13.media.tumblr.com/mymMkZRDcnpbvzx306ybhu2no1_400.jpg)
Yay! I didn’t have to bid for a neti pot (used for nasal irrigation, or jala neti) on eBay. You can get these bad boys in Healthy Options - by far my favorite store in all of Metro Manila right now. It’s so expensive but oh well, at least I know that the stuff I’m getting isn’t filled with chemicals.
I used to have my own neti while I was living in the states but have since lost it. Since we live in one of the most polluted cities in the world, I’ve been feeling like my right nostril is clogged with… stuff. Not necessarily mucus, but allergens and … stuff! Right before going to bed and right when I wake up in the morning, it’s always clogged. It feels a bit like cotton up your nose. And then I remembered how great I felt in the spring after I neti’d - and I felt great today after using it. It dislodged all this mucus and I’m hoping that after a few weeks of jala neti and nadi shodana (alternate nostril breathing exercises), I can unclog the right nostril completely.
In addition to the neti pot, I also got garlic extract with Vitamin E, cayenne and hawthorn (Hawthorn and Vitamin E combined with garlic has been suggested to maintain a healthy heart, liver and pancreas). Preventive measures cos women in my dad’s side of the family have weak hearts, and since I take after him in terms of my physiology, I’m just being careful.
Here’s a rundown of the neti pot’s benefits care of Wikipedia (totally getting Jay to neti tonight, he came home with a slight fever and a cold last night):
Nasal irrigation is used to treat a wide range of chronic sinus symptoms; for chronic rhinosinusitis it is an effective adjunctive therapy. According to patient self-reports it improves quality of life and reduces use of medication, including antibiotics. It is also an effective measure against chronic sinus symptoms induced by work-place exposure to sawdust.[4] Further evidence suggests that nasal irrigation causes relief for both hay-fever and the common cold. The use of nasal irrigation for the related conditions of asthma, nasal polyposis and rhinitis of pregnancy has not been assessed but the symptoms of these conditions are expected to be alleviated in a similar way.[4]
Daily nasal irrigation with salt water is recommended as both an adjunctive[5] and primary treatment[6] in such cases and is preferable to the use of antibiotics or corticosteroids except in the most serious cases of acute bacterial sinusitis which should be immediately referred to an otolaryngologist.[7] In several countries, over-the-counter medicines for coughs and colds are no longer sold for infants under the age of two.[8][9] Nasal irrigation is an alternative for relieving the symptoms of such young patients.[citation needed]
Flushing the nasal cavity with salt water is believed to promote mucociliary clearance by moisturizing the nasal cavity and by removing encrusted material, although there is no clear evidence to support this.[6] The procedure has been used safely for both adults and children, and has no documented serious adverse effects. Patients treated with nasal irrigation rely less on other medications and make fewer visits to physicians. Treatment guidelines in both Canada and the United States now advocate use of nasal irrigation for all causes of rhinosinusitis and for postoperative cleaning of the nasal cavity.
