Does The Neti Pot Really Work?
Millions suffer from sinus problems; clogged nasal passages, facial pain, and headaches.
Then there are those of us who have a temporary sinus problem when we get a cold or flu.
There are some wonderful home remedies but the Neti Pot is without a doubt a wonderful tool to reach for.
Using a nasal saline solution, a therapy that uses a salt and water solution has been the answer for relief for hundreds of years for many.
The Neti Pot is like a small Aladdin’s Magick Lamp and Magick is what it does.
Very simply the saline solution thins mucous and helps flush it out of the nasal passages.
Inside the nasal passage are tiny hair-like structures called cilia.
They wave back and forth pushing the mucus either to the back of the throat to be swallowed (or spit) or to the nose to be blown out.
The saline solution actually increases the speed of the cilia’s movement as well as improve the functioning of the cilia making them more efficient in removing any allergens and other irritants within the sinus cavities.
Neti Pots are a very convenient way to do a sinus treatment.
Now that the Neti Pot is so readily available I do recommend picking one up and having it around for when you need it.
One very important teaching I learned from Gardenia is to have all the healing tools you might need around before you actually need them.
When we do need it, we need it now!
The only real tricky part of doing a saline flush is how much salt to add to the water.
Too much salt will irritate the sinus passage and too little limits it’s effectiveness.
As each of us is very different in this regard I recommend starting off with a very weak solution and experimenting as to what works best for you.
One general recipe is to use 16 ounces of warm water (distilled, sterile, or previously boiled) with 1 teaspoon of salt.
The Neti Pot is designed to allow you to pour some of the solution into the nose and irrigate the sinus passages.
Simple directions will come with all Neti Pots.
Keep the solution to water and sea salt and never add any essential oils as they could easily burn the passage way.
Sinus irrigation is simple, safe, and yet so effective in relieving and even preventing sinus symptoms.
Together Our Hands Are Joined To Heal One Another…
Alexander Gardener
The Lymph Guy
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