This week I got sick.
This was a major drag, because last weekend I was fine, but on Sunday I started sneezing. I figured it was allergies.
I continued to sneeze on Monday. "Damn allergies!" I thought to myself.
I went to work, and then to an after work meeting in Northampton at La Veracruzana, a Mexican take out/eat in restaurant. I was super proud of myself because I drove into Northampton, parallel parked, went to the meeting and then drove home in the dark - all by myself!! (Remember, I'm a new driver, so these were firsts... don't kill my buzz, dude.)
(La Veracruzana Side Note: I took home two Carne Asada Burritos for Andy and me... they were fine, for what they were, and the salsa was great, and I appreciated that I got some limes with the order... but I really find myself missing Burritoville and it's creativity!!)
Anyway, somewhere on the drive between La Veracruzana and my house, I came down with an awful head cold. I was suddenly so congested and disgusting that I could barely be alive. I was sneezing non-stop... it was gross.
A day later I'd had to miss work and was still nasty, so I forced Andy to drive me to Whole Foods where I purchased my first Neti Pot.
A neti pot is a little pot (kind of looks like a mini tea pot) that you fill with warm saline water (you buy the neti pot salt separately and mix it in, or use Kosher salt), and then pour it into one nostril for it to come out the other. Sounds gross, right?
It kind of is, at first, and when I first did it I felt like I'd jumped into a pool... it's just that water-in-your-nose-and-face-cavity feeling. But you get over that.
The whole point is that the saline washes out toxins and mucous and crap that's making you all congested and nasty. And, by Golly!, it worked! It absolutely worked. I've been doing it twice a day for three days now and I feel great. I would definitely recommend the neti pot to anyone. I mean, people swear by it for relief for allergies, sinus issues, everything, and now I know why. I'm a true devotee for life.
Hooray for the Neti Pot!!
And if you have a hard time picturing the process, here's the official how-to video to help you:
Friday, October 2, 2009
Welcome to the Neti Pot!
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Hey girl! I too love the neti pot, but even more than that I love this thing called "sinus cleanse." It's by a company called Neil Med.
ReplyDeleteIt's basically a plastic bottle neti pot but I like it better than the traditional design because you don't have to turn yourself upside down to use it. You just stand over the sink and squeeze it up your nose.
Also it comes with a ton of pre-measured salt packets so you never over salt your water. It works great! I got mine at Walgreens but I'm sure they're all over the interweb too. Glad you're feeling better!
Carolyn