In order to maintain a sufficient level of randomness in this blog I'm going to switch from current events to the millenia-old Indian medicinal tradition of Ayurveda. In this case the ancient practice of squirting salt water into one nostril until it comes out the other, mmm.
I promise I'm not writing this as an excuse to talk about snot. I really think Neti Pots are a great help in keeping healthy through the winter and I want to tell y'all about it. They pretty much solve the twin problems of mucus build-up and nasal dryness without side effects or any chemicals.
I stumbled across a Neti Pot a few winters ago at a CVS when I was looking for something to help with my sinus -lets say- situation. I'm kind of easily amused so I thought I would give it a shot. The first one I bought looked like a plant-watering pitcher/tea pot. I read the directions and mixed a packet on salt and baking soda into warm water, put the spout in my nose, leaned forward, turned my head sideways and tried to hold still while the saline solution washed all the buggers out of my nose and nasal sinuses. Mmmm.
Anyway, I've become a big believer. The saline solution basically replaces all the undesirable junk in that area -as well as the upper throat- with moisture. Not a bad trade. Our bodies use mucus to catch germs before they get into our lungs or tissue but if the mucus just sits there so do the germs. If we wash all that away it would seem we're better off. Thats my highly educated opinion.
Cheers
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