Nasal Irrigation with an Apple Cider Vinegar Chaser
This morning as I applied water to my sandpaper-like mouth, I finally succumbed to partaking of an old homeopathic remedy for a sinus infection. Why I waited I don't know... I mean, other than it is really kind of gross and not something anyone should allow others to view.
On the upside, if you desire breathing again, it works.
SINUS IRRIGATION:
Dissolve approximately 1/2 tsp. salt in 1/2 c. of lukewarm water. The salt to water ratio only matters if you don't want to endure PAIN during the process. too much salt, and you will experience discomfort. Too little, and it will be worse. Same goes with water temperature-- make sure the temperature is as close to your body temperature as possible.
Using a clean baby nose syringe, tilt your head back, and squirt the saline solution into one nostril. Snort it through, and spit it out.
Usually this step make me sputter and cough when the solution hits my throat. Hence the prettiness. It's amazing what you find has made it's way up your nose. Ick.
I decided to Google Sinus Infection, because while this amazing little homeopathic remedy does not cure the infection, per se, it does make breathing entirely possible.
In my result, I read huge support for the consumption of apple cider vinegar as an actual cure to the infection, along with other useful tidbits (Grapefruit Seed Extract, anyone?).
I'm trying all of it. Well, maybe not snorting the cayenne pepper.
Perpetually anxious/simultaneously exhausted mom of a blended family of 7 kids & 2 pets. Writer about same. Wife to one amazingly patient husband. Drinker of wine. 





November 9th, 2007 - 02:27
Oooh… I bet the GSE works. It’s a homeopathic cure for yeast infections on your nipples when you’re nursing.
Did I just write that on a public blog?