Re: neti pot (was Dark areas of skin under eyes aka dark circles under eyes)

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> I want to get a neti pot, but am not sure what to look for as far as

> what

> it's made of. What do you recommend? I saw a ceramic one at my local

> HFS the

> other day, but couldn't imagine the spout fitting up my nostril - it

> looked

> too wide. I also wondered if the glaze might erode if I use salt...

If what you're considering is the white neti pot made by Himalayan, no,

it won't erode. I used to sell them and still use mine, in fact, I'm

feeling a little neti-ish this morning now that you mention it. The

spouts don't have to get all shoved up in there. I use salt and warm

water in mine, sometimes a couple of drops of Neti Wash, which has

zinc, echinacea and some other stuff in it--don't have the bottle near.

Lynn S.

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[Guest guest]

When I bought neti salt the woman told me that she just uses a bulb

syringe which is much cheaper.

[Guest guest]

If you decide to use the bulb syringe be very careful not to squeeze

the bulb hard, forcing the water out at a high rate. One of the

advantages of the neti pot is it's gentle flow of water. You can do

this with a bulb, but I was advised it is important to do it gently.

I am going to buy the large stainless steel pot at

http://www.healthandyoga.com/neti.html . They show all sorts of

models, so you might enjoy checking them all out at one location. I

have no connection with this web site, it is simply the best one I

have found in my search.

Sheila

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wrote:

> When I bought neti salt the woman told me that she just uses a bulb

> syringe which is much cheaper.

>

>

[Guest guest]

>Heidi,

>

>I want to get a neti pot, but am not sure what to look for as far as what

>it's made of. What do you recommend? I saw a ceramic one at my local HFS the

>other day, but couldn't imagine the spout fitting up my nostril - it looked

>too wide. I also wondered if the glaze might erode if I use salt...

I don't think salt will erode a glaze ... if it did my Harsch crock

would have bit the dust awhile back! I use a stainless one, because

the spout fits nicely as you mention. There is only one stainless one

for sale AFAIK (search " neti stainless " ). Only, when my dh dropped it

it broke, so we puttied it together. Course, a ceramic one would have

broken also ...

>So, are you finding that 3 drops of tea tree oil plus 1 tsp. salt works best

>for you? I want to start before my first amalgam removal appt. in the next

>few weeks so that I'll be able to breathe clearly out of my nose while the

>dentist is working on my mouth. I'm trying to diminish the chance of sucking

>the mercury vapors down my mouth.

I don't KNOW if it's worked or not yet ... I seem to be getting better though.

Sometimes I get better then WHAM get worse. I'm also taking guifenesin

and beconase and benadryl at night in case there are allergy issues. But

I tried it on my dd and she cleared right up.

And yeah, I'd sure get it taken care of before doing filling work.

There is a danger of the bacteria in your mouth going into

your bloodstream and getting in your heart, with any dental

work, but having sinusitis on top of it is problematic! For some

people the roots of their teeth extend into the sinus cavity

too.

-- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

>If you decide to use the bulb syringe be very careful not to squeeze

>the bulb hard, forcing the water out at a high rate. One of the

>advantages of the neti pot is it's gentle flow of water. You can do

>this with a bulb, but I was advised it is important to do it gently.

I used to use the bulb, but what bothered me

about it was that you can't really get them CLEAN. Rubber

doesn't clean well anyway, and they don't dry out really.

Since we don't have cholorinated water, stuff grows in

it quite readily!

I use normal sea salt and it's worked fine, if I put

in the right amount. I was told to use baking soda too,

half and half, but I stopped that because it seems to

me the body likes mainly acidic, certainly not alkali

(the acid-loving bacteria are usually friendly, alkali

ones often are not).

-- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

> Re: neti pot (was Dark areas of skin under eyes aka dark

>circles under eyes)

>

>

>

>>So, are you finding that 3 drops of tea tree oil plus 1 tsp. salt

>works best

>>for you? I want to start before my first amalgam removal appt. in the next

>>few weeks so that I'll be able to breathe clearly out of my nose while the

>>dentist is working on my mouth. I'm trying to diminish the chance

>of sucking

>>the mercury vapors down my mouth.

>

>I don't KNOW if it's worked or not yet ... I seem to be getting

>better though.

>Sometimes I get better then WHAM get worse. I'm also taking guifenesin

>and beconase and benadryl at night in case there are allergy issues. But

>I tried it on my dd and she cleared right up.

Why did you decide not to continue with kefir whey? I just ordered the rhino

horn neti pot that Amy recommended (I like the way the tip looks like it

will fit comfortably in the nostril!) and I was thinking of using celtic

salt (or probably a cheaper sea salt, come to think of it) and kefir whey.

>

>And yeah, I'd sure get it taken care of before doing filling work.

>There is a danger of the bacteria in your mouth going into

>your bloodstream and getting in your heart, with any dental

>work, but having sinusitis on top of it is problematic! For some

>people the roots of their teeth extend into the sinus cavity

>too.

>

>-- Heidi Jean

I don't know if I have sinusitis. I do tend to breathe out of my mouth for

the most part, but assumed it's because I have the " pinched " nostrils from

being the offspring of a SADer. I just want to make sure I don't breathe out

of my mouth when the dentist is drilling, as much mercury vapor gets inhaled

that way. He will have an oxygen mask on my nose for breathing, and I though

I'd increase my chances of breathing through my nose by using the neti. It

will be interesting though, to see if the neti pot improves my nasal

breathing in general.

Suze Fisher

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[Guest guest]

>Why did you decide not to continue with kefir whey? I just ordered the rhino

>horn neti pot that Amy recommended (I like the way the tip looks like it

>will fit comfortably in the nostril!) and I was thinking of using celtic

>salt (or probably a cheaper sea salt, come to think of it) and kefir whey.

Well, the kefir whey seemed to work, then I got really

sick (wheezing etc) and ended up having to go on prednisone

etc. Now in theory the kefir whey should work ... there are

even folks researching the concept of probiotics for the

nose, because when the normal bacteria aren't there, the

pneumonial ones seem to move in. BUT ... I don't know that

kefir whey has the right bacteria, or if it makes the situation

worse. So this time I'm trying tea tree oil.

>

>I don't know if I have sinusitis. I do tend to breathe out of my mouth for

>the most part, but assumed it's because I have the " pinched " nostrils from

>being the offspring of a SADer. I just want to make sure I don't breathe out

>of my mouth when the dentist is drilling, as much mercury vapor gets inhaled

>that way. He will have an oxygen mask on my nose for breathing, and I though

>I'd increase my chances of breathing through my nose by using the neti. It

>will be interesting though, to see if the neti pot improves my nasal

>breathing in general.

The neti pot is good in general, and they have been shown to stop

cold germs from proliferating (they can cut a cold before it starts).

I had chronic sinusitis for YEARS before I figured it out though,

I just always felt a little congested and icky. I think my nostril

shape has a lot to do with it ... and our indoor lifestyle. It's worth

getting checked out though, it feels a lot better to have healthy

sinuses!

-- Heidi Jean