As soon as I feel a headache coming on,

I put ~1-2 tsps. of pure Himalayan salt in a glass cup, add about a cup of warmed, PURE water, perhaps add 1/2 tsp of baking soda.  Mix this until salt/soda dissolves; then pour in a neti pot (or in the easy plastic containers designed for this use), tilt your head and pour the solution into one nostril, then the other.  If you’re using the plastic version, be careful to let the solution flow naturally into your nasal passages…you don’t want to squeeze the bottle and force the solution in, especially if your passages are already inflamed.  Think about this as a good way to purge dirt and built up mucus out of nasal passageways, keeping them healthy from infections.  I’ve got a good video below that will give you a better idea of how it’s done. 

Know what else? 

Remember when your mother told you to keep your fingers OUT of your eyes, your nose, and your mouth?  There was a good reason for that! 

Also, I realized I had to stop feeding the candida yeast, so I cut way back on all sugar, grains, and flour products and tried to include more leafy green, non-starchy vegetables.  Bet you already knew that too, didn’t you?! 

Although I don’t take medications — other than a natural thyroid supplement — I DO take vitamins.  I regularly take curcumin to reduce inflammation, and add bioperine, which is black pepper extract, making the curcumin more bioavailable.  The best time for this is after a fatty meal. 

Additionally, I take NAC to reduce swelling in my nasal passages, quercetin, vitamin C and vitamin D3, AND in the rare circumstance that I have a cold, I also make up elderberry syrup (see receipe below).  This is great for sinus pain, to reduce inflammation and boost my immune system. 

There are links below for all the materials I normally use, PLUS I’ll include a recipe for the elderberry syrup.   But there are ALSO a couple of caveats:  you MUST make sure you’re using PURE water, never TAP WATER.  If that’s all you have, then boil it vigorously first, let it cool, then use it.  Clean water and a clean vessel is critical.  Secondly, if you are on medications, you need to check for any contraindications between vitamins/minerals you take versus the medications you’ve been prescribed.  Lastly, if the sinus headache doesn’t disappear immediately after using the neti pot (also called nasal lavage, btw), you might consider using silver hydrosol as a spray mist.  (This is also included in the links below.  I’ll do another blog on the AMAZING benefits of silver later.)  

Believe it or not, there are OTHER things I do as well. 

Did you know if you take a hot, hot shower, then switch to as cold as you can get it…no, I’m not kidding!..this will jumpstart your immune system.  There will be a marked increase in white blood cells when you do this!  You might find yourself letting out a primal scream when you switch to cold water HA HA 

I guess the point is, Be Proactive!  I’ve found that this personal hygiene practice is also really helpful after shaking hands with lots of folks, or when I’m around sick people, or when I’m traveling, etc.  We’re exposed to a vast number of allergens on a daily basis, and this is a ‘no brainer’ for me…I rarely EVER get sick now.  And JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, don’t OVERDO this!

Until next time – Jo P

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