There Is No Wealth But Life

During the move a box of kitchen/bathroom supplies somehow disappeared. Among the items lost was my neti pot. I decided to wait to replace it since I had not used it recently and seek to own only that which I use. ::cue ominous music::

Of course I came down with a sinus infection of the sort that I have not had in a year. It is the sort of sinus infection that I know from experience can last for a month. I haven’t felt badly enough to justify staying in bed, it is merely a matter of living with general pain and congestion and the inability to think. And a fever off and on, so I think that it is really something more than a sinus infection, but we won’t talk about that since the point of this post is that I am overjoyed to once again have a neti pot.

A year ago someone I respected recommended the peculiar sounding neti pot. He said that it had helped him tremendously with his sinus issues and that I should google it. So I did. Nasal irrigation sounded weird and gross and like something my mother would do. But I hate my sinus issues and trusted the recommendation, so I ordered one immediately.

Once I got past the incorrect inhalation of salt water I was thrilled with my discovery. My neti pot ended my sinus infection and successfully prevented others from starting. Oh sweet ceramic pot, how I love thee!

Of course once I had a neti pot and was amazed at this wonderful unheard of discovery that it is actually common. In the United States. Apparently Oprah popularized it and it is available on grocery store shelves. But I do not watch Oprah and was quite ignorant of the wonder of Neti.

I am far from feeling the need to use the neti pot daily, but I cannot recommend it highly enough if you suffer from sinus issues. I chose the cheapest ceramic  neti pot available on Amazon and use it with the cheapest of non-iodized salt. You can buy all sorts of expensive salts etc. but I do not see the point so I have not tried them. When it came time for last minute Christmas gifts I grabbed a non-breakable non-breakable neti pot at Whole Foods for my mother. I was right, it is the sort of thing that my mother would use. But I don’t recommend the non-breakable pot unless you have a problem with children smashing things, because the plastic just is not as nice as the ceramic.

Have you been surprised by the effectiveness of some really weird remedy you once heard of from your husband’s friend’s grandmother’s veterinarian’s daughter? If so, please share! I probably won’t try it until I get desperate, but I would like to know in case… I ever get desperate.

Also, if you’ve ever used special salts, oils, etc. with the neti pot please let me know what you think of them.

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