I've been fighting a sinus infection during the past few days. I get infections at a ridiculous frequency, which is really quite annoying. It seems like if there's any chance I could possibly get an infection, it happens. Well anyway, I decided to do everything in my power this time to clear out my sinuses and avoid getting yet another sinus infection this season. Have you ever used a Netti Pot? If not, I highly recommend this handy little device. It's basically a little teapot in which you mix a salt solution with distilled water, then insert the spout into one nostril, tip your head forward and to the side, and let the water solution flow through your sinuses and out the other nostril. It feels freaky the first time or two, but the feeling of clear sinuses is OH so worth it! So I've been using the Netti Pot like it's going out of style. I've also been a separate sinus rinse with grapefruit seed extract (1 drop mixed with 2ml water)--putting a dropper-full of the solution into each nostril while my head is tipped back, then swinging my head forward and down to force the stuff into my sinuses. Now, this really burns! But bad bacteria doesn't stand a chance against grapefruit seed extract! I've also been adding about 20 drops to a full glass of orange juice, along with liquid echinasia in hopes of boosting my chronically weak immune system. So far, the remedies are working and my sinuses are starting to be more clear than stuffy.
Oh, and did you know that breastmilk works to clear up pink eye in adults as well as in babies? I now have first-hand experience with this home remedy as well.
(Yes, my winter has been plagued with less-than-optimal health.)
Here's another thought. A few weeks ago a friend of mine sent me an article describing the dangers of hand sanitizer for young children. Basically, a 4-year-old licked a puddle of hand sanitizer off her hand and wound up having a blood alcohol level that was through the roof. This is exactly why I've never used the stuff on Abbie (and obviously not Karis). I mean, this kid's hands are ALWAYS in her mouth. But after giving that article some thought, I realized that I've never even had Abbie wash her hands with handsoap. Not even once. The most we do is wipe off her hands with a wet washcloth after meals...and I always keep her fingernails short because of all the crud that gets underneath them otherwise. And you know what? I can count the number of times Abbie's been sick in her whole life on one hand. Is there a correlation here? I don't know. But what I do know is that she (unlike me) has a very strong immune system--an it's not as if she's not around other kids or in germy situations ever.
So what home remedies do you use?
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Hi Katherine, One of the home remedies I used not to long ago on my 4 year old Madyson is Colloidal Silver. We were visiting my parents and she was complaining of an ear ache and My kids unfortunately. suffer from chronic ear infections!! Well Madyson has somewhat grown out of them but A friend of mine recommend this stuff and it really did the trick! It's crazy though how often my kids get sick since I solely breast fed each of them until they were 8 months and then continues to nurse Mady until she was 14 months and Bryce until he was 16 1/2 months! But anyways I thought I would share it! BTW a friend of mine swears by Acidophiles for her kids and their immune system We have started it just last week so hopefully it helps also!!
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