Gayle asks: HOME REMEDY FOR SINUS INFECTION PLEASE???? Hi there! I know this might be slightly "off topic", but you seem to be quite the savvy girl, so thought I'd throw it out there...Question: I have been diagnosed with a sinus infection which is DREADFUL. The antibiotics are not working - at all. Have you any suggestions for any "tried & true" home remedies? After all, as the old saying goes, "Kiss your Honey when your nose is runny, you may think it's funny, but it's snot". SOS, Gayle
Jessica: Tis the season - already?? I guess so, poor Gayle, I sympathize with you poodle! Doesn't seem to have stifled your cunning wit I see, atta girl, never surrender! I've suffered with sinusitis big time in the past and although I'm very glum to hear about the infestation of the phlegm children of the universe, I'm only too glad to share the REMEDY! Yes folks, there IS a cure! Well a virtual army to send to the rescue of your flailing immune system at least. Here's a couple of things you should know about sinus infections or sinusitis as they're called. Most sinus infections start out as viral infections, against which antibiotics are useless. But after seven to 10 days about 60% will become bacterial. Even then most will heal on their own. Antibiotics MAY spead healing. That's MAY.
Whether it be viral or bacterial you've got an infection on your hands. Your body's first course of action is to attack with lethal intent. The stronger your army (your immune system) the more likely victory over the enemy! You need to make your army STRONG LIKE BULL! You can do this by making the Tomato Juice Remedy and guzzling it like a Hun! I will give you the ingredients but first I'll tell you HOW it works so you're mentally on board. That's important too! :)
Tomato Juice: lycopene (strong antioxident and may reduce risk of several cancers!) Vitamin C,A,Potassium and Iron.
Garlic: anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. This guy CAN fight a virus!
Lemon Juice: High in Vitamin C - in fact the little lemon is so powerful that the Romans used it to cure all sorts of poisons!
Hot Sauce: Open clogged sinuses AND release endorphins (makes you feel happy in spite of the bad breath)
Measurements
2 cups tomato juice
1 lemon (juice of )
3 tbsp Hot Sauce (Louisianna is good)
4 LARGE cloves garlic minced NOT crushed
All ingredients go into a pot and then heat it up. Don't boil, just simmer for a few minutes (you don't want to really cook the garlic as it loses some of its potency)
Eat this delicious spicy garlic tomato soup HOT and breathe in the steam as you do (it's healing properties are also in the steam - a direct hit to your sinuses). Have three servings a day for at least three days. You'll be bloody glad you did mate.
Some indications of Bacterial Infection:
Infection lasts for more than a week to 10 days
Fever higher than 101 degrees
Facial pain or pain in the upper teeth
Lessening, then worsening of symptoms
Dark, thick, yellow-green nasal discharge (num num - get a cracker!)
Headache, fatigue, cough, ear pressure
Bad breath
Home care with a saline flush may stop a viral infection from becoming a bacterial infection (ask the pharmacist for a saline spray or invest in a Neti Pot)saline or salt water rinsing will help rid the sinus passage of mucous which is where the bacteria digs in its heels and sets up house. And don't be a twit about water up your nose! The thought is WAY worse than the practice. I know at first I was all 'No way in Hell am I putting water UP my nose on purpose blah blah blah'.....I got over it. Now it's nothing. The ends justify the means my snotty little buddies.
If you DO end up on antibiotics after trying EVERYTHING else, then I implore you, please get some decent Probiotics to take afterward. You need to RESTORE your body's flora and fauna enabling it to live to fight another day. Ask your consultant at the local health food store for some probiotics and the reccomended dosage.
the last gasp:
If you just can't handle the Tomato Juice Remedy for whatever reason, hate tomatoes, hate garlic, hate the colour red....then there's always Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV). Personally I'm all about Mr. Tomato Head, but ACV is there for you as well. The key to eliminating the infection is thinning the mucous, ACV does that. You can double up on both remedies by all means - go all Schwarzenegger on its ass!
There are a couple of ways you can drink apple cider vinegar. One way is to put 1/8 to 1/4 cup ACV in 16 oz of water and sip it throughout the day. The other method is to gulp 2 TBSP of ACV in 8 oz of water all at once.
Oh and get some REST! The less you rest the longer you're sick. Period. Don't be a hero, and stay home, nobody appreciates a 'hero' who comes into work to infect everyone else.
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