Sinus congestion is horrible – not being able to breathe, going through boxes of tissues, restless nights, etc. If you want to relieve it without resorting to medicine, here’s what to do:
Use a neti pot once a day. The neti pot will irrigate your sinuses, freeing up some of the congestion and washing out some of the stuff stuck in there that may be causing the congestion in the first place.
Drink at least 16 ounces of green juice for breakfast every day.
Get upside down! Going upside down will also help free up some of the congestion. It will be hard at first because you won’t be able to breathe at all through your nose but stay upside down and you’ll notice the congestion starts getting looser and moving around.
Massage your face to loosen things up. I use my fingers to massage the area between my cheekbones and my nose, the area below my eyes, in outward circles. Also try massaging the area outside of the eye cavity, just above the nose but below the brows, as well as your cheekbones.
After a hot shower, immediately blow your nose.
AVOID DAIRY! Dairy already causes mucus buildup in your body (albeit in the colon, not the nose) but you will make your body work even harder to get rid of the sinus congestion if you consume dairy. In fact, you should ideally stick to as much of a raw vegan diet as you can. Also try eating spicy food.
And there you go! If you do all of these, you’ll notice major strides within a day or two, and should be able to completely kick the congestion’s butt soon after that.
There are so many benefits to this concoction but on top of it, it’s delicious. I drink hot water with raw honey and cinnamon every day. Typically, I add 1 tbsp raw honey and 1 tsp cinnamon to about 1 cup of water. It’s also just a great way to add fluids to your diet if you don’t like to drink water.
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Out of the slew of purported benefits, I can definitely personally attest to a few of them.
Relieves sinuscongestion – I’ve had a couple experiences of something entering my nasal passages and causing sneezing fits and my sinuses to get majorly congested. I know one was from the air conditioning at work and the other I am guessing was some sort of dust that lodged itself deep into my nose. When that happens, I aim for 3 cups a day of this concoction, and let me tell you, it really does the trick. I will literally feel some sort of relief immediately after drinking, and complete relief within a few days.
Kickssicknesses – On a similar note…I haven’t been sick in 9 years so I can’t say for myself, but I did tell people to try this out when I saw that they were sick. One of them now drinks it every day too because of that, and the other told me it normally takes her 10 days to get better but instead, she got 90% better over the weekend! For you skeptics out there, she started drinking on a Thursday or Friday, not on a Monday or something.
Aids digestion– Drinking this helps get things moving in your colon. It might be beneficial to drink it before a meal. Based on personal experience (and the testimony of someone else I know), it seems that the more junky the food you have inside you, the more likely your body will push things out of your colon…so maybe it’s a detoxifier as well. I’m going to go with it.
Other benefits include:
lowers cholesterol and strengthens the heart
relieves (and maybe even cures) arthritis
prevents bladder infection by destroying the germs in the bladder
cures stomachaches and clears stomach ulcers
relieves gas
strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks
kills the influenza virus
keeps skin fresh and soft, and slows down the aging process
removes pimples (apply a daily paste of 3 tbsp raw honey and 1 tsp cinnamon powder on pimples at night, wash in the morning with warm water)
cures skin infections like eczema and ringworm (apply equal amounts on affected parts)
weight loss by drinking in the morning before breakfast and at night before sleeping (supposedly, it does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body)
cures cancer (based on research in Japan and Australia)
helps fatigue and increases the vitality in the body
prevents bad breath (gargle 1 tsp of each with hot water in the morning)
restores hearing if taken daily, morning and night, in equal parts
Digestive Tea
Now, having said all that, I am going to include a bonus recipe. This is a delicious tea with beneficial digestive properties. The lemon aids in clearing out your liver, the ginger improves the absorption and assimilation of nutrients to the body and soothes the stomach and colon, and the raw honey and cinnamon has all the benefits I just stated above. So try it out! I make this tea on the weekends, since it’s harder for me to slice ginger and squeeze lemon at work.
Makes 1 serving.
Ingredients:
1 cup hot water
a few thin slices ginger root
1/4 – 1/2 lemon, freshly squeezed
1 tbsp raw honey
1 tsp cinnamon powder
previously steeped tea (optional)
Mix all ingredients together.
The reason I add the previously steeped tea is to add flavor, and once tea has been steeped already, it has been naturally decaffeinated. Enjoy!
once a day. The neti pot will irrigate your sinuses, freeing up some of the congestion and washing out some of the stuff stuck in there that may be causing the congestion in the first place.
