Product: Neti Pot

I'd never heard of this until a few weeks ago. I had the WORST sinus infection and it had been on going for several weeks, plus it was crazy painful. I was up nursing in the middle of the night watching an episode or Oprah (I DVR her just for these moments) and she and Dr. Oz were talking about all sorts of health issues, when the Neti Pot came up. I had been wondering if there was something out there that could clear up my issues or at least make them a little better and was shocked when they started talking about the fabulous Neti Pot.

What is it? You might ask, well...

It is a nasal cleanser....It washes out your nose.

Say what?

I know. Who would have thought we were supposed to be doing anything besides just blowing our noses or ignoring them completely. It definitely got me thinking though. I mean we brush our teeth, clean out our ears, and do absolutely nothing with our nose. How gross is that? I am pretty sure we should be rinsing out our noses and have become a HUGE believer in the product. It feels absolutely wonderful to have a clean nose! Weird I know? How many years of my life have I lived and never have I cleaned it before---well, if you don't count the times that I took a face-full of water, at the beach, creating quite a nasal cleanse.

How it works...

It is a small pot, a teapot shaped pot. You boil a small amount of water (to sterilize the water) and then add a package of the nasal cleaning product, a saline mixture. Shake it up and then stick the tip of it in your nose and pour. If you lean forward just a bit it shouldn't go down your throat. If it is, then you simply lean forward a little more and it will stop. I was seriously worried about this and thought I might feel like I was drowning when I used the Neti Pot, but I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to use and it really just went in one nostril and out the other.

It can be used up to 3 times a day, but if you aren't into it, or don't have that kind of time, you should at least do it once a week. Crazy?! Seriously, I had no idea this might be something I should be doing on a regular basis.

(If you are lucky you will look as good as this when you do it... ha.)

What it can do for you....

Studies have shown that it can lower your chances of getting sick if used regularly (which TOTALLY makes sense to me. So many germs are breathed through our noses). It can help reduce nasal allergies and dryness. It can also help with congestion. This product really works.

You can watch a video of it being used here (oh, and trust me you look just as awesome as she does when you use it. I've watched myself and my husband do it and we both look absolutely ridiculous...but it has given us some great laughs). :)