I’m a little neti pot
I recently got a cold. Usually when I get a cold, it wipes me out for two full days and I’m functionally miserable for another week at least. However, this time around, I’ve recovered faster than I ever recall. What’s new in this equation? Why, jala neti.
From wikipedia:
Proponents claim that jala neti has numerous benefits including:
- reduction of allergy problems
- improvement to breathing
- elimination of post-nasal drip
- elimination of sinusitis or chronic sinus infections
- moistening of dry nasal passages
- temporarily reduces symptoms of phantosmia
- common colds are either avoided or the duration greatly shortened
- general improvement to sinus health.
It’s pretty easy. You just make a saltwater solution in your neti pot, pour it into one nostril, and watch it stream out the other. It’s strangely satisfying.
Really, though, I enjoy it as much for the hilariousness of it all as for the health benefits. Check it:
