The Neti Pot (or Nose Bidet)
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Okay, this is just gross…..but I’m going to write about it anyway. Who knows, maybe it will help someone – just don’t ask me to do it. I’m talking about the neti pot – an old Indian practice of nasal irrigation, it was demonstrated last April by Dr. Oz on Oprah, and has been jokingly referred to as a “bidet for the nose.”
I guess the practice is more well-known amongst health conscious people who prefer to use natural, homeopathic methods for treating in this case, sinus-related problems. The theory is that bathing the sinus cavities in a solution of warm salt water will help to reduce allergy and cold symptoms, along with other sinus problems.
You are supposed insert the spout of the pot into one nostril (while your head is tilted over a basin) and let the solution of non-iodized salt and water run up one nostril and out the other.
Neti pots have become so popular that you can find them just about anywhere – health food stores, drugstores, even Wal-Mart. There are kits such as the
Here’s a demo video:
