Re: The Neti pot report: thumbs up!

[Guest guest]

>I do have a question for you, though. How do you prepare the water? Do

>you heat filtered water in a pot? Since I'm so under the weather I just

>used warm tap water and mixed as much Celtic sea salt in as I could

>dissolve, but I don't imagine that's a good idea for long-term use, due to

>chlorine and other impurities.

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Wow, thanks for the feedback! That IS an interesting delivery. I've had

some interesting " run ins " with Indian folks lately. I stayed at a big

hotel run by some Indians, and they had a shuttle service in the AM to the

airport. The turbaned gentleman unloaded my suitcases, then gave me a big

hug to send me on my way! Maybe there is something to be said for the

" random acts of kindness " approach in this world.

I'm still experimenting with the water. I tend to get the wrong amount of

salt, which stings a little. No big deal for me, but I want to start using

it on the kids too.

My pot is big (2 cups) so I use two cups of warm water (from the tap) with

a tsp. of sea salt/baking soda mix, and a Tbls. of kefir-whey. I figure

kefir will kill anything, and it doesn't seem to cause its own infection

that I can tell. Our water is well water though, so there isn't a chlorine

issue. It might have bugs in it -- it would probably be smarter to use the

filtered water.

However, the recommended way to do it is to boil a quart of water, add 1

tsp salt and 1 tsp baking soda, and store it in the fridge, then nuke it

when you need to use it. The problem I have with that recipe is that it is

for table salt, and table salt is much more dense than sea salt. With

Celtic sea salt you might need to experiment. But the main idea for the

salt is must to make it the same salinity as your blood, so it doesn't sting.

Heidi S

[Guest guest]

Heidi-

>My pot is big (2 cups) so I use two cups of warm water (from the tap) with

>a tsp. of sea salt/baking soda mix, and a Tbls. of kefir-whey.

I ordered the one you posted a URL for, but I don't think the manual

mentions baking soda. (OTOH, I haven't finished reading it.) Is that

necessary? What's it for? I've just dissolved as much salt as would

dissolve on its own into the warm tap water, and so far I've had no

stinging. In fact, after a couple days of using the pot just once a day,

my nose is feeling a lot better and clearer than it's been in a long time.

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[Guest guest]

>I ordered the one you posted a URL for, but I don't think the manual

>mentions baking soda. (OTOH, I haven't finished reading it.) Is that

>necessary? What's it for? I've just dissolved as much salt as would

>dissolve on its own into the warm tap water, and so far I've had no

>stinging. In fact, after a couple days of using the pot just once a day,

>my nose is feeling a lot better and clearer than it's been in a long time.

I got the baking soda thing from my allergist, who recommends nose-washing

(albeit with a bulb syringe). I don't know why he adds it. The kefir whey was

my idea. My nose might sting because of the infection -- or maybe yours is

tougher. The other people I've heard from say they don't have stinging.

Heidi S