8 Ways to Alleviate Your Sinuses

✿ Sinus congestion + allergies to mold and seasonal pollens can create a dependency on medications that can also cause fatigue and brain fog.

✿ Some of our favorite ways we recommend to patients on how to 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕒𝕥𝕖 sinus pressure include:

〰️ 𝙐𝙨𝙚 𝙖 𝙉𝙚𝙙𝙞 𝙥𝙤𝙩: used for centuries in India to help clean out congested sinuses. Similar to a teapot and is filled with water + an optional 𝕤𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕒𝕞𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕤

〰️ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙞𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙞𝙡𝙨: combine your favorite sinus clearing essential oils with hot water to create therapeutic steam. 𝔼𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕪𝕡𝕥𝕦𝕤, 𝕥𝕖𝕒 𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖, 𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕟𝕠, 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕤𝕒𝕘𝕖, 𝕝𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣, 𝕠𝕣 𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕚𝕝𝕤. Cover head and pot with large towel + inhale the steam for several minutes

〰️ 𝙎𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙖: Heat-induced sweating gets the 𝕝𝕪𝕞𝕡𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝕤𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕞 moving more effectively + boosts the immune response. The lymph will help your body 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕤 faster + 𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟

〰️ 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖: manage stress, poor sleep, + sluggish digestion with the 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕩𝕚𝕟𝕘 + 𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 properties of tea. Peppermint, stinging nettle, ginger, green tea, and butterbur are specifically helpful for antihistamine properties.

〰️ 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 by Standard Process: a good source of vitamin A that supports the body's ability to handle 𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕤 + 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕤. We carry it at the clinic and recommend to anyone who wishes to manage allergy symptoms without taking meds or to help reduce the amount of meds they usually take for relief.

〰️ 𝘼𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙧: foods that contain refined sugar can cause 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕝𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 + increase the production of 𝕞𝕦𝕔𝕦𝕤. This also include fruit juices and concentrated sugars.

〰️ 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: some studies suggest that dairy can lead to 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 + nasal 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕝𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟

〰️ 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙: dehydration can cause a 𝕓𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕕 𝕦𝕡 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕙𝕝𝕖𝕘𝕞 inside our sinuses. Drinking water can help thin the mucus lining of your airways + lungs.