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LeftyBurnz
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ive tried a friends in the past a few times and liked it. i just bought one the other day and have done it every day since. i love it. i dont think i want to go another day without clearing my sinuses with that sweet salty water.
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They are pretty awesome, but sometimes I have difficulty going from left to right...idk why. It's a really odd sensation when you're nice and high, too. Having friends get stoned and neti makes for good laughs.
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LeftyBurnz
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lol. my fiancee is too chicken to try it yet.
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I have one I've used off and on for about a year... I have a very hard time being consistent with the practice, so I can't give you a really accurate idea of my personal results with it... but it definitely helps when I'm feeling a sort of dry congestion in my upper nasal cavity.
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im going to try and stick to every day. im sure ill miss a day here and there, but i just love the way i feel the rest of the day after i flush.
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I love my neti pot. I have used it for twenty plus years. And in those two decades I have had a head cold exactly two times.
The more you use it, the clearer your sinuses become. Your taste will improve tenfold, too.
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Re: neti pot [Re: dr_gonz]
#9597456 - 01/12/09 07:57 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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got it at the local health food store. $14
hey thanx!
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I have been using one for 3 months now and I love it! I use 1 cup/side/rinse, so 2 cups water, 1/2 tsp salt, and a little pinch of baking soda.
I wonder what else you could add to the mix to improve on its efficacy?
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make sure your using himalayan crystal salt, table salt & even sea salt dont have anywhere near the benefits of using a true sole solution
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LeftyBurnz
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Quoiyaien said: I have been using one for 3 months now and I love it! I use 1 cup/side/rinse, so 2 cups water, 1/2 tsp salt, and a little pinch of baking soda.
I wonder what else you could add to the mix to improve on its efficacy?
well jala neti is what were doing, which is water and salt.
there is also nasya neti. which involves herbal oils and such.
ive seen herbal wash additives online for the neti pot. if anyone else uses any or tries any, you should let us know how it is compared to the water.
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Re: neti pot [Re: Chronic7]
#9600935 - 01/13/09 11:50 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Chronic777 said: make sure your using himalayan crystal salt, table salt & even sea salt dont have anywhere near the benefits of using a true sole solution
yeah well, some of us cant afford to use the primo salt. pure sea salt works great for me.
one word of advice though, use filtered water at all times. never ever ever EVER use tap water. i made the mistake of trying that out in the shower last night and the chlorine in it burned the fuck out of my sinuses.
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I've been looking into these for years. I'm officially talked into it!
Thanks for the thread
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I've had a guy suggesting it to me for awhile but kept thinking ugh. But that video made it look like it wasn't too bad. My luck though I'll try it and end up inhaling at the wrong time and choke or gag.
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leftysurprise said: one word of advice though, use filtered water at all times. never ever ever EVER use tap water. i made the mistake of trying that out in the shower last night and the chlorine in it burned the fuck out of my sinuses.
Totally depends on what your local tap water is like. I use straight tap every time, and it doesn't burn at all.
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Re: neti pot [Re: mushbaby]
#9601466 - 01/13/09 01:21 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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mushbaby said: I've had a guy suggesting it to me for awhile but kept thinking ugh. But that video made it look like it wasn't too bad. My luck though I'll try it and end up inhaling at the wrong time and choke or gag.
lol its really not as bad as it looks.
the first time i tried it, i couldnt get the angle right and i kept draining into my mouth.
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leftysurprise said: one word of advice though, use filtered water at all times. never ever ever EVER use tap water. i made the mistake of trying that out in the shower last night and the chlorine in it burned the fuck out of my sinuses.
Totally depends on what your local tap water is like. I use straight tap every time, and it doesn't burn at all.
i guess. the chlorine content must be pretty high here. but then again ive never been anywhere that the tap water was decent.
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I hate tap. After nearly 14 years of purified water, I can smell tap.
But if that's all you can afford, what can you do? It's better then what a couple of billion people drink daily.
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LeftyBurnz
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brita pitchers arent that expensive.
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Ive always wanted to try one, been meaning to pick one up.
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LeftyBurnz
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theyre affordable. well worth it IMO.
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So I've been struggling with a sinus infection for the last week and a half and after reading this thread I was like, shit, I should be using my neti to fight this thing, and I feel soo much better now. The flush makes such a big difference in my drip and congestion. I'll be using it continuously for a while to help with my allergies too.
The whole thing with neti is setting your rhythm. Sometimes it takes me a couple of readjustments to find the angle just right. I also use tap water and don't really notice any burning. I use a special neti salt though.
Last night I was using it and the water falling into the sink made me want to piss, a moment of claivoryance passed, and then the next think you know I just kept my neti going and shuffled over to the toilet so I was pissing and neting at the same exact time (:awesome)...BUT don't cross the streams! NEVER cross the fucking streams! Also, a feat of this skill takes much work and requires a lot of dabbing of nasal water. That is all.
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Re: neti pot [Re: dr_gonz]
#9609447 - 01/14/09 04:49 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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dr_gonz said: well hell, I'm going to have to buy a neti pot.
Where did everyone get theirs?
$3.50 on ebay. There is one in the nearby drugstore, but it is $25 and the spout looks like a penis... no thanks.
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LeftyBurnz
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got mine for $14 at the local health food store.
this one.
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That's the exact one I have, lefty. Works great.
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I'n beginning to have neti pot envy rool:
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Haha thats retarded but Id give it a shot! Sounds like something Id be into lolz
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Re: neti pot [Re: XD40]
#9611312 - 01/14/09 09:30 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: neti pot [Re: dr_gonz]
#9613003 - 01/15/09 06:03 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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dr_gonz said: well hell, I'm going to have to buy a neti pot.
Where did everyone get theirs?
This is what I use and recommend:
http://www.healthandyoga.com/html/product/neti.html
The stainless steel design holds a significantly larger amount of water than the other designs, and the tapered head piece does an excellent job at creating a seal around the intake nostril.
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LeftyBurnz
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better be sure to remember to rinse it out every single time. salt water will corrode the stainless steel one if not diligently rinsed after every use.
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Hasn't been a problem so far. I do my best to rinse it after use.
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Aren't neti pots for vajajays?
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JacquesCousteau said: Hasn't been a problem so far. I do my best to rinse it after use.
just dont forget. one time of leaving salt water in it is enough to corrode the joints of the stainless.
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I needs to go get me one of these today. Do you all use it all the time, just when you're getting stuffy? What's the deal here??
You can't just go and get a guy all wound up on neti pots and then just leave him to his own imagination.
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many people use them whenever they feel congested or need a good rinse. many use them daily. ive used mine daily since i got it, like 6 days now and i love it, and plan on sticking to doing it daily.
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That's probably where I'll end up. Waking up and using the neti pot and then oil swishing. Sounds like a great way to start the day.
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whattheheck said: That's probably where I'll end up. Waking up and using the neti pot and then oil swishing. Sounds like a great way to start the day.
Oil swishing?
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Yeah, it's pretty hotly debated, but I've done it for a long time and the benefits, at least as far as the overall feeling of my mouth and the whiteness of my teeth, are undeniable. A few friends that I turned on to it and my wife notice the same things.
If it lives up to all of the other claims, I can't be sure, but I love it.
Check out the forum on curezone.org & folkremedies.com for more info and testimonials.
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Re: neti pot [Re: dr_gonz]
#9619077 - 01/16/09 02:03 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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haha.
tilt your head forward and to the side at about a 45% angle. it might take you a few tries to figure it out.
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Is this something that doing while you're stoned may not be the best way of achieving the desired results?
(I'm going to leave that sentence as I can't figure out if it made any sense or not. Man I am )
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Quoiyaien said: heres mine:
Looks like a genie should be popping out at any minute.
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whattheheck said: Is this something that doing while you're stoned may not be the best way of achieving the desired results?
(I'm going to leave that sentence as I can't figure out if it made any sense or not. Man I am )
i doubt being stoned would hinder the effects at all.
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whattheheck said: I needs to go get me one of these today. Do you all use it all the time, just when you're getting stuffy? What's the deal here??
You can't just go and get a guy all wound up on neti pots and then just leave him to his own imagination.
This reminds me of my neti potage. I only use them when stuffy witch is never so mine has been collecting dust.
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I MUST obtain one of these today. The WF near me is ghetto and is about a 3rd the size of a normal store, and the drive into Boulder seems like too much of a pain.
With all the dietary changes, I'm rarely if ever stuffy anymore, but I've always been interested, and now I find out that a few of you are into it, so.....
This and the whole kettle ball thing I needs to get working on.
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i've been dealing with sinus problems fooooooorrrrrrrreeeeeevvvvverrrr... i just picked up a neti pot the other day after lurking this thread and whew! i've used it 3 or 4 times and already i can tell i huge difference. it's nice to finally be able to breathe through my nose without struggling.
i want to go back in time to the oncologist that tried to prescribe me nasonex and bash him in the head with my netipot.
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two_rivers said: i've been dealing with sinus problems fooooooorrrrrrrreeeeeevvvvverrrr... i just picked up a neti pot the other day after lurking this thread and whew! i've used it 3 or 4 times and already i can tell i huge difference. it's nice to finally be able to breathe through my nose without struggling.
i want to go back in time to the oncologist that tried to prescribe me nasonex and bash him in the head with my netipot.
I should pick one of these up to beat my doctor with. Nasonex didn't do anything for me, and having a bunch of stuff in my sinus's for a while really sucks.
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two_rivers said: i've been dealing with sinus problems fooooooorrrrrrrreeeeeevvvvverrrr... i just picked up a neti pot the other day after lurking this thread and whew! i've used it 3 or 4 times and already i can tell i huge difference. it's nice to finally be able to breathe through my nose without struggling.
i want to go back in time to the oncologist that tried to prescribe me nasonex and bash him in the head with my netipot.
go punch the dr's that prescribe antibiotics for sinus infections too.
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yeah, really...
this is the sort of stuff they should teach kids in school... not memorization of trivial tidbits of information and how to guess properly on multiple choice exams if you don't know the correct answer.
i think of all the stuff i just blindly accepted up until recently about nutrition and just general health and it makes me feel like i've been molested my whole life.
it's a hell of a process unlearning all the lies and nonsense i was brought up in.
i'm very thankful to be on the right track now... but it would have been nice to know this shit 20+ years ago!
oh well..
better late than never i suppose.
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its always better late than never.
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