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I love Neti! In the beginning though I really WANTED to love neti, yet couldn’t.
I have suffered from nasal congestion, post-nasal drip, migraine headaches, ear infections and sever allergies for most of my life. For some reason neti caused me serious pain and a distinct burning smell in my nose that would last for 12-24 hours after attempting neti.
Since I really wanted to be able to enjoy neti’s benefits, I tried every combination of water and sea salt that I could find. Distilled water, spring water, tap water, filtered water + sea salt, iodized, non-iodized, himalayan pink salt, etc… None of these did anything but sting, burn and torture me. “Why is this so easy for everyone else?” I wondered.
I had nearly given up, watching my fiancé do neti every day with utter jealousy raging in my mind. Until a friend turned me onto pre-made neti solution in usage sized packets. Now, I am not generally big on using “products” where one coud use something much more simple, ecological and cost effective. But I have found one particular brand of solution that works wonders for me. No more pain, no more burning smell. I am in heaven! Neti has even helped me clear up nighttime stuffiness that has disturbed my sleep for a very long time!
As a plus, I have done my research and figured out that the packet is simply 50% baking soda and 50% sea salt. I will be having a go at making the solution myself and, if equally successful, I will be product-independent and neti-happy once more!
Thanks for letting others know about this awesome, ancient healing technique.
Right on Vera!
Wonderful to hear of your eventual success. Thanks for the tip.
A pragmatic example which reminds me of a Swami Sivananda quote
‘Adapt, Adjust, Accomodate’ – too true!
What I’ve described above is Jala Neti, jala meaning water. There are traditional alternatives to using saline water like Ghrita Neti with ghee or Dughda Neti with milk. These variations achieve slightly different benefits but most people are fine with just Jala Neti.
Rock on.