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Great Way to Prevent Allergies and Colds

Have you ever used a neti pot? If you haven’t, but you’ve heard of them, I’m sure I know why. As much as I’d heard miracle testimonials about how these saved people during allergy and cold season, I just couldn’t bring myself to trying one. My husband raved about how much better he felt after using it and encouraged me to do the same.

It just seemed so…gross. In case you don’t know how they work, basically you fill the pot with a saline solution and pour it it one nostril as it flows out the other. I was worried it would hurt- the way breathing in ocean water does- or sting the back of my throat. And really I was just worried I wouldn’t know how to use it correctly. Continue reading Great Way to Prevent Allergies and Colds

Allergy Relief!

Here are two things you can do to relieve your allergies this season:

  • cut out wheat*
  • cut out dairy*

That’s it!  Try it for 2 weeks, try it with your allergy/cold prone children, and come back and tell me how it went!

*you have to totally remove them from your diet for 2 weeks to conduct your personal experiment