Allergies @ MindSay 
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For sneezing, itchy, dry nose, constant running, and all those other fun symptoms these next couple of items have honestly been my panacea.
Ayr Brand Nasal Gel: This saline nasal gel is quite honestly the most amazing thing ever for nasal allergies. It's perfect for dry, scratchy irritation, that constant need to rub your nose, and helps soothe that tingly sensation. Just place a little dab around the nostrils, and then carefully put some up your nose. A little goes a long way! You don't have to plug your nose with this stuff to make it work. It has aloe that will immediately remove itch feelings, plus the saline solution keeps it moist. This also helps to prevent pollen from entering all the way up the nose to the olfactory foramen. (fancy term for where the pollen drives you crazy.)
SinuCleanse Squeeze: Sometimes all you really need is to clean out your Nasal Sinuses to remove any built up pollen and air particles. This simple nasal wash kit will remove built up mucous, pollen, misc particles that get stuck in the mucous membranes. It uses warm water, Sodium Bicarbonate and Sodium Chloride (saline solution) to naturally wash out the nasal sinuses. If you click the link it will describe how to use it properly. It's very easy to do, and after the first try I immediately felt better. I highly recommend this one. It's pretty much what you would get done at an ENT's office, but much cheaper.
Now let's say you can't be bothered to have water rushing up your nose and out the other end. Well here is a great all natural tea that will help stimulate your mucuous sinuses to loosen up and help flush out your allergens. Not to mention this tastes GREAT!
Nasal Cleanse Tea:
1/2" slice of fresh ginger
3-4 clove pieces
small cinnamon stick (broken into two)
5-6 cardamom pods
*you will also need your own Tea Bags or a Tea Ball
You will need to dice the ginger into nice size bits. The cinnamon sticks will also need to be shortened to fit inside the tea bag or tea ball. I would not recommend using ground cinnamon, because it will be too overpowering. The cardamom pods can be crushed open, but keep the seeds in the pod.
Once you have everything in the tea bag or tea ball, time to boil some water. Make sure the water boils for just a second, then remove from the heat. Pour hot water over tea bag or tea ball and allow to seep for 5-10 minutes. You should be able to smell the tea (it will smell amazing). Then you may add some sugar or sweetener, but not too much. Sip Slowly and allow the tea to warm up your throat. This will help stimulate your nasal passages and you should notice your nose starting to drain. If you notice your nose is really starting to run, this would be a great time to try the SinuCleanse Squeeze! Or you can just blow your nose.
Allergies have hit me with full force! I hate this time of year. No wonder I'm a fall person. I hate this congested, exhausted, itchy-eyed, light-headed, generally-miserable time of year. Beauty and blooming flowers? Ha! I'll take the rich, warm colors of the changing leaves and the still late-summer/early-autumn air any day. Just...bleh. I hate it.
Oh--and I'll work on the second part of chapter one and the first part of chapter two later on today. I have a feeling I'm going to have a long stretch of solo time this afternoon.
- Labsnabys wrote a really thought provoking post. Check it out in top blogs. It really struck a chord with me.
- You know what sucks? When you have a really good hair day and nowhere to go. That was me yesterday. Ugh! LOL!
- I'm at home with the kiddo who had one humdinger of a headache yesterday. When I picked her up from school yesterday she was holding her head. I gave her some Motrin and it didn't do a damn thing! I waited and gave her some Aleve and some Claritin. It worked for a little while, but when she woke up this morning it was still hurting! Finally, after a cold compress, some breakfast and some more Aleve, she feels better. Since it's allergy season, I'm going to have to give her Claritin everyday. My mom said I used to be the same way. I remember getting headaches a lot, but the kiddo has been getting them almost every day. They are also accompanied by a stuffy nose and sneezing. Poor kid.
- I'm still annoyed with people who own a computer, but don't know how to use one. I'm not talking about advance stuff like changing registry keys, I'm not even talking about knowing how to use HTML code. I'm just saying learn how to cut and paste and send an email for crying out loud! UGH!
that when I was putting cinnamon on my last spoonful of rice pudding that I actually grabbed the garlic powder and put that on it instead. Thankfully, the stank smell and weird color got to me before the spoon did!
I took 2 allergy pills last night on an empty stomach. I forgot that I didn't eat. I was like a walking zombie. I got a massive migraine and checked out early. I tell ya, if the move doesnt kill me, the dust just might.
Okay, so I did not have to work on Monday, right, so when I woke up I went into the bathroom and noticed that my eyes were swollen. Hmmm... I thought, I must have been tired.
So, Tuesday I woke up and knew they were swollen because I could feel it. It sucks but what do you do.
When I got in the shower Wednesday morning I noticed bumps all over my face and neck. . . I thought it was strange to have goosebumps on my face, but oh well.
Throughout the day I noticed that they had not gone away and realized I had hives. Hives? you say, Yes, I get hives about this time every year due to my severe allergies... :( I had almost forgotten about them because it had been so long!
So, I have been dosed with Benadryl since then. I am tired, as you could imagine, and I still have the hives... grrr... I called the dr and they told me they would give me a cortisone shot, but I have to save my leave right now so I did not go in.
I really should have just done it because today they are spreading to my arms, chest, and upper thigh areas!! Ahh... the pleasures of the cedar tree...
Cedar tree, I hate you!
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