You Can Avoid Sinusitis!
by Carla Ballatan
Imagine yourself not being able to appreciate the beauty of a new day…and being cranky enough not to get on well with your workmates’ good-natured conversations... or not being able to join a special friend in a date --- All because of sinusitis!
But, it may only take proper understanding of what sinusitis is and how it is
caused to chart up the right nourishment and other healthy exercises for you to
end your misery.
There are different degrees of sinusitis, with different causes – acute
sinusitis is often caused by viral or bacterial infections of the nose, throat,
and upper respiratory tract, or from an underlying dental infection. Chronic
sinusitis may be caused by growth inside the nose, injuries to nasal bones,
smoking and other irritating fumes and smells. Meanwhile, allergic sinusitis
can be caused by hay fever, food allergies or poor eating habits.
By knowing this types of sinusitis, we would also know what medicines we need
to take, watch out our food intake and other activities that we could do in
order to avoid getting sinusitis.
First and foremost, we need to remember what foods may cause or aggravate our
sinus problems. Milk and other dairy products, sugars, fatty foods, lack of
green vegetables are mucus-forming foods. You must learn to control intake of
these food groups if you are already at the onset of serious sinus infections.
Common food allergies like wheat, eggs, citrus, corn, and peanut butter may
also cause sinus problems.
Natural nutritional approaches are also entailed. It’s about time to drink
plenty of liquids, especially water. A glass of lemon juice and water first
thing in the morning may also help thin mucus.
Try Linda Rector Page’s 3-day mucus cleansing liquid diet in Healthy Living. A
short water fast or a very light diet – involving fruit and vegetable broth may
also apply to you, as per recommendation of Burton Golberg Group in Alternative
Medicine.
If you are more used on vitamin/mineral supplements, here are several recommendations
for immune system support: Vitamin C: 500 mg every two hours; Bioflavonoids:
1000 mg per day ; Vitamin A: 5,000 IU per day; Beta-carotene: 25,000 IU per
day; Vitamin E: 400 IU per day ; Zinc: 30-50mg per day.
Botanical medicines for sinus problems may also be taken like bromelain
(250-500mg between meals). Effective herbs to clear sinuses include:
comfrey/fenugreek compresses; fenugreek/thyme tea; ephedra tea as
bronchodilator; lobelia extract, and horseradish. You may also try purple
coneflower, elder flowers and poke root.
For overall immune function Echinacea, goldenseal, germanium and garlic can be
helpful, Check out some health food stores that sell these pre-made herbal
sinus preparations.
There are other enjoyable ways on relieving sinus problems, like taking a hot
sauna for 20 minutes a day. Hot liquids and steaming face and head with
eucalyptus may relieve congestion and sinus pressure.
About the Author
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