Netti pots and ear candles are some of the most

popular products I am selling these days at Hope’s Harvest.

Winter in Minnesota continues to drag on

much longer than other winters in recent past

which we all thought were getting shorter because

of global warming–ha–this years prove to be the

coldest, snowiest winter we have had in a long time!).

The air is cold and dry,

in the single digits Farenheit for most of this week,

today it was 5 below zero when I took my

morning walk, now it is 18 degrees F.

Cold and dry weather is very conducive

to  dry nasal passages and plugged up ears.

Netti Pots are great for dry nasal passages

and ear candles are fantastic for plugged up ears.

What is a Netti Pot?

Ever since Oprah had a Netti pot demonstration

on her show a few weeks back,

I can’t keep these cute little ceramic

jobbies in stock.

Netti Pots are fabulous little pots with

a slender spout filled with a water/salt

solution  and then you tip your head

to the side and pour the water/salt solution

in one nostril and it circulates through

your nasal passages until it passes through

the other side.

Wow.

Intense.

Weird.

Effective?

Oh yes,

Some of the benefits of using a netti pot  can include the following:
* Removes mucus and pollution of the nasal passages and sinuses
* Helps to prevent respiratory tract diseases
* Daily use relieves allergies, colds and sinusitis
* Beneficial in the treatment of headaches and migraines
* Removes drowsiness, making the head and sense organs feel light.

Wax build-up and head colds can cause people’s ears

to plug up and this seems to be more so in the wintertime.

Ear candling

is a popular way to draw out the accumulated ear wax

and unplug ears.

A home remedy for sure,

ear candling is a method for two people

to do, because you do in fact

need to light the top of the ear

candle to create the tunnel

or funnel that draws the wax up,

and you have to be lying down

with the candle in a poking through

a pie tin and towel around your hair.

The other person can help watch

the candle burn down and pull it out

when it gets close to the bottom

of the cone…though the person

receiving the treatment can usually feel

when the candle is close to the end because

it starts to get hot.

Still, it is recommended as a two person process.

I love ear candling and did it alot when the candles

were first popular in the ’90’s.

So, there you have it,

two unique home remedies for curing

common winter ailments here in the northlands.

Do your own research on these items,

check out the links

and based on the information you gather,

decide if Netti Pots and/ or ear candles are

good for you.

The main thing is that we continue to educate ourselves

on preventative and alternative health care practices.

We can listen to our bodies and tune in to what we need to

do to stay in balance.

I choose to take my health into my own hands.

How about you?

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