Nasal Congestion

Nasal Congestion can make you miserable.  You can’t breathe and your head feels like it’s going to explode.  So what can you do?  Open your kitchen cabinets and try one of these Lucky 7 tips:

1. Hot tea with lemon & honey helps get rid of the impurities in your body, which will help clear up your sinuses. (don’t give honey to you children under the age of one)
2. Stir 10 – 20 drops of Tabasco sauce into a glass of tomato juice and drink.  Do this a few times a day.  It will help get rid of the congestion in your nose, sinuses and lungs.  If you don’t have any tomato juice, then mix 10 – 20 drops of Tabasco sauce in a cup of water and gargle with the mixture.
3. Spread some horseradish on some crackers and eat them.
4. Eat garlic.  It contains a chemical that lessens the stickiness of the mucus, which will clear the sinus.
5. Drink lots of fluids – Gatorade is great for keeping your hydrated and this will help keep everything moist so that your nasal passage will stay clear.
6. Petroleum jelly (Vaseline) can help your sore nose feel better from blowing it all the time.  Just apply a little bit around the nostrils.
7. And the old wives tale is right – eat plenty of chicken noodle soup.  Not only does the soup help clear your nasal passages, it also keeps you hydrated and helps to re-energize your body.

Here’s hoping you are feeling better soon!