At Home Remedies

If you are unemployed chances are that you are uninsured. This week my "boyfriend" gave me a major sinus infection.  Since I am too broke to stock up on generic drug store brand medication, and since I know his promise of getting some for me will not come through.... here are some handy dandy home remedies.

1. Inhale steam vapors. So go take that hot bath, shower, or sauna! Inhale deeply over your cup of reused teabag tea!
   
2. Consumption of garlic, or garlic juice. Gross? Maybe. Garlic is a natural anti-biotic and anti-fungal. My friend Dave used to swear by eating garlic. Every year when the college campus came down with the plague, David would be eating garlic by the cloves. He was the last one to get the plague and generally never down for long. I think I will stick with garlic pasta.
   
3. Stay away from dairy. The consumption of dairy leads to the production of mucus. Just ask any singer.
4. Nasal irrigation. NETTY POT! I love and swear by my netty pot. When I have one near by and start to get congested I just break out the netty pot. If you don't know what a netty pot is, then you are missing out.  It looks like a small genie lamp or tea kettle. You use it to wash out your sinuses by mixing a saline solution and then pouring the contents in one nostril. If you have your head angled right the saline will come out the other nostril, washing away mucus and other gross stuff with it. 
5. Consuming an obscene amount of fluids. Now don't drink yourself to death. If you're not one to grab a glass of water or drink a cup of tea, now maybe the time to start doing so.