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SINUSITIS
Question: I have been experiencing sinus problems now for some time. I have been
told that I have chronic sinusitis. What do you recommend?
Answer: Why do you have chronic sinusitis is it allergies, infections, poor diet, stress, lack of exercise, all these and
more can affect this issue. I would really like more information about you, diet, lifestyle, health etc. Without that I am
taking a shot in the dark. It seems you have tried everything, but I will give you some things to think about.
For allergies use Eyebright and Gano Derma to lessen histamine response, check
what you are allergic too, many people are allergic to milk or gluten found
in lots of food products, others dust, mold etc. To reduce reaction remove
allergen from your diet or environment first and for most. For constant colds and flu use immune building herbs such
as medicinal mushrooms or Astragulus to build your immune system, for acute onset of a cold or flu use Garlic and
Echinacea in large amounts. Some people have taken up to 9 cloves a day the first couple of days, for Echinacea it
has been used successfully at a teaspoon of tincture every couple of hours for the first 3 days.
Eliminate sugars and empty calories from your diet, anything with corn syrup,
glucose, sucrose, dextrose, maltose, and any alcohol sugars such as sorbitol,
all refined or bleach flour or wheat products, such as pasta, cereal and
bread. Stay away from all processed foods. The fuel of infection is sugar
and carbohydrates. Fat free products are full of sugars, they take the fat
out and add sugars for flavor and texture, avoid them also. No soda, juice,
sports drinks or sweetened teas or coffee.
Your diet should consist of water, vegetables, proteins then a small amount
of fat. Make a 3 X 5 card up and list the following:
1 Water
2 Vegetables and fiber
3 Proteins
4 Fats
Take the card everywhere you go, before eating or planning a meal pull the
card out and look at it, your choices are easy now, start with 1 as your
preferred drink, 2 should be your major part of the meal (look for the salad
or vegetarian menu choice), 3 protein should be the size of a deck of playing
cards about 4 oz, fats are not all bad and we need essential fatty acids, but
fats should consist of less than 15-20 percent of your diet. Use Olive oil,
fats from deep sea fish, small amounts of nuts and seeds on salad to dress the salad up. These should cover the fat
requirement in your diet.
Fruits are also full of sugar and should be your dessert of chose if you have
dessert at all.
Use immune building herbs such as:
Astragulus, Huang Qi, Yellow Leader, Latin Name: Astragulus membrananceus
Use medicinal mushrooms such as Gano derma, Maitake, Shitake and Chaga to help build the deep immune
system and fight infection. Make broths of the
mushrooms as a base for vegetable soup or take them as tinctures.
Get as much Garlic in you as possible, add it to your daily diet, you should
smell like garlic.
Herbs specific for Sinusitis are:
Elder Berry and Elder Flower, Latin name: Sambucus nigra (European), S. canadensis Long history of use for
sinusitis, colds and flu helps fight the germs involved.
Sage, Latin Name: Salvia officinalis dries excess mucus
Thyme, Latin Name: Thymus vulgarus, T. serphyllum powerful antiseptic use for bacterial or viral conditions.
The Chinese herb Bai Zhi \Bi-Zur\, Angelica, Latin Name: Angelica dahurica it is been traditionally used for excessive
mucus discharge which comes and goes, sinus headache, sinusitis, rhinitis.
Calamus, Sweet Flag, Bitter Root, Muskrat Root, Latin Name: Acorus calamus long history of use for colds and flu.
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