it's my poti
Posted on 2008-Feb-7 at 11:53
I rarely watch daytime TV, I am usually working or can find something better to do... even doing laundry is more exciting for me than pretty much anything that is on before prime time. The exception to that is that I actually enjoy Ellen (not in the Portia way) when I tune in at the right time to catch her. Every once in a while however while I am getting ready for work or puttering around the house I leave the TV on for noise. It was one such day when Oprah came on. I am kind of ambivalent about Her Winfreyness, I don't hate her but I also don't go out of my way to watch her either, at least not most of the time. I have however become a huge fan of the guest she had on that day. His name is Dr. Oz and if he had his own show I wouldn't miss a singe episode.
Dr Mehmet Oz is a physician, he's written and co-written a couple books and he occasionally has a special on the Discovery Health channel. The man knows his shit...literally and figuratively. He's not like most doctors, he explains things in terms that make make sense. He teaches people how to be their own best medical resource, he understands that as patients we know our bodies and we know when something isn't right. He takes a lot of the mystique and fear out of having tests done and doing sometimes uncomfortable diagnostics. He has a manner that is so gentle and genuine and he gets very excited about getting information to people. I liked his approach immediately and began to pay attention.
I get a lot of sinus headaches, in fact I wake up most mornings with a throbbing pain between my eyes that is so bad it makes me teeth hurt. Usually once I am up and showered the soreness subsides, if not a Sinutab or some such drug usually is enough to quell the ache. When Dr. Oz began talking about allergy and sinus sufferers and the non-drug way to treat the ailment I listened. He introduced us the Neti Pot.. He brought a sinusitis sufferer up onto the stage and proceded to instruct her on the fine art of pouring salt water into one nostril and allowing it to drain out the other. Apparently this method bathes any pollen, dust, debris or other allergens out of the sinuses and nasal cavity leaving nothing to irritate inside the schnoz area.
I went directly to ebay and ordered my own little Aladdin's lamp looking nose rinser. It arrived last week. I rubbed it and wished for no more pain in my head. My wish was granted. I have been using my Neti Pot every night for just over a week now and have not woken up with a single sinus headache, in fact I've not had so much as a sniffle or a wayward booger in that time. I am so incredibly thrilled.
Why didn't anyone tell me this before? Nasal lavage is not a new concept.
I blame the drug companies, they don't want me to breathe without their assistance. What pisses me off about all of this though is that our own doctor never told us that this works. Does she not know? Is she beholden to the drug companies? I will be cluing her in next time I see her and I might even tell her what she can do with all of the sinus meds she's told me to try over the years. Maybe it's time for a new doctor...I wonder if Dr. Oz is taking new patients. My husband however(still suffering from belly pain, and the parasite has been ruled out) would still prefer to see Dr. House.
I can't wait until someone who doesn't know about my Neti Pot it sees it, I will show them how it works and then tell them I have a drinking problem. I'm funny that way :P
Dr Mehmet Oz is a physician, he's written and co-written a couple books and he occasionally has a special on the Discovery Health channel. The man knows his shit...literally and figuratively. He's not like most doctors, he explains things in terms that make make sense. He teaches people how to be their own best medical resource, he understands that as patients we know our bodies and we know when something isn't right. He takes a lot of the mystique and fear out of having tests done and doing sometimes uncomfortable diagnostics. He has a manner that is so gentle and genuine and he gets very excited about getting information to people. I liked his approach immediately and began to pay attention.
I get a lot of sinus headaches, in fact I wake up most mornings with a throbbing pain between my eyes that is so bad it makes me teeth hurt. Usually once I am up and showered the soreness subsides, if not a Sinutab or some such drug usually is enough to quell the ache. When Dr. Oz began talking about allergy and sinus sufferers and the non-drug way to treat the ailment I listened. He introduced us the Neti Pot.. He brought a sinusitis sufferer up onto the stage and proceded to instruct her on the fine art of pouring salt water into one nostril and allowing it to drain out the other. Apparently this method bathes any pollen, dust, debris or other allergens out of the sinuses and nasal cavity leaving nothing to irritate inside the schnoz area.
I went directly to ebay and ordered my own little Aladdin's lamp looking nose rinser. It arrived last week. I rubbed it and wished for no more pain in my head. My wish was granted. I have been using my Neti Pot every night for just over a week now and have not woken up with a single sinus headache, in fact I've not had so much as a sniffle or a wayward booger in that time. I am so incredibly thrilled.
Why didn't anyone tell me this before? Nasal lavage is not a new concept.
I blame the drug companies, they don't want me to breathe without their assistance. What pisses me off about all of this though is that our own doctor never told us that this works. Does she not know? Is she beholden to the drug companies? I will be cluing her in next time I see her and I might even tell her what she can do with all of the sinus meds she's told me to try over the years. Maybe it's time for a new doctor...I wonder if Dr. Oz is taking new patients. My husband however(still suffering from belly pain, and the parasite has been ruled out) would still prefer to see Dr. House.
I can't wait until someone who doesn't know about my Neti Pot it sees it, I will show them how it works and then tell them I have a drinking problem. I'm funny that way :P
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