ScooterGirl: Every infection is preventable when the Immune System is ready and strong. Unfortunately stress, lack of sleep, poor nutrition, environmental toxins, etc have caused our bodies to function below optimal levels. So the key to prevention is to arm the Immune System with the tools to protect the invader germs of the season. Sinus infections can be prevented by maintainig a year-round intake of Vitamin C (1,000 to 2,000 mg per day)among other natural supplements, foods high in antioxidants, etc. I found an interesting recipe for you called: "Jean's Sinus Congestion Recipe" Note this is for "congestion" and not to treat infections but it may work to prevent the infection. If you are brave here it is:
Recipe:
Add 1 cup tomato juice,
1 tsp chopped fresh garlic,
1/2 tsp of hot sauce,
1 tsp lemon juice,
and a pinch or two of celery salt for flavor.
Heat ingredients and drink hot."
I have also found this article from the CNN website on a report from the Mayo Clinic which concluded that most chronic sinus infections are the result of fungus in the gut. This vicious cycle may be the result of overuse of antibiotics which are known to kill the good floral bacteria thus causing fungal yeast overgrowth throughout the body including the sinuses!
I reprinted the article here for you.
Fungus causes most chronic sinusitis, researchers say
The Mayo Clinic Breakthrough
(CNN) -- "Fungus may be the cause of almost all cases of the most frequently reported chronic disease in the United States, sinusitis, instead of only a few as previously thought. And that may be the reason millions of sinus sufferers do not find relief from antibiotics and nasal sprays, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.
"We were able to find fungus which was never thought to be there in almost every case of chronic sinusitis," said Mayo Clinic's Dr. Jens Poinkau.
Sinusitis is an inflammation of the membranes of the nose and sinuses. Nearly 37 million Americans suffer from it. Sinusitis commonly causes chronic headaches, runny nose, nasal congestion and a diminished sense of smell and taste.
Fungus and mold spores are present in the air and are breathed in all the time. The Mayo Clinic research team looked at 210 patients with sinusitis and discovered more than 40 different kinds of fungi in their nasal passages.
"The amazing thing is that also the inflammation which leads to chronic sinusitis was there in a reaction to the fungus," said Poinkau. Jordan Josephson, an ear, nose and throat specialist in New York, said he was not surprised by the findings.
It was previously known that fungus caused some cases of sinusitis, he said. "The problem is that until recently, when technology improved in our laboratory, we weren't able to culture out the fungus. So now we get better fungal cultures, and we're now getting fungus on more and more of our patients," Josephson said. Now that the fungus problem has been identified, researchers hope to develop better treatments to fight it and to control the body's sensitivity to it.
"The problem is that patients are sensitive to the fungus. And until we find something to change the DNA of that person, or the genetics of that person, change their sensitivity to the fungus, they are always going to be sensitive to that fungus," said Josephson. While research into chronic sinusitis continues, pharmaceutical companies are setting up clinical trials to test medications to control the fungus. They estimate it will be two years before any treatments are available."
Interesting that the doctors take the tack of expecting to find a way to control the fungus through drugs. Why not eradicate it at the source? That's what we are going to suggest. But what is the source of this fungus? Why do you have it in the first place?
For many reasons including the use of antibiotics and our love of sugary foods and drinks, yeast has overgrown and gone wild in our bodies. more
Many people live with this Candida yeast overgrowth and don't know it, never heard of it, have no idea what it is.
But if you have chronic sinus blockage, drainage or pain and have taken antibiotics in your lifetime you most likely are dealing with a fungal overgrowth in your digestive tract which easily spreads throughout the body.
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ScooterGirl: Every infection is preventable when the Immune System is ready and strong. Unfortunately stress, lack of sleep, poor nutrition, environmental toxins, etc have caused our bodies to function below optimal levels. So the key to prevention is to arm the Immune System with the tools to protect the invader germs of the season. Sinus infections can be prevented by maintainig a year-round intake of Vitamin C (1,000 to 2,000 mg per day)among other natural supplements, foods high in antioxidants, etc. I found an interesting recipe for you called: "Jean's Sinus Congestion Recipe" Note this is for "congestion" and not to treat infections but it may work to prevent the infection. If you are brave here it is:
Recipe:
Add 1 cup tomato juice,
1 tsp chopped fresh garlic,
1/2 tsp of hot sauce,
1 tsp lemon juice,
and a pinch or two of celery salt for flavor.
Heat ingredients and drink hot."
I have also found this article from the CNN website on a report from the Mayo Clinic which concluded that most chronic sinus infections are the result of fungus in the gut. This vicious cycle may be the result of overuse of antibiotics which are known to kill the good floral bacteria thus causing fungal yeast overgrowth throughout the body including the sinuses!
I reprinted the article here for you.
Fungus causes most chronic sinusitis, researchers say
The Mayo Clinic Breakthrough
(CNN) -- "Fungus may be the cause of almost all cases of the most frequently reported chronic disease in the United States, sinusitis, instead of only a few as previously thought. And that may be the reason millions of sinus sufferers do not find relief from antibiotics and nasal sprays, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.
"We were able to find fungus which was never thought to be there in almost every case of chronic sinusitis," said Mayo Clinic's Dr. Jens Poinkau.
Sinusitis is an inflammation of the membranes of the nose and sinuses. Nearly 37 million Americans suffer from it. Sinusitis commonly causes chronic headaches, runny nose, nasal congestion and a diminished sense of smell and taste.
Fungus and mold spores are present in the air and are breathed in all the time. The Mayo Clinic research team looked at 210 patients with sinusitis and discovered more than 40 different kinds of fungi in their nasal passages.
"The amazing thing is that also the inflammation which leads to chronic sinusitis was there in a reaction to the fungus," said Poinkau. Jordan Josephson, an ear, nose and throat specialist in New York, said he was not surprised by the findings.
It was previously known that fungus caused some cases of sinusitis, he said. "The problem is that until recently, when technology improved in our laboratory, we weren't able to culture out the fungus. So now we get better fungal cultures, and we're now getting fungus on more and more of our patients," Josephson said. Now that the fungus problem has been identified, researchers hope to develop better treatments to fight it and to control the body's sensitivity to it.
"The problem is that patients are sensitive to the fungus. And until we find something to change the DNA of that person, or the genetics of that person, change their sensitivity to the fungus, they are always going to be sensitive to that fungus," said Josephson. While research into chronic sinusitis continues, pharmaceutical companies are setting up clinical trials to test medications to control the fungus. They estimate it will be two years before any treatments are available."
Interesting that the doctors take the tack of expecting to find a way to control the fungus through drugs. Why not eradicate it at the source? That's what we are going to suggest. But what is the source of this fungus? Why do you have it in the first place?
For many reasons including the use of antibiotics and our love of sugary foods and drinks, yeast has overgrown and gone wild in our bodies. more
Many people live with this Candida yeast overgrowth and don't know it, never heard of it, have no idea what it is.
But if you have chronic sinus blockage, drainage or pain and have taken antibiotics in your lifetime you most likely are dealing with a fungal overgrowth in your digestive tract which easily spreads throughout the body.
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