Comments on: Allergy Help! http://heymonicab.com/2009/03/allergy-help/ An Ayurvedic Blog: Your Modern Guide to Living Healthy Through Ayurveda Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:04:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Monica http://heymonicab.com/2009/03/allergy-help/#comment-43 Monica Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:46:06 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?p=228#comment-43 Yay on the neti pot! I love it! You can still follow vata diet to some degree. I would not do the very heavy foods, but you can still do warm, light, liquid, spicy foods - like soups. You are right in thinking that foods too drying will aggravate vata. Focus more on warming foods, spices and light foods. Hopefully a combo of that and neti pot will bring you back to center. Yay on the neti pot! I love it! You can still follow vata diet to some degree. I would not do the very heavy foods, but you can still do warm, light, liquid, spicy foods – like soups. You are right in thinking that foods too drying will aggravate vata. Focus more on warming foods, spices and light foods. Hopefully a combo of that and neti pot will bring you back to center.

]]> By: tiko http://heymonicab.com/2009/03/allergy-help/#comment-42 tiko Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:12:13 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?p=228#comment-42 No, there's no particular time of day that it's worse. Right now, it's not dripping anymore. The neti pot really helped. I just have a slight runny nose and my throat is a bit agitated from yesterday (still drinking my tea which helps). I'm breathing clearly though (yoga this morning really helped to open me up). I just feel kinda out of it, like I just wanna lay down. I just have one question...so, am I not supposed to follow a vata diet at this time? Am I only to eat drying foods? Thanks! No, there’s no particular time of day that it’s worse. Right now, it’s not dripping anymore. The neti pot really helped. I just have a slight runny nose and my throat is a bit agitated from yesterday (still drinking my tea which helps). I’m breathing clearly though (yoga this morning really helped to open me up). I just feel kinda out of it, like I just wanna lay down.

I just have one question…so, am I not supposed to follow a vata diet at this time? Am I only to eat drying foods? Thanks!

]]> By: Monica http://heymonicab.com/2009/03/allergy-help/#comment-41 Monica Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:31:41 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?p=228#comment-41 Thanks for your questions! Is there a specific time your post nasal drip worsens? I think you will find the best results from the neti pot. 1 tsp salt and warm tap water in the pot, then in one nostril and out the other! Warm water is great and tea should be pungent. Ginger tea with honey (honey is actually warming and drying) is good - so that it warms and dries the liquid in your sinuses. If you want to make your own, you can use 1/2 lime, dry ginger 1/4 tsp or 1/8 tsp fresh ginger, and 1 tblsp honey. Let me know if you get results! It's all a process and I am happy to help. Thanks for your questions! Is there a specific time your post nasal drip worsens? I think you will find the best results from the neti pot. 1 tsp salt and warm tap water in the pot, then in one nostril and out the other! Warm water is great and tea should be pungent. Ginger tea with honey (honey is actually warming and drying) is good – so that it warms and dries the liquid in your sinuses. If you want to make your own, you can use 1/2 lime, dry ginger 1/4 tsp or 1/8 tsp fresh ginger, and 1 tblsp honey. Let me know if you get results! It’s all a process and I am happy to help.

]]> By: tiko http://heymonicab.com/2009/03/allergy-help/#comment-40 tiko Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:09:55 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?p=228#comment-40 I'm a Vata-Pitta. I usually only get stress related allergies. I'm currently having an episode of post nasal drip. It's not really bad...but was just wondering, do these tips work for that as well? Is there anything else you recommend? I'm gonna go get a netti pot to do a salt rinse. And, I'm drinking plenty of warm water or tea. Thanks! -Tiko I’m a Vata-Pitta. I usually only get stress related allergies. I’m currently having an episode of post nasal drip. It’s not really bad…but was just wondering, do these tips work for that as well? Is there anything else you recommend? I’m gonna go get a netti pot to do a salt rinse. And, I’m drinking plenty of warm water or tea.

Thanks!
-Tiko

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