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Astrology, Spirituality & Alternative Healing

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10. CAUTION: Only use DISTILLED WATER in your neti pot!

Tue Sep 2, 2014, 10:01 PM

Sep 2014

There are cases of people using regular tap water & the ended up w/terrible problems--or dead.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tap-water-in-neti-pots-behind-two-brain-eating-amoeba-deaths-in-2011-investigation-finds/

I would not use just the water, as it will hurt. Get the packets of saline designed for the neti pot to mix w/the distilled water. They are inexpensive at most drug stores.

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Allergies! [View all] mackerel Apr 2014 OP

My doctor told me to try a saline nasal spray and see if that helps. mackerel May 2014 #1

This is my go-to site for cures arikara May 2014 #2

thanks :) mackerel May 2014 #3

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That's great! arikara May 2014 #8

CAUTION: Only use DISTILLED WATER in your neti pot! southerncrone Sep 2014 #10

Interesting. I've always just used tap water arikara Sep 2014 #11

Just ran across this today. Why Syzygy May 2014 #4

Definitely "neti" PumpkinAle May 2014 #5

You will probably need a combination of things to help japple Sep 2014 #12

I found that eating local honey helps in the Springtime! icymist Sep 2014 #13

I just wanted to add that if you have a water pic you can get a special Maraya1969 Sep 2014 #14

Thanks everyone. I've drinking apple cider vinegar with mackerel Sep 2014 #15

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