Don’t let sinusitis take you off the mats
Don’t let sinusitis take you off the mats
Yep, it’s that time of year again, and no I’m not talking about the holiday season. I’m talking about the weather changing and getting sick season. Different illnesses seem to plague would be mat rats and leave them side lined frustratingly from training. One of the most common ailments that hit the guys here in Louisville and in the Ohio Valley is sinus issues. I feel like every year between November and December our class size shrinks temporarily due to people getting deep chest coughs, congestion, sinus pressure headaches, etc.
Below is a recipe that I stumbled upon a little over a week ago. When I found the recipe I was experiencing a pressure headache and I was coughing up green and yellow junk! I looked online for natural treatments and found this. Now I am not going to say it will cure everything instantly or that it will work for everyone. What I will say is that after only drinking this concoction once, I was instantly relieved of my pressure headache. Then the following morning I found that my phlegm went from thick green to thin and clear and that deep pressure in my chest was gone. I still had a bit of congestion but I didn’t feel sick and it was no longer affecting my training. I’ve continued to drink this mixture once a day over the last week and I definitely feel much better. I’ve also given this recipe to a few of my students and it helped them out.
Anyways, if your being affected with sinusitis then give it a try!
Ok, enough talking here is the recipe. . .
Tomato Tea
2 cups of tomato / veggie juice (v8 or anything like that)
2-3 cloves of garlic
1 Lemon
Cayenne Pepper
How to make it
*Crush the cloves of garlic.
*Put the 2 cups of tomato juice into a saucepan.
*Slice the lemon and squeeze the juice into the saucepan.
*Add as much cayenne pepper to the mix as you can tolerate. . . the more the better.
*Throw in the crushed garlic.
*Heat everything up in the sauce pan till it gets close to a boil, and then pour it into a big cup or mug.
*Drink the mixture slowly being sure to let each gulp sort of sit on your tongue for a second before swallowing.
Also. . .
While researching natural treatments to the sinus related stuff I also came across the use of apple cider vinegar to help thin the mucus. When your mucus is thin it makes it easier for your body to cough it up and get it out of your system before it sits and becomes infected. I ended up taking a teaspoon a day along with the tomato tea. If you do end up buying some apple cider vinegar, be sure that it has the “mother” in it. This can be determined by looking at the bottom of the bottle. When you look, you should see a sort of sediment lying on the bottom that moves once you shake the bottle.
Lastly
If you are not already doing so, make sure you are drinking lots and lots of water!
Hope this helps someone who is currently feeling a little crummy! It’s cheap, natural and effective.