Sinus Health Post 3- Oil Pulling

on Oct 28, 2017

Admittedly this sinus series has taken longer than I had hoped to get out there, but life with CF, and just plain life, has it’s twists and turns so I do my own twisting and turning and get what I have to share out there as I can.  Ho hum diddly um.  So here we go, Sinus Health post 3! Da ta da! Sinus Health Chapter three: Oil pulling- This is also sometimes called the coconut oil swish and spit. Coconut oil is great because of it’s antibacterial and viral properties, but if you have a sensitivity to coconut or would like to try a different oil sesame and olive oil can also be good choices.   Oil pulling is an ayurvedic technique that’s been around for a long time, but has gotten more recent publicity in the last few years because it helps with gum health, freshening breath, and making your pearly whites more pearly white. Why do I love it for sinus health? (total...

Sinus Health Post 1, Posts for the CF Community and anyone else who knows the ouch of sinus troubles.

on Jul 18, 2017

Growing up with CF meant BIG SINUS TROUBLE for me.  I’ve had six sinus surgeries.  I think my first one was around age 12.  CF sinus disease can be brutal!  Once infection takes hold in those little cavities it can really wreak havoc, lead to impossible, persistent infection, surgery, and can even affect our lung (and large intestine, but that’s for another post) health.  And the headaches!  Oh the headaches!  Any of you who’ve dealt with CF sinus trouble know exactly what I’m talking about.  By about the age 17, I was at the point where my sinus surgeon told me, “I would just have to accept the fact that I would probably need surgery every six months of my life from then on”. BUT, my last sinus surgery was at age 19 and I have not had one since.  I just turned 38 last month. How did I change my predicted sinus fate? Research, trial and error and re-trial, diligence...