I have been struggling with a sinus infection this past week and it has been getting worse. Of course, am I doing anything about it? Well, off and on, but not as much as I should be doing. Now it is worse than it has been all week. I know the recipe to get rid of it, but I haven't been doing it consistently. The recipe I have used in the past that works is:
- neti pot
- decongestant
- lots of water
I am prone to sinus infections, usually getting one or two every winter, so what is my trigger for getting them? I always suspected that my allergies were the problem as mold in the house increases starting in October, but I did some reading today and discovered that my suspicions were correct. So I have added:
- antihistamine
to the recipe. What I was really looking for this morning was whether I should exercise with a sinus infection. I saw many suggestions:
- exercise is fine if you are sick above the neck
- cutback to 50% effort if you are sick above the neck
Since I had been feeling a little dragged-out with the sinus infection, I have been laying off exercise for most of this week. One article I read that really surprised me was one that talked about 2 little known studies. In these studies, the participants had colds and exercised. What they found was that exercise has no effect on how fast someone gets over a cold. While a sinus infection isn't exactly a cold, it is similar in its symptoms. One thing I read in the article that really struck a chord with me was that "during exercise, the sinuses expand". With this information, I am going to add this to my recipe:
- exercise followed immediately by using the neti pot
If you don't know what a neti pot is, keep your eyes on my blog as I will be writing an article regarding it soon. Probably later today or tomorrow.
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