One of the major reasons for bacterial infections is inflammation and lowered immune system. Causes of this are things like diet, air pollution (i.e. smoke, dust, exhaust, work related chemicals), lack of sleep, exposure to pathogens, and stress.
If you catch the infection early it can be relatively easy to get rid of it with little effort and cost.
Apple Cider Vinegar:
- Add 2 tablespoons to 6-8 ounces of water (add honey if desired) drink 8-10 glasses
- Get a pot or better vapor steamer, try to eye about 1/18th acv to water ratio and inhale until you can breathe clearer or it becomes slightly uncomfortable
- Simply take it like a shot, be careful to not overdue this and aggravate your esophagus
Some other ways to cure it:
- Echinacea, kills infections while leaving most good bacteria. Was wildly used before antibiotics were invented. I take 15,000mg twice a day, some people recommend only 300mg but personally haven't seen any side effects
- Oil Pulling (could do a whole other post about this) use coconut for added benefits or any vegetable oil besides canola. Swish for 15-20 minutes vigorously, if you become nauseated do on an empty stomach. Hear this has a detoxing and many benefits but the one I was able to quantify is that it cleans bacteria more thoroughly than simply brushing and mouthwash can which results in various benefits, swallowing some of the bacteria present in your mouth depending on the diet will give people a continuous low level infection and this dissipates that.
- Horseradish
- Cayenne pepper
- Black pepper
- Parsley
- Oregano
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Onion
- Sinus rinse with sea salt water and for more extreme cases small amount hydrogen peroxide
- If you decide to not take an antibiotic taking probiotics will help. If you do take an antibiotic take the probiotic several hours after
- Get at least 8 hours of undisturbed sleep if at all possible
For an already present infection where there is consistent things like yellow or green mucous, wheezing, pressure will need to take some aggressive measures. If you don't improve in a week be sure to get a hold of a physician or topical antibiotic.
This is my sinus infections bomb. Everything listed above 50/50 cayenne pepper and boiling water. Let sit for about 6 hours and add to some food. Surprisingly tastes good. Also rinse sinuses with sea salt and about a Tbsp of hydrogen peroxide
