| Daffodils and Robins are out and about, celebrating | | | | where it's automatically swallowed and disposed of in |
| the | | | | |
| coming of Spring.Will you celebrate with them?Or run | | | | the stomach.Pollutants can slow or stop the beat. |
| for cover!I can tell you this ~ more than 50 million | | | | Cilia's partner, |
| Americans dread | | | | mucus, can be dried by too-dry air or not enough |
| Spring.And no wonder. In the U.S., allergies rank as | | | | water |
| the 6th | | | | in the body. These conditions allow the bacteria to |
| leading cause for chronic diseases.Sneezing and | | | | attach themselves to a cell.And that's when the |
| wheezing, runny noses, stuffed up sinuses, | | | | problems begin.Bacteria can't invade our bodies unless |
| burning, itchy eyes ~thousands of people know | | | | they're |
| these | | | | successful in getting a finger or toe hold onto |
| miseries well.But they needn't. Nor need you!Here's 3 | | | | one of our cells. The part of the cell that they |
| simple things you can do to make this year | | | | latch onto is a specific sugar or sugar complex.Which |
| memorably allergy-free.The First Way: Protect Your | | | | brings me to the 2nd way you can avoid this |
| CiliaYou simply must take care of your cilia.What's | | | | Spring's allergy attack:The Second Way: Wash your |
| that? You're not sure what cilia are, let alone | | | | nose with xylitol nose washMeet the new kid on the |
| whether or not you have any!Oh yes, my friend, | | | | block ~ Xylitol, spelled with |
| you have many cilia, and they | | | | an "x" but pronounced with a "z."Actually not so |
| serve you well as some of your most effective | | | | new. In the late 1800's, Emil Fischer, |
| health | | | | a German chemist, discovered and manufactured |
| guardians.Cilia are tiny hairs found in the nose | | | | this |
| designed to | | | | healthy 5-carbon sugar. Re-discovered by the Finnish |
| catch and get rid of any intruders. Spring pollens, | | | | |
| viruses, bacteria, all of these are trapped by the | | | | Sugar Co. Ltd. in Finland during the sugar scarcity due |
| hairs | | | | |
| and the sticky mucus which act in concert to deny | | | | to World War II, xylitol now continues to receive |
| an | | | | more and more attention.What xylitol nose wash |
| entrance to the body.Unfortunately, today's harmful | | | | does is:1. Keep your cilia healthy2. Bathe your cells in a |
| pollutants - cigarette | | | | healthy,alkaline sugar that bacteria don't like.Approved |
| smoke (either personal or passive), diesel fumes, | | | | by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, |
| emissions by vehicles and power plants and many | | | | xylitol is also being actively promoted by many |
| other | | | | dental |
| pollutants - put our cilia at great risk.Cilia moves to a | | | | associations.It's become one of the most popular |
| beat. Usually about 8-15 beats a second. | | | | items in health |
| This transports the irritant toward the back of the | | | | food stores simply because of its many health |
| nose | | | | benefits. |