One of my favorite new super products in alternative medicine is something I sort of stumbled upon this week. I had heard in the past that Grapefruit Seed Extract is very good to have on hand when traveling to other countries to combat food borne illness and prevent the dreaded food poisoning from starting. So I made note of it in my iPhone for future travel and have since forgotten about it. That was until this last week when I was sick with a sinus infection. I was sitting in my local clinic waiting my turn, wondering how much this visit was going to cost me. I decided to start searching natural remedies for a sinus infection. I noticed that on almost every site I came across, Grapefruit Seed Extract was listed. The sites said to put a few drops of the highly concentrated GSE into a Nedi pot and use as usual. I decided to go to my local health food  store and give this a try instead of waiting at the clinic. I did the rinse twice that evening and by later that night my face didn’t have the pressure or pain I was experiencing.

Nedi pots work great on their own, but I think a few drops of GSE gives it an extra boost and is definitely worth a try. The reason GSE is used for sinus infection is because it is highly antimicrobial and therefore wonderful for killing the bacteria that cause infection. While I am still feeling a little stuffed up, my sinus infection seems to be getting better instead of worse like it was before the GSE. Grapefruit Seed Extract has many more uses as well. It can be used as a household disinfectant or used to kill mold in showers when combined with water in a spray bottle, it may prevent cancer due to it’s high content of antioxidants, it is a natural anti-fungal and anti-viral agent, great for toe and nail fungus, safely disinfects fruits and vegetables, boosts the immune system, can be used as a throat gargle for sore throats and even fights strep throat. I recommend keeping it in your medicine cabinet and if nothing else, use it to safely clean your house!