It is interesting that many of my friends at church and at pickelball have had serious sore throats and sinus problems. I used to get sinus and sore throat issues on a regular basis but about 4 years ago discovered a simple safe natural molecule found in both foods and in our own cells that is totally biocompatible and a preventative against virulent bacteria such as streptoccocus and p. gingivalis.
By mixing this “super-natural” molecule with water or saline solution and using a nasal squirt it will eliminate the nastry phelgm by controlling the bacteria and stimulating cellular fluid flow from the mucosa. It works against the bacteria in 3 ways–by first of all stopping their metabolism, next forces them to detach from the tissue and third because it is hypertonic it not only increases the flow of saliva but of liquids or fluids from the lining of mucosal tissue in nasal, sinus, throat, mouth and intestinal mucosa. I call it super-natural because it is naturally found in certain fruits and very healthy vegetables like cauliflower PLUS it is found in almost all our cells in the very important “cell factory” called the mitochondria.
The FDA allow this 5-carbon sugar to be sold as “sugar-free” even though it is 100% sugar….and as a sugar alcohol it is stored in the mitochondria of all our cells…maybe repair and reform RNA (since the core of both mitochondrial RNA and DNA is a 5 carbon pentose sugar. Xylitol is the sugar and it is an open symmetrical sugar that when the open bonds at each end are connected forms a 5 sided-pentose sugar called “Ribose” which is the core sugar of RNA and DNA. One “over the counter medicine” that has helped many people who have taken my advice is a nasal spray called Xlear and was made and discovered here in America by a small town doctor whose children were having both sinus and ear infections. He found that his formula knocked both maladies out. He also came up with a mouth spray that helps get rid of the Strep plaques on the uvula and back throat areas. This formula works well as a preventative when you have a tickle or hoarse throat. I make my own mouth spray using xylitol and a little salt in a small 1 oz. spray bottle.
As a child I almost died of the GI version of Strep. It apparently made me sensitive to throat infections and constant sinus allergies and other sinus issues. However, after regular use of Xylitol (you need to do it incrementally over a period of time) I no longer have sinus infections, allergies, nor sore throats. And frankly my ear wax problems have also gone away. Studies in Finland over 90 years has shown that Xylitol helps to prevent periodontal disease, tooth decay, and even pre-term births. In China they have found that it helps prevent and treat cancer, in Japan that it acts as therapy for the flu, and in Canada that it aids in wound healing.