The Oprah Winfrey Show was my favorite TV show for many years. I learned one essential and helpful thing: washing the nose with water reduces a person’s chance of catching a cold and alleviates allergies. This practice is also referred to as Nasal Irrigation. Washing your nostrils and leaves them clean all the time. Warm water or salt-water is recommended. Washing your nose is not a treatment for a cold, nor should it stop you from visiting your primary care physician when you come down with a cold or are suffering from allergies. Cleansing the nose is a healthy practice for self-care and overall wellbeing…for through the nostrils, God breathed the breath of life (Genesis 2:7, NIV).