So...I decided to try oil pulling this morning. Ive been reading about the process and the supposed dental benefits from it, and after watching several videos I felt confident I could do this. I intend to purchase unrefined coconut oil to use regularly but I had some cold pressed extra virgin olive oil on hand so decided to give it a whirl. For those of you that dont know about oil pulling, you put a teaspoon to tablespoon of vegetable based oil in your mouth and swish it for 15-20 minutes and its supposed to flush all the nasty bacteria out of your mouth. My experience went something like this: Minute 1- this is reaaally gross feeling...Minute 2-3-ok maybe I can do this if I disctract myself..Minute 4-it swishes like mouthwash now; I got this....Minute 5-oh my God this stuff is tripling in size and Im starting to look rapid..Minute 6-my jaws hurt!!!...Minute 7-ok no I can do this! Minute 8-why are my sinus now draining??? Into the back of throat?!?!...Minute 9- gag reflex won and continued to win for next 2-3 minutes...On the plus side after rinsing thoroughly with salt water and brushing my gums feel pretty nice and my sinuses are insanely clear...looking foward to trying coconut oil now!
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 14:22:34 +0000
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