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Health See other Health Articles Title: Countless Uses for Coconut Oil – The Simple, the Strange, and the Downright Odd http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/11/18/coconut-oil-uses.aspx Excerpt: Another oral health technique where I believe coconut oil can be quite beneficial is oil pulling. This technique has significantly reduced my plaque buildup, allowing me to go longer between visits to the dental hygienist. (Adding fermented vegetables to my diet has been another game-changer in my oral health.) Oil pulling is a practice dating back thousands of years, having originated with Ayurvedic medicine. When oil pulling is combined with the antimicrobial power of coconut oil, I believe it can be a very powerful health tool. Sesame oil is traditionally recommended, but it has relatively high concentration of omega-6 oils. Therefore, I believe coconut oil is far superior, and, in my mind, it tastes better. But from a mechanical and biophysical perspective, it is likely that both work. Oil pulling involves rinsing your mouth with the oil, much like you would with a mouthwash. The oil is “worked” around your mouth by pushing, pulling, and drawing it through your teeth for a period of 15 minutes. If you are obsessive like me and want even better results, you can go for 30-45 minutes. This process allows the oil to “pull out” bacteria, viruses, fungi and other debris. The best time is in the morning before eating breakfast, but it can be done at any time. I try to do it twice a day if my schedule allows. When done, spit out the oil and rinse your mouth with water. Avoid swallowing the oil as it will be loaded with bacteria and whatever potential toxins and debris it has pulled out. When done correctly, oil pulling has a significant cleansing, detoxifying and healing affect, not only for your mouth and sinuses but for the rest of your body as well. Candida and Streptococcus are common residents in your mouth, and these germs and their toxic waste products can contribute to plaque accumulation and tooth decay, in addition to secondary infections and chronic inflammation throughout your body. Oil pulling may help lessen the overall toxic burden on your immune system by preventing the spread of these organisms from your mouth to the rest of your body, by way of your bloodstream. Poster Comment: I have been doing oil pulling for 1 week. I have very sensitive teeth and have tried numerous commercial teeth whitening products which made my teeth and gums hurt, so I've avoided them for years. After 4 days of oil pulling, my teeth are already whiter and my gums and tongue are pink and very healthy looking. I'm sold. Do a search on oil pulling and read about the many benefits of the practice including relief of arthritis symptoms! Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 2.
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Brushing teeth with bar soap suds then sloshing for a few minutes, rinsing with water followed by saline rinse seems to rid mouth of bacteria, some of which could get into lungs. Also seems to stop tooth abscessing. After all 20 seconds of hand washing with soap is all that's needed to get rid of these interlopers.
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