mammaruss Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Has anyone here done this?? Did/has it helped you?? If it has, how did it help?? What oil did you use?? I am intrigued!! :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Yes! I use cold-pressed sunflower oil. I had been doing it regularly, but couldn't take it to Ukraine back in the fall. A few weeks ago, dh and I did a detox and I started oil pulling then. Toxins come up through my tongue (gross but true) and ~ 6 days into the detox my tongue gets really yucky. Oil pulling clears that up. I've read stories about people being healed from some pretty extreme stuff, but for me, basically I think it helps keep the toxin level lower and keeps my tongue nice and pink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammaruss Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 I have some sunflower oil --I am not sure if it is cold pressed though?? Should it say somewhere on the bottle?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Cold-pressed is best, but really, any oil will work. You do know that you do it first thing in the morning before you eat anything and swish for 20 minutes - right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammaruss Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 Cold-pressed is best, but really, any oil will work. You do know that you do it first thing in the morning before you eat anything and swish for 20 minutes - right? Yes I do--thanks for asking. I was thinking of starting tomorrow morning--wanted to be sure I have the correct oil on hand. I just hope I don't gag!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 You won't gag. Just don't swallow it ... It's really not bad at all and I think the pay-off is pretty high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 My mom was looking into this for her sinuses. The websites that I looked at really emphasized that it had to be cold pressed. Cindy, how do you know that it keeps your toxin level lower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I know about it , and I have done it several times. I have no idea if it actually did what it claims to do, though, and I didnt really enjoy doing it very much. If it was just 2-3 minutes, could handle it- but 10 or more minutes just was too much to add to my morning routine. I like tongue scraping though- that, I can easily do in 30 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Cindy, how do you know that it keeps your toxin level lower? There's no way that I *really* know, but here's what I do know. When I'm detoxing or sick, my tongue gets nasty. When I'm oil pulling, it stays nice and pink. If that is the ONLY benefit, then it's worth it. I like having a pink tongue. Here's an article that "debunks" oil pulling: http://www.lisabarger.com/oil_pulling_debunked/ It is inconclusive and so I'll continue to go with what I have personally experienced, which is going from a nasty yucky tongue, to a clean pink one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammaruss Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 Well, I tried it this morning! It was not that bad really---until my sinuses started draining!! Wow! I am still blowing my nose!! I could not make it to 20 minutes once I felt the draining--If that is all that it does for me I will be very happy!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Well, I tried it this morning! It was not that bad really---until my sinuses started draining!! Wow! I am still blowing my nose!! I could not make it to 20 minutes once I felt the draining--If that is all that it does for me I will be very happy!!!!Keep me posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 We try strange stuff to be healthier frequently, but I've never heard of oil pulling. Can either of you tell how to do it or refer to a website with instruction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 We try strange stuff to be healthier frequently, but I've never heard of oil pulling. Can either of you tell how to do it or refer to a website with instruction? Yes, please. I have no idea what you-all are talking about. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Here's a link: http://www.oilpulling.com/. If you google "oil pulling" you can find all the information you need. Like I've said, I don't know that it does everything that people say it does, but I do know that it makes my tongue pink. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Okay! This sounds awesome and not out of my realm. I'll let you know my results sometime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammaruss Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 I also have bad gums. I have read on one of the sites that it could possibly help me to make my gums healthier. I am hoping.... The older I get the more open I am to ideas on making my body as healthy as possible---I would have that "oil pulling" was strange in my 20's -- I no longer care if it is strange, as long as it helps!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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