Oil Pulling - Raw Food Chat

troublesjustabubble:) · 09-30-2008

Hey everyone,

I'm new to this site and today have started oil pulling. Does anyone have any experience with this? I've read all I could find and it seems to be extremely beneficial.

RawFoodGrl · 09-30-2008

I have never heard of it before, and did an internet search out of curiosity.

My first thought is this is really weird, but reading that it's an ancient Auravedic technique, well, perhaps it's worth a try. I am going to suggest it to my boyfriend to see if it helps with a long-term skin infection he's dealing with.

But honestly, I feel like I'm getting enough detoxing and cleasning by being high raw food and doing the occasional Master Cleanse.

eatpraylove · 10-04-2008

Hey there! I am new to this site too, but I have been oil pulling for about a month. I did quite a bit of research on it, and did find a published study on its effectiveness in fighting bacteria in the mouth. Many other diseases and ailments are linked to bacteria's found in the mouth, and so that is one of the strengths of oil-pulling. Some people have also hypothesized that when you oil pull you are sublingually absorbing higher amounts of vitamin E - which obviously would be beneficial to anyone. I personally have noticed that after oil pulling extra mucus in my sinuses and throat are easily cleared, and my head is never "stuffed". I also have noticed that my skin appears and feels more healthy - probably due to the Vitamin E. I had a rash that I have not been able to get rid of for almost a year, and it disappeared after a week of oil-pulling. I do believe that oil pulling is an effective way to aid the immune system, but should be accompanied by healthy eating, sleep, and exercise. Other than that I haven't noticed any life changing results, but there are many thing that happen in the body that we don't see, so I will continue oil-pulling. Good luck!

fluilllenue · 10-12-2008

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