Oil Pulling Cures Questions
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Peg: 10 minutes would be o.k., but next time add the peppermint oil 1 drop to it. It will make it easier for you as this will neutralize the toxins that are released as the microbes get killed, and it makes it easier for you to do it without problems."
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11/18/2006: Cherokee writes: "I just oil pulled for the first time, for twenty minutes, and the oil was still yellowish upon spitting. I am wondering if perhaps I am a bit less toxic than some? I've been vegetarian for twelve years (i'm 31), don't eat fast food, don't drink soda (or any hf corn syrup), and avoid partially hydrogenated oils at all cost. Any other vegetarians with feedback? Diet has a lot to do with toxicity, so I wonder."Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Cherokee: It is still yellow? Since I am getting many complaints on this, I might as well give you a formal proof. Add a sunflower oil to 1/4 full to a test tube. Then add 1/4 of water. Shake it vigorously for one minute. The solution will be milky white regardless. If you put in too little water, say 1/16, the solution will be mostly yellow. The problem is very likely that your mouth lacks saliva or you put too much oil in the mouth in ratio to the saliva being thus generated. When this happens, you need to drink more water (you might be dehydrated) or alkalize your body. Alkalizing will also increase your saliva. Just take one whole freshly squeezed lemon and add baking soda until no fizz, then add water to 1/2 glass. Take this one a day at least."
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02/20/2008: Jennifer writes: "I actually have a question about oil pulling, I have a autoimmune system, (my immune system attacks my body) I'm very sick & tired of being sick & tired, are there ANY SIDE AFFECTS to oil pulling and how safe is it. I don't like taking medicine,(almost died from an allergic reaction, some help science is) I do try to treat things with home remedies, this is the first time I heard of it. Also my bf suffers from crohns disease,rheumatoid arthritis, and had a brain stem stroke, she is only 32 & has 4 kids could this benefit her & could there be any bad effects from meds she is on? Any replies will be GREATLY APPRECIATED! Thank You & God Bless! P.S. Sorry if I posted this wrong!"Earth Clinic replies: "Please read our remedy side effects page."
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ARE THERE OTHER RECIPES/METHODS?
"Check here: Oral Detoxification"
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02/22/2008: Jennifer writes: "I actually have a question about oil pulling, I have a autoimmune system, (my immune system attacks my body) I'm very sick & tired of being sick & tired, are there ANY SIDE AFFECTS to oil pulling and how safe is it. I don't like taking medicine,(almost died from an allergic reaction, some help science is) I do try to treat things with home remedies, this is the first time I heard of it. Also my bf suffers from crohns disease,rheumatoid arthritis, and had a brain stem stroke, she is only 32 & has 4 kids could this benefit her & could there be any bad effects from meds she is on? Any replies will be GREATLY APPRECIATED! Thank You & God Bless! P.S. Sorry if I posted this wrong!"Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "For my experience, an autoimmunity is due to a fungus like organism and heavy metals. That two is the major cause I have found and treating these two cause I have found to work the best. In event of an autoimmunity, I prefer much more to alkalize first, preferably 2 tablespoons of lemon juice plus 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water taken twice times a day. The alkalization tend to reduce the autoimmunity if done for at least two weeks. Therefore on the second or third week will I start oil pulling. To minimize the problems from oil pulling from detox effect as minimum and problem free, I will add a drop or two of peppermint oil into the oil, preferably olive oil to enable the reduction of heavy metals which tends to cause autoimmunity, by pulling heavy metals out of the saliva, which are circulated and recirculated constantly in the body. I will keep the oil pulling to do only 5 minutes or less would be sufficient enough to remove heavy metals. This can be once a day or preferably every other day. Finally the most important remedy against autoimmunity is the borax remedy which a minimum of 1/4 teaspoon of borax dissolved in one liter of water, plus perhaps 30 drops of 3% H2O2. The only reason why H2O2 is added to help increase energy in case the autoimmunity caused a weakness to the system. If there is too much H2O2 and causes some headache, I may take 1000 mg of sodium ascorbate vitamin C, which goes away relatively quick within a couple of hours. These are just the bare basic remedy that I have found most important for me. In addition the adding of d-mannose 500 mg taken three times a day is also helpful too. It prevents pathogens from attaching to healthy cells, however, I have found xylitol and even mannitol to have similar effects also. I have noticed that the above remedy were also helpful to Crohn disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. But in case of arthritis, the borax remedy needs to be taken 4 or 5 days out of a week, and 1/2 teaspoon of xylitol were at least added to help. The d-mannose 1/2 teaspoon can also be substituted or added also. Finally in emphasis of rheumatoid arthritis 20,000 i.u. of vitamin D2 and vitamin K2 250 mcg taken once a day further helps in emphasis of that condition. Glucosamine sulfate were only moderately helpful on the joint, at least in the short run."
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CAN I HEAT UP COCONUT OIL FIRST?
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Alex: Yes in colder climates, coconut oil is solid. In Thailand, where the weather is hot it is not. At temperature of cool room temperatures coconut oil is solid.
There are generally two ways you can get around the problem. One is to heat it up a bit. The other is to mix coconut oil with sunflower oil or olive oil. The desired temperature to melt the coconut oil without burning your tongue is between 100-103 degrees Fahrenheit. Which is only about 2 degrees above body temperature of 98.6 Fahrenheit.
In practice, just warm enough that the coconut oil melts where it doesn't burn your fingers and that temperature is very likely safe. If you add sunflower oil or olive oil now and mix it well, this may lower the the temperature to being a solid, and make it easier to use.
Lighter oils, I think, pull heavy metals better such as rosemary oil or linalool found in chinese parsley (coriander), but coconut oil I think makes for better antiviral and possibly antifungal properties. Each oils have their own uniqueness and it is why some oils is not recommended when you have a colds, such as sunflower oil, since has less antiviral capabilities than that of coconut oil."
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CAN I NEUTRALIZE EMERGING TOXINS?
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Susan: Adding some peppermint oil one drop when adding to the sunflower oil will reduce or neutralize the toxins whenever bacteria are killed. This would have reduce any negative problems experience by the oil pulling. Drinking ACV + baking soda before oil pulling, say 2 tablespoon of ACV plus 1/4 baking soda plus 1/2 glass of water will also neutralize many toxins if bacteria and microbes do get killed and the negative effects from oil pulling should be lessened."
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11/30/2006: Jackie writes: "I have been "oil pulling" for over a month now, and I generally spit it out after about one minute. At that time it is already a foamy whitish color. Am I still getting the benefits if I do not rinse for the full 20 min.?"Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Jackie: For 1 minute? Generally, no. The possible exception is removal of heavy metals in your mouth. You can lessen the time but still not 1 minute, but you must add other things! 1 minutes is quite acceptable if you have a reaction against it as the bacteria dies, it releases the toxins too much for your body to take.
The idea of the 20 minutes came from microbiology where if you treat the oils long enough (sunflower oil, but really coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil) often kills most organism during that period.
The kill time can be lessened if you were to add tea tree oil one drop (very hot for some) and detoxify and kill (one drop of peppermint oil), but still 1 minutes is not enough, 2-3 minutes I think is the bare minimum for most kills to be effective and this means you must add the peppermint oil and the tea tree oil together - if you can stand it! So yes, you can shorten the time, but you have to add the other oils too. The addition of soap powder (or toothpaste) mixed with it, to the oil pulling will also speed the killing and this might be possible to get closer to 1 minute, but still difficult.
It must be recognized that certain oils are more effective in killing. For example if it is candida, then maybe olive oil and tea tree oil. If it is a cold viruses or sore throat from viruses, then it is coconut oil with some soap solution, and/or tea tree oil and/or peppermint.
The time should not be fixed since some people cannot take it. The reason is simple: when the organisms get killed, they release a toxin. The toxins can be detoxify or neutralized with the peppermint oil.
In case of removal heavy metals, 1-2 minutes is enough. If by chance you experience negative reaction of oil pulling which often happens during the first 3 days, then I often suggest to try only 3-5 minutes. 1 minute will not be enough to kill the organism, the figure is a bit closer to 3 minutes and this is with the tea tree and peppermint oil too.
The true deciding factor is really not the benefits you will get it anyway albeit less, it is how you can tolerate the thing! If you can't tolerate doing it for 10 minutes, the optimum is somewhere closer to 5!
Most of these problems are the toxins released when they get killed in some instances, the solution remains clear even AFTER 30 minutes. In this instance, much of the problem have to do with LACK of saliva, in which case you must modify by adding water to the mixture. In your case you have plenty of saliva, but that doesn't mean the organisms get killed.
While I don't want to get oil pulling into an orthodox protocol, it must be realized that olive oil might be effective against bacteria and fungus, and coconut oil more effective against viruses, while sunflower oil are best overall and is a bit more effective in removal of free heavy metals, again this is just my observations. The deciding factor is you need to know their components and what they are effective against, such as oleic acid (olive oil), lauric acid (coconut oil, and linoleic acid (sunflower oil but also have oleic too). This is why sunflower is generally better. It is high in both linoleic acid and oleic acid. Since many people are not aware that linoleic have antibacterial properties, here is a research which quite related to sunflower oil in the components. See below. Ted
Antibacterial activity of linoleic and oleic acids isolated from Helichrysum pedunculatum: a plant used during circumcision rites. Dilika F, Bremner PD, Meyer JJ.
Department of Botany, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
The antibacterial activity-guided fractionation of the dichloromethane extract of leaves of Helichrysum pedunculatum resulted in the isolation of linoleic and oleic acids. Linoleic acid inhibited the growth of all the Gram-positive bacterial species tested with the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) varying between 0.01 and 1.0 mg/ml. Oleic acid was active against three of the five Gram-positive bacteria at a MIC of 1.0 mg/ml. Both compounds were inactive against the Gram-negative species tested. A synergistic effect between the two fatty acids was observed against Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus kristinae.
PMID: 10925024 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]"
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01/20/2007: Michal writes: "I want to ask if flaxseed oil can be used for oil pulling?"Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Michal: Most oils can remove heavy metals buildup that occurs in the mouth and the body, but flaxseed won't kill microbes as well as sunflower oil, as it is more of a food then an anti microbials. However, people with low omega 3 or imbalance in essential oils may find flaxseed oil beneficial for them more than sunflower oil. To get some kind of antimicrobial properties for flaxseed, perhaps adding a drop of tea tree oil might help."
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CAN IT CURE/REVERSE TOOTH DECAY?
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Amrita: Oil pulling will reduce cavities by removing the heavy metals and killing the bacteria. But if you want to at least stop any advancement, I think a mouthwash using hydrogen peroxide 1% done before the oil pulling until there is no more fizz or bubbles when you do it may appreciably reduce it. It takes me about an average of 3 times of the H2O2 for me to help.
The other issue is to take at least 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda twice a day. An alkaline body reduces cavities and at least to some extent bacteria colonies in the mouth. For example, my own cavities have actually stopped from further worsening condition and toothaches are no longer present. But you may still need to get them filled nevertheless. A tooth may not exactly heal itself, but you can take molybdenum supplements to further delay the cavities but you won't be able to reverse them."
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01/28/2008: Elisabeth writes: "I posted a question on the 23 of Jan, which I can't find on your site. I am concerned about oil pulling as I found out that both sesame and sunflower oil have a pH of 5 and I am wondering if oil pulling can damage tooth enamel. My teeth have been hurting and have become more sensitive after 5 months of oil pulling. Best regards"05/11/2008: Nicole from Chicago, IL replies: "Response to Elizabeth (01/28/2008) regarding Oil pulling and dental enamel: I don't think oil can have a ph. Ph is the proportional concentration of H ions to OH ions when an organic compound is dissolved in water. If H is higher the solution is acidic and if OH is higher, alkaline. Both alkaline and acid solutions are somewhat caustic because these unstable ions are "looking for" other molecules with which to react. Oil cannot be dissolved in water, so as far as I know, it cannot alter the ph of a solution."
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04/09/2008: Angela writes: "Wanting to try oil pulling. Can a person with braces try this or will the oil damage the braces?"Reply to this Question E-mail this Question Print this Question Back to Top
11/13/2006: Janet writes: "I read oil pulling is not recommended for those taking antibiotics before dental work. Should I stop oil pulling since I do this? I have constant canker sores and was hoping this would be a remedy for me. Can I just not oil pull before dental work? I don't understand the harm. Thank you."Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Janet: A canker sore remedy is often to acidic body and constant constipation, or minor consitipation where the body has no ready means of getting rid of the toxins. I would prefer you just take baking soda + citric acid 1/4 teaspoon each to 1/2 glass of water and take it 2 times a day, once in the morning and one before bedtime. Monitoring urinary pH is important that you get it within pH of 6-7. Most people with canker sores have urinary pH of just 5-5.9. Eating less fried foods, eating slowly, and less sugar, no potato chips, chocolates and no fruit drinks will help much. Taking some milk of magnesia will help reduce constipation the safest, if the formulation contains no aluminum compound.
The reason why it is not done before dental work is the fear of herx effect occuring after dental work. So if you are doing oil pulling presently and you have no problems with this, no herx effect, then you can continue to do so. Adding peppermint oil one drop to one teaspoon can often reduce the Herx effect."
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06/12/2007: Fran writes: "Question re oil swishing I mentionned your site to a friend who was very enthusiastic and tred the sunflower swishing oil. She did this treatment religiously morning and night. after a few days she had diarrhea for a couple of days and abdomen pain which after a day or two was almost gone but after another 2 days she had something come out from her bowels a dark jelly fish-like come out from her bowel movement. I wished she would have kept it for analysis but she didn't. So I'm wondering what could this be.Hope you can help me understand. She is almost scared to keep on the treatment. Fran"Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "The conditions you mentioned is often called colon cleansing. The stringy jelly black brown substances are what causes the disease.
It was actually first popularized Dr. Bernard Jensen (he is most well known for iridology, but colon cleansing is a more valuable contributions, I believe) who first popularized the use of colon cleansing, but it might happen to some people doing oil pulling with a very unhealthy colon full of food and protein, and gelatin like substance that is toxic for the body.
In fact I have seen people who are cured of dark circles under they eyes whenever these substances that exist in your body are removed. Some gross out pictures are available for you to peruse here:
http://www.curezone.com/image_gallery/bowelcleanse/002/
There are actually thousands of picture from other places if you use proper keywords to find them. What I used was simply Bernard Jensen, was more than sufficient to find a couple of them using google image search.
The colon cleansing effect don't happen for people who have healthy colon and it is possible that people who do oil pulling can have colon cleansing effect, provided they have an unhealthy colon.
So the fact that the body clears out the substance is good news. To keep that toxic substance causes autointoxication of the body that can lead to all kinds of sickness.
It is therefore something not to be feared of but something I would like to get rid of myself. Unfortunately, I believe my colons are already healthy and clean due to life long alkalization I do. Therefore it often occurs on people who have a lifelong or frequent constipation or bad dietary habits if those stringy jelly substance should exist. They can anywhere from a couple of inches to several feet long, by the way! But the pictures are still nevertheless interesting, if you don't get grossed out!"
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COULD I BRUSH WITH OIL INSTEAD?
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "You can do oil pulling by using the oils and use the toothbrush it too. It will remove less heavy metals, but to do something is better than not doing anything. The saliva with the heavy metals won't get absorbed by the oil and thus remove less. You don't have to do 20 minutes, just pretend the oil pulling is a regular mouthwash and follow that with using water to remove the excess oils from the mouth."
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Midwest writes: "I've been experimenting with oil pulling, and I've been using sesame oil. I also eat/drink 3 T of coconut oil a day for health reasons, and I'm wondering why (since CO is so good for so many things) I couldn't use the coconut oil for pulling? Any thoughts? Thanks."Reply to this Question E-mail this Question Print this Question Back to Top
04/23/2008: Maggie writes: "I have just read your articles on "Oil Pulling". I have been diagnosed with a "deep" sinus infection on an MRI that stopped the healing process of my dental extractions. I have two openings in my mouth, one from a root perforating the sinus and another from sinus eroding the roof of my mouth.I wonder if it is safe to do this oil pulling while these holes are present. I am desperate to get rid of this. I also suspect that the infections are loaded with yeast! They want to treat me with stronger antibiotics!! I took the saliva test and it was a positive.
Can oil pulling help yeast? Will my mouth get worse?
I really don't know what to do...so I'll give this a try.
And let you all know."
Gean from Salina, Kansas replies: "Dear Maggie, You might try the hot/cold treatment to stimulate circulation and healing. Get two basins, fill one with hot water, as hot as you can tolerate it, and the other with ice water - put ice cubes in it. Have a kettle of hot water nearby to keep adding to the hot basin as you go along. Get a cheap snorkel and breathe through that while you put your face into the hot water for 3 minutes, then the cold water for 30 seconds. Repeat this cycle of hot/cold three times, ending with cold. It's always a good idea to lie down and rest for 1/2 to 1 hour after hot/cold treatments, as the rest increases the white blood cell activity considerably."
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05/21/2007: Eric writes: "Hi Ted, I have been searching for good dental hygiene most of my life. The last 6 years I eat mostly only organic raw foods. Lately I started fish oil and some wild salmon and a little raw butter. I am in a serious situation which has been hereditary and lifelong. I am 57 and when I was very young I had 2 teeth pulled for decay ..maybe too much sugar. I had my first gum surgeries in my 30's and have had many many surgeries maybe 30 or 40 because I didn't know better. 15 years ago I had a major breakdown in my mouth and had bridge work done all over and caps and root canals etc. One day eating a sandwich some front tooth just fell out. About 6 years ago and 2 years ago I had a total of 5 implant teeth on both sides uppers. Recently my dentist told me he wants to take out my last 11 teeth because of decay and put in implants and bridges. This really sent me on a journey to see everything I can do to save these teeth. My friend told me about oil pulling with sesame oil to stop decay . this is my problem and the teeth have no foundation, decay all around. I want to stop the decay and I want to grow back enamel. I use a very green diet the last month .. Green smoothies, lots of chlorella, and minerals . I have gold and some other metals from the bridgework and reconstruction and titanium in the implants. Yesterday morning I did 20 minutes with sesame oil and a few hours later my whole mouth was hurting.. And feeling infected in 4 places . top and bottom back left and right. 3 of them have reduced and are a bit tender . the spot on the lower right is still sore and I feel a bit of a bump that wasn't there on my gum. I don't know if I am a good candidate for pulling with oil or perhaps use the other ways you suggest. I hope from what I have shared that you might be able to advise me about pulling oil as an alternative for me. I do want to get rid of heavy metals and any other toxins, I don't know if I want all the bridge and teeth work to fall out. I don't know if this is detox from the oil pulling and if I should keep doing it."Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Eric: Excessively decaying teeth is a sign of a severe mineral deficiencies in particular I found to be molybdenum. There may be others. The best way to save your teeth is get a good hair mineral analysis and see what mineral is missing. Oil pulling is not recommended for excessively rotting teeth. In which case an easier way is to take one tablespoon of xylitol in 1/2 glass of water and do the swishing several time. This should stop the decaying in the meantime. Getting the body sufficient levels of molybdenum, magnesium, and zinc is the main issues along with the microminerals to save your teeth. The dose for molybdenum, in such emergency consequences is 25 mg - 50 mg/day taken for about a month period. Zinc gluconate 50 mg/day taken every other day for a month. Finally magnesium citrate or magnesium gluconate 250 mg taken for 5 days out of a week. Very few people know that vitamin B complex helps in the healing of gums and tissues as well as the sodium ascorbate vitamin C necessary for the healing of tissues. Therefore B complex, usually of 100 mg of each, except in mcg for B12 and folic acid, is taken every other day and sodium ascorbate vitamin C or rosehips vitamin C 2000 mg should do the trick. The body needs to be sufficiently alkalized for healing to take place and 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water taken in the morning and another 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda taken in before bedtime for a couple of weeks, before reducing to 1/4 teaspoon x 2 times a day should help further reduce the bacteria load."
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11/13/2006: Kathy writes: "my question is as follows: does anyone else have trouble with the oil not becoming clear or white after 20 minutes? My mouth gets very full of saliva at this point, but the mixture is still slightly yellow. I have trouble making it that far and not sure I could continue any longer. I've been told that my saliva is very thick (by dentists) thus causing plaque issues. Could this be the reason it takes so long?"11/23/2006: Suzy from British Columbia, Canada replies: "This is in response to Kathy from Nashville. I have done oil pulling for the 2nd day now (20 minutes each) and I have also experinced a yellowish color and thin (not the white thick). My tongue feels very clean from it. I am thinking maybe I donot have very many heavy metals in my body as the reason?? I am healthy and I have done a blood analysis 2 years ago and told that I have some heavy metals but not many?? Also I have been doing the 1/4 tsp baking soda and 1/4 tsp citric acid for about a month now and my ph levels are at healthy levels. So I also question why the oil is not turning a white, but I will try more."
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Kathy: A thick saliva can mean that you don't drink enough water or are partially dehydrated. It could also mean that the body's acid/alkaline is not balanced. Often a thick saliva whenever I have in the past, is that I am not alkalized enough, or don't take enough zinc supplements, such as zinc acetate, 25 mg/day for at least a week and take some 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda to 1/2 glass of water to twice a day, at least.
The body's antioxidant level is low. To increase the antioxidants consider taking one whole lemon freshly squeezed and add baking soda until there is no more fizz then add water to 1/2 glass and take it at least once a day. One person I know who had trouble raising his pH had to take at least 4 times a day, just to get normal pH, as he is sick, so the body is very acid.
The best ways around the oil pulling problem is just take only 1/2 tablespoon and swish around with constant change in the oil. You need not wait for 20 minutes as prescribe if you know how the logic was was thought up in the first place.
Basically microbiologist know that oils such as linoleic acid will often kill most of them within 20-30 minutes. I have even checked heavy metals presence with some vigorous swishing of less than even 1-2 minutes and there it was.
Therefore in event it does not get yellow, don't worry. Just use less oil, but change it more often in between, every 2-5 minutes would be o.k. assuming your toxic load is high. If you this for 20 minutes the results will still be the same, even if it is still mostly yellow, most of the toxins will be killed regardless.
Should the process causes sore throat, then just add peppermint oil to the sunflower oil. That would be enough to neutralize the toxin. Often brushing your teeth first will help, but in event it does not help, try supplementing with zinc and consider taking baking soda for a least a week. Take plenty of water, the saliva should thin itself by then."
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03/15/2007: Katie writes: "I would like to try oil-pulling, but I am wondering how it works on the liver/bile. It seems that tasting oil would cause the brain to signal other parts of my body to kick in and get ready to do their jobs -- the mouth salivates, the stomach acids churn and the liver begins to squirt bile to digest the fats that are coming down the esophagus. So when I spit out the fat that my body thinks is coming and interrupt the digestion process I've set in motion, doesn't that cause a problem? Are toxins from my liver now loosed and not being dealt with?"Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Katie: When it does so, just like the act of using mouthwash or using toothpaste, there might be a physiologic response. But in effect by doing so detoxifies the body of accumulated toxins."
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DRINK OR RINSE WITH WATER AFTERWARDS?
Earth Clinic replies: "You should drink the water, not just rinse with it. Sorry about the confusion -- we just clarified this on the OP main page."
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GAG REFLEX -- HOW TO GET OVER IT
Jacie from USA replies: "Regarding Oil Pulling. This is a reply to Caroline from Boston, MA and for anyone else who might be experiencing the reflex to swallow the oil. I myself don%uFFFDt have the same response to swallow the oil but I thought your question was interesting and have been giving it some thought. I have only just started oil pulling, so I don%uFFFDt have a lot of experience or any results to report yet, nor am I in the health field, but I wanted to offer you some ideas. Here are some suggestions, and if anyone with authority on this topic can offer any corrections or cautions, please do so:
1) Consider using less oil, perhaps you won%uFFFDt have that internal nudge to reduce the amount in your mouth.
2) Conversely, consider using more oil, perhaps the sensation of fullness in your mouth may actually diminish the swallow reflex, by reducing the association with eating; and trigger an acceptance that "this is for swishing only%uFFFD.
3) Try a different type of oil. I am just using extra virgin olive oil right now because that is what I have on hand. As much as I revere olive oil for it%uFFFDs many health benefits and uses in cooking, I don%uFFFDt have a desire to swallow a whole mouthful; it does have a strong and distinct taste. (Great stuff, otherwise!)
4) Consider adding some toothpaste to your mix, it may cause your reflex system to associate the oil pulling with your habit of not swallowing your toothpaste when you brush your teeth. I don%uFFFDt know if any of the ingredients, natural or synthetic chemicals, in either the conventional or natural types of toothpaste might be contraindicative to oil pulling. (For myself I have recently switched to an all natural brand in order to stop taking the fluoride.) Perhaps a chemist such as Ted, or someone who has more background in OP might offer their opinions about this suggestion. Please jump in here, I%uFFFDm just tossing out an idea, maybe someone can build upon it.
5) Be gentle with yourself. Say, OK I found I can handle 2 minutes doing this, that%uFFFDs great! Now this time I%uFFFDm going to try for 3 minutes. Whatever amount of time I accomplish, I will acknowledge my efforts & my success! Literally pat yourself on the back afterwards. Slowly work up to more time.
6) Use your mind as an ally. Rather than focusing on trying %uFFFDnot%uFFFD to swallow, focus instead simply on the sensation and movement of swishing. It%uFFFDs like the old pink elephant test %uFFFD if you try not to think about a pink elephant, what do you think about? A pink elephant, of course. So in this case you want to keep your thoughts focused only on what you DO want. First, get relaxed, take some enjoyable deep breaths. Imagine that you are going to have a pleasant experience. Be very present to what you are doing. Perhaps create a routine of where to swish first, second and so on, in order to help your concentration. You could create a rhythm. Try putting on some favorite music! You might laugh, but, don%uFFFDt you agree things are more effective when they are fun and not so serious?
7) Along the same lines you might like to use some visualization imagery, like seeing in your mind%uFFFDs eye some waves in a pool being splashed about as people are playing and having a good time in the sunshine. It would help keep your attention on your goal and the positive image creates positive endorphins. You don%uFFFDt have to see a vivid picture, just work with whatever association or image you come up with. Any of this should get easier with practice. Trust yourself!
A side note: using positive imagery whenever you can is very helpful in home remedies and all healing!
Peace, Light & Blessings!"
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02/10/2007: Ally writes: "Hello, I was wondering if it would be safe for me to try oil pulling. I am a 16 year old girl... I'm not sure if oil pulling would be too strong for me. I was thinking about trying it to help my keratosis pilaris and acne. I was also wondering if it would be able to help with hormonal problems. I haven't started my period yet and I don't really want to have to end up taking hormone shots. Also I'm scared to start OP because of the worsening of any conditions. Any advice on what kind of oil I should use in my situation, how long I should do it, or even if should try it at all would be helpful. Thanks a bunch!"Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Ally: If you fear it may worsen the condition, then consider just using peppermint oil, apply lightly over the skin to at least control acne. Peppermint is a strange one, it has some hormonal properties without the need for hormonal shots. It is hormonal like, in a way like licorice extract, but it works differently. Licorice is more adrenal-like, while peppermint works more or less directly on the hormones, especially in acne reduction.
In fact, you can add a drop or two of peppermint oil in your water if it works well for you. You can also add plenty of peppermint oil in your baking soda in the mouth wash for example.
If you respond positively to peppermint oil, the next step might be to try some oil pulling with a couple of drops 2-3 of peppermint oil and just do it for 5 minutes and slowly increase the time as long as you respond positively.
Never use an oil pulling if you are presently having a flu or a cold coming as oil pulling is more helpful against bacteria rather than a virus. For viruses, hydrogen peroxide 1% with baking soda seems more suitable method of killing them."
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02/09/2008: Sam writes: "Hi, I am wondering if castor oil is another oil that can be used for OP. It has worked miracles for my family externally and does pull things out like ingrown nails and hair. So would this be a good choice for OP. Thanks for your time."Earth Clinic replies: "No feedback thus yet on anyone trying castor oil! If you do try it, please let us know the results!"
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HELP FOR CRAMPING, PAIN, AND GAS?
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Quite often oil pulling is improperly done, the newer remedy requires that oil pulling is done between brushing of teeth. That means brushing teeth, oil pulling, then brush teeth again to remove the remaining oils. Quite often the peppermint oil is ADDED to the oil pulling to reduce the toxins as peppermint oil neutralizes them.
However in the condition of GERD, it would make more sense to use just baking soda alone, or baking soda with apple cider vinegar.
The remedy for baking soda alone, considering the average above weight would likely be more like 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water taken twice a day on an empty stomach.
Or 2 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar plus 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water taken twice a day on an empty stomach, once in the morning and once in the evening.
As to the condition of the cramps, this would indicate the body's inability to cope with excess oils or oily food so it really helps to reduce dietary oily foods especially during dinner, and if oil pulling is suspected to at least do the alkalizing remedy for a couple of weeks.
It is might be suspected somewhat that trace oil pulling toxins is what causing it. However, a more LIKELY scenario appears to be that ONLY apple cider vinegar were used, and whenever the body is already acidosis (most people do acidosis problem due to common western diet), the body's bicarbonate is lacking and bicarbonate is an alkaline substance.
With sufficient alkalinity is what protects dangerous pathogenic bacteria from forming since they tend to grow better in acidic medium, such as between pH of 5 to 6.0, while baking soda is about 8, and the intestinal tract is actually generally alkaline in nature. It has to be that way to neutralize the acid coming from digested food done by the stomach. In event the body cannot neutralize the acid from digested food from the stomach due to insufficient alkalinity, the acid will burn the intestinal tract causing an abdominal cramps. In this case a simple baking soda would have resolve this problem.
However a quick remedy but not necessarily a long term solution is a small dose of milk of magnesia, to neutralize the excess acidity too. However the amount I used always are less than what the bottles recommend such as one teaspoon of milk of magnesia (without the aluminum please!) in one half glass of water and drink that. However, I always will need to take the baking soda nevertheless, for a long term solution and take them (ideally) 5 days out of a week. Some magnesium citrate or magnesium supplements (I don't like epsom salt that much) is the one I think has the least problems and the dose appears to be about 250 mg/day. I prefer to dissolve it with 1/4 teaspoon (approx 250 mg) of magnesium citrate in 1/2 glass of water instead of using the capsules or tablets since it is less destructive to the intestinal tract using a diluted formula instead of a concentrated tablet along the intestinal tract. In some cases these tablet forms don't even dissolve in a glass of water after 15 minutes, which is why I make a habit to chew, grind, or anything so that I get the substance such as dissolving them in a glass of water completely.
Finally most Aloe vera drinks have a problem in itself because of the sugar that was added. The sugar tends to fuel GERD bacterium which makes it worse also. So to get the body more acid, more sugar, oily food, are some of the things which fuels GERD problem therefore doing the opposite would be helpful in relieving such a problem."
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HELP! DIRTY OIL SPLASHED IN MY EYE!
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Oil pulling, should it get into the eye, is relatively benign and won't cause danger. Just wash the face with soap and water and rinse the eyes with plenty of water. Get some commercial eye wash, if you feel whatever got in your eyes is irritating them."
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HOW ARE METALS AND BACTERIA REMOVED?
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Desiree: Basically the oil pulling does not really remove dental fillings, it removes free radical heavy metals and it is somewhat of a lubricant to the metal fillings that are already loose and this is actually why, in rare cases, they can come out. However, you have a much better chance of losing the heavy metal fillings by eating taffy or toffee and other sticky candies or even chewing gum.
If you were ever a scientist who needs to check the presence of a heavy metal, it is a well known fact that heavy metals are oil soluble. Metals are hydrophobic, so if it sees oil it immediately dissolves itself.
Take myself for example -- trying to make a heavy metal tester. I needed a test tube, an appropriate chemical that changes color in presence of free heavy metals (such as a dithizone), and a liquid medium that can pull heavy metals so that dithizone can check for heavy metal presence. If I were to drop dithizone directly on to the food to see it, it would be difficult unless I concentrate the metals onto an oil and then check for the color changes. Therefore, most oils, including benzene, diesel fuel oils, and even vegetable oils are ideal candidates I use to to get heavy metals into the oil solution so I can test for heavy metal presence. This is why autistics improve after taking cod liver oil. What the cod liver oil and even chinese parsley (high in linoleic oil) do is they pull the metals into these oils so the body can easily get rid of them via the feces and urine in much lower concentration. Oils have a tendency to be limited soluble in the presence of water and this is why it also goes out the urine. It doesn't take much to get some heavy metals out, but autistics do improve in learning and communication. Most autistics today are a result of mercury and aluminum tainted vaccines and it was the result of the active parents to get legislation to prevent these vaccines to thank. With such stock piles of course, the drug companies needed a way to rid of them by exporting to developing countries and foreign importers. So the problem merely gets reshuffled. In the end, we need to take actions by at least removing some heavy metals before they accumulate in our body to cause neurological disorders."
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HOW DO I DEAL WITH SIDE EFFECTS?
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Mary: Of course there is and always will be a negative feedback from pretty much any remedy! People in general do not post feedback as much as they should. I basically have two kinds of feedback, those with real problems and those who post false information. Don't worry, I can tell which is which!
I did get very sick all that day and night with pains in my stomach, with a lot of gauging and then vomiting two globs of mucous.
This is a common herx effect. Whenever the pathogen dies off, it releases a toxin. Normally the herx effect lasts about 3 days. If you want to minimize the herx effect there are several steps you should take. First, after the swishing, prepare a warm water and add a couple of drops of peppermint oil. The peppermint oil, the worse it taste (too hot or too cold) the more you need it. Use this as a mouthwash and do it a couple of times. Most of the toxins should be neutralized.
Second, just drink strong cup of tea unsugared with a couple of drops peppermint oil in it. Always start with one drop.
A green tea might be better as it might have more tannins. Tannins are basically an interesting chemical that I love to play with.
Basically, it has a tendency to react with any foreign toxins and proteins neutralizing them and it becomes benign.
Peppermint contains menthol, and chemically it is unusual in its own right in reacting with certain bacterial and viral toxins along the way neutralizing them too.
This should stop the herx reaction pretty quick. But the speed will vary since everyone's body chemistry are different.
Personally I would much prefer to use pure tannic acid and menthol crystals, but they are much harder to measure and use for most people. So I will keep this remedy simple.
she would not be able to do this because she has to take antibotics before having any dental work and that bacteria attacks the lining of the heart.
Antibiotics alone have a tendency to create toxins primarily causing yeast infection or candida afterwards.
In that case oil pulling would not be the way to go, as the body is overburdened with heavy metal and bacteria which could cause a stronger herx reaction.
As a result, eating chinese parsley (cilantro) for about a week would be the preferred way to reduce the heavy metal burden. Take it one week, do nothing the second week, and continue on the third week.
To reduce the possible yeast built up besides the chinese parsley, taking some tea with one drop of rosemary oil or peppermint oil in a strong cup of unsugared green tea would do. Most tannins are good in that it does not increase the iron burden to the body, especially if they are not black in color, but will reduce the iron burden.
This is good since the major source of food for most fungus, bacteria and candida is the iron that they create by creating an enzyme hemolysis which kills the red blood cell creating an anemia, but yet overburden the body with iron. Just reduce taking sugar should help a lot. If oil pulling is not your cup of tea, you can modify the oil, by adding one drop of peppermint oil to the sunflower oil or olive oil, to detox the the toxins instead of just keeping it in the oil, the toxins will also get neutralized too. There are many variations I have devised over the course of time doing this, such as rosemary oil, eucalyptus oil, rose oil, etc. but peppermint oil is readily available. And for most people anyway, they are likely to get used to the peppermint already in used with most commercial toothpastes in the market at least for a century. Ted"
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HOW DO I KNOW IF IT'S WORKING?
How do you know that this is working and how should I feel after three months of use? How often should I be doing this? My mouth feels great afterward. I'm just not sure. So I bought a 7 day total body detox cleans which I am on my third day. After this I have bought the Humic Fulvic Acid That Ted mentions about. I will do this daily for life after I complete the detox program. Ted is this too much to be doing. I so want to be healthy. I have the BSM, ACV, VCO, 3% Hydogen P. and started the Lecithin Granules ( apple cinnamon flavor) I love this with Rasberry juice three times a day. I hope to see improvement in my cholesterol. Which I will update on the site after doc visit. Ted please help! I am overwhelmed and need all these. But is it wise to do all this daily? Thank you and I thank God every night for this site and its members. God Bless!"
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Peggy:
'Ted is this too much to be doing. I so want to be healthy.
For me, I don't believe in doing it every day. The body always needs a break, such as a 2 day break once every week at least. My intention of oil pulling is to do it once a day. So the fact that you are doing it twice a day seems a bit too much. For example, people who do chelation therapy typically feel better (more energy) getting less colds, but the effect should be felt on the THIRD month, assuming it's heavy metal toxicity.
A good scheduling of oil pulling is to make sure it does not cause you to be sick too much where the oils overwhelms the body. To prevent that, it is why I added the extra peppermint oil to the oil pulling, as well as doing this between brushing of teeth. There ARE certain people who do oil pulling to feel worse during the oil pulling. So if it feels worse, than the body is rejecting the oils, or the quality of the oils is not good. I get the least effects with the olive oil. As to the reason why, it might be that the component of olive oil might have the some active antiviral which are also found in olive leaf extract that is also found in extra virgin olive oil. Typically most of the problems experience seems to be other oils and the olive oil extra virgin, or virgin has the least of the problems, to such an extent that oil pulling with olive oil sometimes need not be added the peppermint oil. While other oil pulling people use the traditional non-olive oil, such as sesame seed and sunflower, my own experience shows it is the olive oil that people usually don't get sick from. A feeling of a clean mouth is one indicator that the mouth is in good shape and the fact that it is free from noticeable side effect is the other that I might look at. However, a positive oil pulling energy levels is something that is important.
As to the cholesterol issue, taking granulated lecithin at leat for me, weight loss and lower cholesterol is seen on the first month and that I think is quite good.
It should be noted that I take supplements whenever I feel I need to take it, with possible exceptions of alkalizing which has to be taken whenever the pH is off, which in my case, can happen quite often. I am somewhat conservative in my approach and take them whenever I feel the need for it from such symptoms lack of energy, toxicity, and dark circle under the eyes.
While it is true that I do not take them everyday, those that I do take everyday, the body also needs a rest. If a sickness is felt when oil pulling it might mean that the body's level of toxins are high and some "space" is required. Such as instead of doing it everyday, it might mean doing it every other day. If people don't feel side effect and feels better with more frequent use, than, the body is probably telling what is happening to the body. However, even a positive sign, in my instance, still requires we stop two days a week, so that the body can have a time to relax and detoxify itself also. Assuming it was done non-stop, as in some supplements I noted, a pull back is noted on usually 8th day of continuous taking of detoxing supplements, such as chlorella, EDTA, chinese parsley and the like.
My approach is to do it in somewhat extreme moderation and not do too much. The reason why I find this the best is that people sometimes get too enthusiastic and overdo it. Whenever side effects from overdoing things is felt, people than abandon them prematurely. So the best approach is to start slowly, give it a rest such as two days out of a week, as a general rule of thumb.
Yes, it is best to have everything, but at the same time we need not take them everyday, and some we can take it when I feel there is the need. Some exceptions occur with lecithin, getting urine pH to alkaline, and perhaps, oil pulling to some extent, especially if the mouth feels great, and I don't get sore throat from such use.
Technically it is quite possible to do all, if some people feel the need, but even if that is considered, a two day break is still needed. Oil pulling twice a day may seem too much at least for me, but certain people with mouth problems do in fact do that twice a day."
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HOW LONG BEFORE EATING BREAKFAST AFTER O.P.?
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02/12/2007: Sandra writes: "You do a nice job of explaining the need for keeping the oil swishing long enough for the oil to kill bacteria that is pulled from the system. My question is, how long does it actually take for the toxins and bacteria to be drawn out? That's more important to me than suffering the Herx reaction. Thanks."Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Sandra: Generally for oil pulling, most bacteria and microbes are destroyed within 30 minutes. The key issue is not a 100% kill, the issue is that there is not enough bacteria colonies formed to overwhelm the immune system. In microbiology, I am usually happy with a 30 minute kill when most of the colonies are destroyed in an attempt to find ideal disinfectants. There is about a 90% kill during the 30 minutes, and the numbers get a diminishing returns thereafter. So by practical means, 30 minutes for oil pulling is o.k.
If you have little time, then a 1% hydrogen peroxide solution swished in the mouth would get a similar kill rate, in under 3 minutes. But oil is better under certain circumstances if we consider its effectiveness in pulling out free radical heavy metals from the body. This is something hydrogen peroxide cannot do. Most of us to have quite a bit of heavy metals floating in our bodies and they come from metal faucets, pots and pans we used everyday."
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HOW TO CONQUER THE SWALLOWING URGE?
03/12/2008: Suzanne from Dorset, UK replies: "I just wanted to say to Caroline (1/26/2008) that I understand her problem because I get the urge to swallow quite easily too. For me the simple solution is to tip the head forward so that the oil leaves the back of the tongue and mouth for a few seconds. I can then lift my head up and resume oil pulling until the urge to swallow arrives again. In time, you will be able to control it better."
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IS IT OKAY THAT MY SYMPTOMS WORSENED?
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Lauren: The sinus condition is a fungus problem and usually the pain is excess acid buildup. When metals are gotten rid of the parasites die off and release a toxins which in similar ways to a Herx effect. Toxins are generally acid, free radicals and the body can have a reaction.
To best neutralize this problem of Herx and neutralize the toxins are parasites are killed without getting the body's health to be of a problem, take 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water before the oil pulling. Take this about 3 times a day if possible. The dose at this level should be enough to reduce most of the toxins.
The second way thing that you might add to neutralize the toxin, at least taking them around 10.00 to 11.00 a.m. of 6 drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide in 1 glass of water. the peroxide is quite a good detoxifier of harmful toxins being release and should eliminate most of your problems."
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10/24/2006: Laurie writes: "Could you please let me know if it would be O.K. for a child to oil pull? He has cerebal palsy and has suffered with allergies and sinus problems for years. How dangerous is it if he accidentally swallows it? (he doesn't have great control over his mouth. Also I have a daughter who has ADD (Attention deficeit disorder) do you have any home remedys for her? Thanks!"Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Laurie: Allergies and sinus problems will often be greatly helpped with taking zinc acetate, 20/mg, magnesium 100 mg/day, sodium molybdate and fulvic acid. These are four important supplements that helped with allergies and quite a common deficiency often results in allergies.
The other issue is taking some 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda twice a day in 1/4 glass of water, once in morning and once in evening on empty stomach. For children the dose is half that of an adult. Alkalizing pH will restore the health by increasing oxygen necessary to oxidize the bugs. Most of sinus problems is often due to fungus issues, so removing rugs, carpets in the house in a place where the child sleeps should help.
How dangerous is it if he accidentally swallows it? (he doesn't have great control over his mouth. Also I have a daughter who has ADD (Attention deficeit disorder) do you have any home remedys for her?
Swallowing the oil pulling is not dangerous, but accidental oil getting into the lungs obstructing the breathing passages is not good either. Therefore, to remove the heavy metals, giving a small amounts of chinese parsley of 10-20 leaves per day, fresh mixed with food taken on alternate weeks should be greatly helped.
Since heavy metals is at issue, taking 1/8 teaspoon of citric acid plus 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda on 1/4 glass of water should help remove BOTH the bugs and the metals, since sodium citrate is a by product of this reaction will help most of the condition better than just the baking soda alone.
So you just have to decide whether the sinus is more serious or learning difficulty is. Learning difficulty this second formula will work and I have seen some good feedback from this. The secret is that you must do these ONLY ON ALTERNATIVE WEEK. On first week you can give him hydergine, pyroglutamate, citric acid plus baking soda, and chinese parsley. On the second week you do absolutely nothing to allow the body to relax and detox itself. Then on third week you begin again. The children body has a limited capacity to remove the toxins out and they need AT LEAST a week of this. Sometimes I have seen longer. Where the treatment lasts only a week, and for two weeks you do nothing.
However, in case of zinc supplements for a child with this condition, this is even more unusual. You can only give him only 2-3 days and stop and wait for two weeks and begin.
Cod liver oil, fish oil and lecithin given at different times will help remove heavy metals.
I wouldn't recommend oil pulling, I would recommend things that I have seen to worked well with children and just stick to well worn path that I found to have worked extremely well since this protocol was tested and continually improved upon for the last two years for children with learning disorders.
It is important that the child avoids eating any fried foods as oil in fried foods act like a sponge on heavy metals while you are using cooking utensils made from stainless steel. As you know stainless steel have nickel and iron. Nickel people do have a reaction. Just imagine what happens if eat it. Therefore, only boiled foods, baked foods, and as usual no microwave cooking and sweets. No processed food.
To the drinking water, add 1/8 teaspoon of disodium EDTA per liter of water. This will remove any free radical from the body and allows the child to recover faster. I have not decided yet whether this should be continued definitely or to do the alternate week approach. You have to decide that yourself. However, in my opinion use this only on alternate weeks approach and if all goes well you MIGHT consider using this throughout the treatment period.
As before, this protocol has worked very well with children's learning disorders. Carnosine is one supplement that seems to reduce the toxicity of copper and zinc in the brain, but I have at the moment did not receive any feedback from parents on this. Usually when I pressed for it the typical responses is they were cured and no feedback was needed."
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02/13/2008: Suzanne writes: "The EVC Oil I bought is not a liquid Have I missed something here. I love the results of the seasame oil but would like to try the cocnut oil . Do I heat this up a bit or have I made a mistake and bought the wrong stuff? Thank you."Earth Clinic replies: "No, not the wrong item. Coconut Oil solidifies in cooler climates. It will "melt" in your mouth!"
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03/29/2008: Barbara writes: "I want to try oil pulling but can't find a health food store or Trader Joes that carries raw sesame oil. I live in Paso Robles, Calif. San Luis Obispo County. help would be appreciated Barb"Earth Clinic replies: "Try looking online or checking out an Asian or International Market in your area."
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MOUTHWASH WITH IONIZED SILVER?
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Robert: The colloidal silver would help further kill them. It is recommended that it is done only after oil pulling to prevent silver from being pulled by the oil. This way the killing effect of the silver will stay long after the initial mouthwashing with the colloidal silver and will continue the killing."
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05/31/2007: AS writes: "Greetings Ted, I came across the EarthClinic website while looking for a remedy for an annoying tooth ache and read about oil pulling, which I would really, really like to do. I am concerned though about the bacteria increasing - I don't want and can't afford to have any serious problems - I have a hunch that if I start pulling right away, I might have a severe reaction. I know my questions are answered in various places on the Q&A, but I am confused by everything I've read, which is everything that is posted. I hope you have time to answer my questions! Thank you! I still have a few metal fillings which aren't going to come out any time soon, arthritis in my back and hips, generally low energy, pretty consistent brain fog and insomnia, crazy loud ringing in my right ear which sounds like a ciccada symphony at night and drives me mad but seems to decrease if I relax, concentrate and do some version of self- hypnosis in which I tell myself that "the more I hear it, the less I hear it" - it works to some degree - recently have heard some kind of bizarre whooshing sound (like when you put a conch to your ear and hear the ocean) which goes away after a few minutes - am often somewhat bloated after eating - probably parasites that won't go away - (travel a lot in africa, india, middle east, s. america, etc) - had H Pylori last year and was treated with antibiotics and god knows what else - ick, and have been on antibiotics twice in past year as well because of tooth infection - weigh 102 at 5 feet (almost 50 years old), have been through (horrible, awful, terrible) menopause - it's over thank goodness for small miracles! - am not taking any hormone replacement anything - and have a very demanding job in which I am required to keep track of lots of information and relate it in writing on very tight deadlines - having brain fog and insomnia is not helpful at all which is one of the reasons I want to try the oil pulling, in addition to teeth/gums/ arthritis and everything else. Oy. I'm also hypoglycemic with low blood sugar which can get pretty severe at times, coupled with low blood pressure. What a disaster! Except for the H Pylori which I thought was going to kill me and the teeth thing I almost never go to the doctor - I don't really trust them - and often, probably foolishly, just ignore the whole mess and get on with things. Being an eternal optimist and having a sense of humor helps... A LOT! I'm confused about what exactly I should do prior to oil pulling to minimize harsh side effects and for how long I should do it. What I think I understand is that I should squeeze a whole lemon and add some baking soda (how much more or less?) until the fizzing stops and then add 1/2 a glass of good water, and drink this - how many times a day and for how long before starting oil pulling? Also, that if I want to start pulling oil now, I could brush my teeth both before and after, is this right? - to minimize bacteria increasing instead of decreasing. And there is something about adding peppermint oil but if I want to use sesame or sunflower oil, do I also do this? And is sesame/sunflower the best thing for all this? Also, if there are benefits from using other remedies such as Apple Cider Vinegar, hydrogen peroxide or any of the other things you mention in your responses which I don't know what they are but can ask the nice man at the herb store what they are, I would be grateful to know about that as well."Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "You have a multiple sickness, which is why you are confused with the remedies posted in earthclinic. A good toothache remedy, which I don't remember posting in earthclinic is a 1% hydrogen peroxide to be used as a mouthwash. Plus drinking some UNSUGARED without MILK, green tea, and using that too at later part of the day as a mouthwash. The tannins is what is responsible for killing the bacteria in the green tea and it is also anti-inflammatory. A wooshing sound in the ear during the night is a condition of acidosis, magnesium deficiency and vitamin b complex issue. Usually 250 mg of magnesium with plenty of water, and vitamin B complex twice a week, and 8 teaspoon of lemon juice plus 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water should raise the pH after a week or two. The foggy brain is the issue of heavy metal in the body and sometimes septicemia can result in some foggy brain. Chlorella one capsule a day for 5 days out of a week and taking some chinese parsley on some days can help remove it. The low blood pressure, lack of energy is the body's lowered immune system, from very mild case of septicemia, where certain pathogens block normal glandular functions. In this case licorice extract 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day for 2 weeks can help. Licorice extract raise blood pressure, normalizes certain adrenal functions, and kill the certain pathogens all at the same time. Energy levels can generally be raised with 2 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar plus 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water, once in morning and once before bedtime. This is taken whenever energy levels are low, but since the wooshing sounds and lack of sleep is a problem, the lemon baking soda appear that you need this instead, at least for the first 2 weeks, before you can switch alternatively with the ACV and baking soda. As for the oil pulling issue, i usually try people to use that to reduce heavy metal buildup. But if toothaches are a risk, oils do not kill in tiny cavities since they are of thicker constitution than a hydrogen peroxide. In that case, you would use a 1% hydrogen peroxide as a mouthwash instead and use chlorella and/or chinese parsley, plus some green tea to remove heavy metals instead. In case I wasn't clear about oil pulling, peppermint oil is added if people have problems tolerating the use of oil pulling and reduces the toxin buildup whenever peppermint oil is used. Oil pulling is preferably used between brushing of teeth, so that no oil residues is left. First brush your teeth. Second do oil pulling. Third brush your teeth again to remove all the remaining oil pulling. Exception of using oil pulling is when you have toothaches from cavities because oil do not enter readily in tiny area since oil are generally thicker and hydrogen peroxide 1% in practice enters cavities and tiny areas better to kill it."
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NEED TO SPIT AFTERWARDS NORMAL?
08/30/2007: Vini from Perth, Western Australia, Australia replies: "I would like to reply to Therese from Goshen, NY (27/8/07). I read that you shouldn't brush your teeth after oil pulling. Oil pulling should be done first thing in the morning. First brush your teeth in the morning then start oil pulling for 15-20 mins. Wash your mouth with warm water and then have breakfast. You should never swallow the oil that's gargled, it is dangerous."
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