Oil Pulling for Multiple Ailments
Keiko (Fairfield, Ca) on 09/20/2013:
I am 47 years old female and started oil pulling one year ago. I had multiple problems such as: forgetfulness, perimenopausal symptoms, bartholin cyst, couple of cysts on arms and legs, hearing loss, allergies, and fatigue. I started oil pulling morning and evening with cold press olive oil for couple of weeks, switched to cold press coconut oil, few weeks later switched to cold pressed sesame oil. Did this for 6 months then only oil pulled 1x a day (switched oils 1x a wk). During this time I also started to eat healthy food organic only (when possible), exercised (walk 1 hr 3x/wk), no meat, bread, pasta or alcohol, meditated (2x wk), sun therapy (whenever I had time in morning), soaked my feet with epsom salt with couple of drops of essential oils, used only natural oils on body as lotions, only baking soda to brush teeth. The first few months I did experience herxheimer effect. The first month I experienced headaches (phlegm), the next month vertigo and the third month neck pain. However, I did not give up and always had energy during the day, but, by evening was tired. After reading so much about oil pulling on EC I new something good was happening and I was in this for the long run. After a year I am feeling like a new person. My menopausal symptoms subsided, no more bartholin cyst, my forgetfulness has subsided, hearing is more acute, and I have more energy. I thank EC and staff for this site and everyone who shares their experiences on the forum. I highly recommend oil pulling. It's easy and inexpensive.
God Bless, Keiko
