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Tony (Michigan) on 05/10/2015
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Several years ago ( after turning 40 ), my eye sight started to fail miserably. I also had been diagnosed with periodontal disease that had all but loosened all of my teeth to the point of being able to move them with my tongue. While browsing Earth clinic, I came across a post that someone had mentioned Oil pulling in. After further investigation, I went to my local grocer and found "cold pressed " sunflower oil. I started every morning on an empty stomach, swishing the oil through and around my teeth and gums for 20 minutes. After a couple of weeks my teeth felt like someone had put a string around them and tugged on it. I could no longer move them. They were so solid in my mouth and there were no more stains. I was wearing bi-focal glasses to read because my eyes had gotten so bad. I couldn't read my bible or anything else without them. After only a few months, I had forgotten my glasses and discovered that they were no longer needed. I have continued to oil pull for the last 6 years and have nothing but positive results. Please do yourself a favor and try it. A friend of mine who had psoriasis since she was an infant tried it and it went away until she stopped and it came back again. Thank you for all of your posts.
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Replied By Dag (Florida) on 06/20/2020

Sadly, I've tried to oil pull, but my saliva builds up so much that I have to prematurely spit it out after 5-10 minutes or either accidentally swallow. I even tried a teaspoon of oil. Just makes me want to gag as the saliva builds up.
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Replied By Pam E. (South-Western California) on 09/16/2022

"...Try a smaller amount of oil ... say about a half to one teaspoon. You want to make sure it's comfortable, and it should be an enjoyable experience, not a dreaded one....

"Occasionally, oil pulling can trigger the gag reflex in some people. If this happens, then try leaning your head forward just slightly and using a little bit less oil. Also warming the oil a little can make it thinner and less likely to cause any gagging.... https://draxe.com/beauty/oil-pulling-coconut-oil/

Replied By Pam E. (South-Western California) on 09/16/2022

You don't have to do the 20 mins all in one session! You can do several shorter sessions ... either in a row, or separate from one another through the day!

And whatever amount of oil you want to use, that's up to you! I'm so small, my mouth can't hold both a Tbsp of oil AND all the saliva that accumulates in 20 mins, either! So I start with just a tsp or less!

It's important that we make adjustments when necessary to enable us to do the things that benefit us!

Replied By Charity (Faithville , Us) on 06/20/2020

Walter Last explains that: in his cure for common cold he talks about how you can use tsp of salt or sugar and pull it around in your mouth and it will make the mucus come out of the glands that does not belong there and says if you are sick, to do it several times until the mucus resides and you will feel better. Ted wrote in here somewhere that taking a spoon of soy lecithin granules is equivalent to oil pulling and that is because it emulsifies bad fats out of the body. I guess that includes mucus. Walter talks about how there is good mucus and bad mucus So much to learn, so little time.
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