Oil Pulling

2 daily teaspoons of this natural ingredient could save your teeth.  Would that interest you any?  I would think so.  If nothing else you could drastically improve your oral health and whiten your teeth, get rid of bad breath ... by using just 2 teaspoons every day.  And the cost??? Easily affordable.  Pennies a day!  


Introducing: ... OIL PULLING
In case the you don't already know ...it's Coconut Oil!!!  It doesn't really matter which one you choose and it doesn't matter if you don't like the taste because you aren't actually going to eat it?  

Take your 2 teaspoons and put them in your mouth.  If it's kept in a cool place, it will melt in your mouth very quickly.  Now, you're going to swish your mouth with the oil (as you would with water after brushing your teeth) and then spit the oil into the trash.  You may find it's gross but that's besides the point.  If I can get used to it, so can you!

This is what's known as "oil Pulling" and it's a technique that has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries.  The surprising thing is that unlike some of these other "ancient remedies", oil pulling might actually work.  As a result, it's recently becoming very popular.

What precisely does it do?  Among other things, oil pulling will combat halitosis, gingivitis, eczema, acne and more.


How it works???  
The idea behind it is that swishing oil will "draw" the bacteria out from your mouth and from your body in general.  (now ... this isn't really scientifically backed) ... unfortunately, there is NO EVIDENCE that oils do this ... all you have to go on is the thousands of people doing this and believe in it.

BUT ... Science does suggest that oil pulling works to remove bacteria from your mouth, strep mucus specifically, as well as plague.

Did you know that flossing can reduce cancer rates by reducing the amount of bacteria taking its toll on your body's immune system, it stands to reason that oil pulling may be able to do the same thing!!!

Regardless if it's scientifically backed or not ... many people swear by oil pulling and they may well have better teeth and breath as a result. Doing this everyday may seem a little extreme, especially bearing in mind that the recommendation is to swill for a full 20 minutes.  But ... Floss thoroughly, brush regularly and just use this every now and then to get that bacteria count down ... any little bit will help!