Oil pulling with coconut oil

Do you have any of these problems?

1. Gum problems
2. Tooth pain
3. Bad breath
4. Sensitive teeth

These problems can be decreased or solved with this simple and cheap method.

Did you ever hear of Oil pulling? This ancient ayurvedic detoxing method is originally done with sunflower or other plant based oils. The procedure is as follows:

1. First thing in the morning on an empty stomach and before drinking any liquids (including water), pour exactly one tablespoon of oil into your mouth. 
2. Swish the oil around in your mouth for 20 minutes without swallowing it. Move it around in your mouth and through your teeth, as if it was mouthwash. You'll find that the oil will start to get watery as your saliva mixes with it. Keep swishing the oil through your mouth.
3. Spit out the oil in a waste bin. Do not spit it out in the sink as the oil can clog the sink.

Enzymes in the mouth are generated by saliva and by swishing oil through your mouth mix the enzymes with the oil. Nobody knows exactly how it works but it appears that this fluid clean toxics and bad bacteria from our mouth.

20 Minutes with oil in your mouth...I hear you thinking. But when you have oral problems, you should really try this. It gives instant relief and in a view days a huge improvement. 

We are used to freshness in our mouth from toothpastes with strong minty tastes that produce foam in our mouth and this method is quit the opposite...oily texture and swishing this liquid in your mouth for twenty minutes is rather long. But it is cheap and really helps, and in my opinion that's what counts.

And apart from the detoxifying effect of the mixture from oil and saliva, the coconut oil has a antibacterial effect and also remineralizes your teeth.

Coconut oilScientists from Ireland have shown that digested coconut oil can neutralize the negative effects of some bacteria that cause caries.

A research team from the Athlone Institute of Technology tested the antibacterial action of coconut oil in its natural state and coconut oil that had been treated with enzymes, in a process similar to digestion. The oils were tested against strains of Streptococcus bacteria. They found that enzyme-modified coconut oil strongly inhibited the growth of most strains of Streptococcus bacteria including Streptococcus mutans – a major cause of caries.

Dr Damien Brady, the lead researcher, remarked: 'Incorporating enzyme-modified coconut oil into dental hygiene products would be an attractive alternative to chemical additives, particularly as it works at relatively low concentrations.'

When you combine this interesting information with the ancient knowledge of oil pulling, you create a very powerful cleansing method which can increase your oral health tremendously.