**OIL PULLING** - STRONGER, WHITER TEETH!!

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Canola oil is only good for machines not for people. Just get some cold pressed olive oil. Throw the canola oil in the garbage.

Did OP for about 5 minutes with sunflower oil.
Tastes neutral. Longer then 5 minutes was difficult, have to get used.

Whether this is BS or not, I don't see how this could possibly hurt anyone so long as you keep your teeth clean after using the oil. I imagine bacteria can eat the oil and produce acid so I you should keep brushing.

What on earth is crackery? Oh the irony is sublime, someone trying to belittle others who try something different yet the ignorant moron doesn't know the term quackery.

warning


this makes all your hair fall out in 3 months

do not try this

Here's an interesting article on dental care. A bit off thread so I snipped it. Not available in the USA, but is available in Canada and much of Europe I think.

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Ozone - A Revolutionary Approach to Dental Care
by Dr. Julian Holmes, ODC

It is a sad fact that every Monday morning, thousands of dentists around the world do not stop to think as they turn on their compressors, pick up a dental drill or turbine of some description, and then proceed to amputate parts of their patient’s teeth. All with the certainty that at some time in the future, the fillings they are about to place will need to be replaced. Rather than follow the Victorian engineering principles of “drill and fill” or the amputation approach to dental care, would it not be better to have a system that allows infection control, tissue preservation, and natural remineralisation?

Introduction ~ Dental Disease Today.
The beginning of the 21st Century has seen a quiet revolution in the technology available to detect and arrest dental caries. Research from early 2000 – 2001 started to look at the chemistry of a gas that had been used in medicine for the previous 150 years. 1H MNR and microbiological studies confirmed that this gas could eliminate entire tooth micro-organism ecological systems in seconds, leaving a virtually sterile surface and dentine structure that would predictably remineralise. At last, it seemed that the dental profession had finally discovered the magic bullet that it had sought for many years that could arrest and reverse the carious process. It would go without saying that the patient and the GDP would undoubtedly prefer this option. There would be no fear, injections, drilling, filling, failed restorations or entry into the cyclic pathway of ever destructive and increasingly costly restorative dental care. The technology that has made this possible uses the well-documented properties of ozone gas. The HealOzone® unit (KaVo GmbH Germany) is a portable ozone generator designed especially for dental use, and the treatment of intra-oral lesions of the hard and soft tissues. It has been in use in dental hospitals and general dental practice for several years now.

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Yeah, 60359, looks a lot nicer to prevent than to cure...

My second day of OP: kept it up to 9 minutes.
Mouth feels cleaner.

Day 2 here. I don't know whether it's a coincidence or not, but I am having a sinus cavity "explosion". Last night was a rough one with upper cavity sinus pain coming and going. Managed to lessen the pain, which helped with getting to sleep. The whole left nostril was flaming red, very painful, and plugged up. :(

I OP'd twice yesterday. Anyway, I hold cold-pressed olive oil with a couple of drops of a mix of essential oils in my mouth for 15+ minutes while reading posts here on GLP, then brush teeth. Sinus still affected, but not as bad after the first OP for the day. This is powerful medicine!

Have done OP for about 6 months and believe it is excellent not only for teeth and gums but for general health. Don't spit the oil into the sink, spit into the toilet. You can also change the oil if it starts to get too thick, just do it for 15 minutes. You can brush afterward, but pref with soap or baking soda. I believe regular toothpaste interferes with remineralization. This is powerful therapy and should be general knowledge.

Started OP today - used sunflower oil w/ a drop of oil of oregano. Thought it might be difficult, but it was relatively easy. OP'd for about 18 minutes. Noticed my sinuses flowing after about 7 minutes, so managed to blow my nose without swallowing any of the oil. Afterwards rinsed with sea salt water and brushed with Glacial Blue tooth oil - a mix of peppermint, spearmint & almond oils, which I've been using for a couple of months now.

Am excited about OP! We'll see how consistent I can be. My plan is to do it for the month of Feb. and see what results occur....

Blessings EveryONE!

Thanks for the thread and info and sharing.

When I first saw your comment I just thought it was a crank comment, or else you were trying to be funny...
But then I got to thinking because of this article which I also posted on that breast enlargement in boys due to lavendar and tea tree oils thread...
Some plants do mimic hormones no doubt. But how much of a problem is that for people who eat balanced diets?

According to this article sunflower seeds are known to have chemicals that mimic hormones...
If that is true, then maybe using sunflower seed oil could cause various hormonal related problems?????
Maybe, if a person wanted to be cautious, maybe sesame oil would be the better choice of oils to use?
At least this article doesn't mention sesame oil as being known to cause any problems...
Of course that doesn't prove that tomorrow the scientists won't figure out that it causes cancer or something...

Just a thought...

Avoid Coffee, Decaffinated Coffee, and Beer
Avoid Sunflower Seeds, Red Clover Tea, Camomille Tea, Alfalfa Sprouts, Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot), Pomegranate, Fennel, Fenugreek, Licorice, Red Clover, Yucca, Hops (Beer) and Motherwort.
Avoid Phytoestrogens that block and interfere with the action of Natural Progesterone. Avoid Bloodroot, Ocotillo, Mandrake, Oregano, Damiana, Pennyroyal, Verbenna, Nutmeg, Tumeric, Yucca, Thyme, Calamus rt., Red Clover, Goldenseal, Licorice, Mistletoe, Cumin, Fennel, Camomille, Cloves.
No Sunflower Oil, No Safflower Oil, and No Cotton Seed Oil.
No Tea Tree Oil. No Lavender Oil.

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Phytoestrogens cause Breast Cysts

by Elizabeth Smith, MD
Phytoestrogens, Naturally Occurring Plant Estrogens, the Ones to Avoid that cause Breast Cysts

Just because something is natural does not mean it is good for you or harmless. Toadstools are natural, but those mushrooms are poisonous. Fibrocystic breast disease may also be provoked by some plants, foods and herbs. The therapeutic effect of Natural Progesterone may also be blocked by some herbs.

How to avoid Bad Phytoestrogens

Plants produce chemicals that mimic estrogen and/or block estrogen, and/or block progesterone. The human body has receptors to both estrogen and progesterone. These receptors will respond not only to the body's hormones, but also plant hormones. In general, phytoestrogens are thought to wash out of the body within several days in contrast to months or decades that the synthetic chemical xenoestrogens take to be excreted. Whole grains, fruits, seeds, beans and herbs all are know to have estrogen and/or progesterone activity. The most famous is soy. In general, any food that has been eaten by a culture or people group for centuries is probably all right to eat if the people group in question is relatively free from these estrogen related diseases. When referring to phytoestrogens, it is generally thought that a "weak" estrogen may actually be protective against cancer causing xenoestrogens. The best example is Lilian Thompson PhD's work that showed that oral ground flax seed reduced breast cancer size between the time of diagnosis and surgery. The phytoestrogen contained in the flax seed binds to the progesterone receptor, but does not stimulate it. The flax seed phytoestrogen competes with other estrogens that would otherwise stimulate the estrogen receptor. The flax seed phytoestrogen acts as a blocker. In contrast, a strong phytoestrogen may actually make the disease worse. Again the list that follows is incomplete because of the lack of research money and interest:



Coffee

Coffee is a known phytoestrogen that exacerbates fibrocystic breast disease. Since it is a phytoestrogen, decaffinated coffee may still be able to act as an estrogen.

Clover, Red Clover tea, Alfalfa Sprouts

In the 1940's, the sheep farmers of Perth in western Austrailia began to experience an epidemic of still births despite three seasons of exceptionally good weather. The handsome merino sheep looked healthy. However, the ewe's failed to go into labor; the lambs died in still birth and often the mothers as well. In a matter of 5 years, the ewes failed to conceive at all even after repeated breeding with fertile rams.

Federal and agricultural specialists found the problem. Clover. Fifteen years earlier, ranchers had imported a clover from the Mediterranean region in Europe. The first scientific paper on this phenomenom appeared in the Austrailian Veterinary Journal in 1946 and proclaimed this as "clover disease". Three years later three chemicals were identified as suspects. Finally, formononetin only one of the chemicals was determined to be the culprit. Formononetin mimics estrogen.

Sunflower Seeds

Coumestrol found in sunflower seeds when fed to the mother rat caused permanent reproductive problems in the rat pups: female pups when grown did not ovulate, and the male pups had altered mounting behavior and fewer ejaculations. Neonatal rats and immature rats exposed to coumestrol had premature estrous cycles. Flax seed oil and Soy oil are known NOT have the active phytoestrogens. Sunflower oil MAY or MAY NOT have active hormone components in it.

Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot)

During the fourth century B.C., Hippocrates noted that Queen Anne's Lace prevented pregnancies.

Pomegranate

The Greeks used this plant as a contraceptive. Modern research confirms strong estrogen activity.

Fennel

Used in the ancient world to prevent pregnancy and precipitate abortions.

Licorice, Red Clover, Yucca, Hops (Beer) and Motherwort

Zava, PhD showed that these herbs stimulated estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cells to grow. Red Clover and Yucca were found to be equal in potency to estradiol at the same concentrations. Women who harvest hops for beer begin menstruating 2 days later anecdotally. Zava has confirmed that beer has a significant amount of phytoestrogens that have moderate estrogen activity from hops used in the flavoring of beer.

Bloodroot, Ocotillo, Mandrake, Oregano, Damiana, Pennyroyal, Verbenna, Nutmeg, Tumeric, Yucca, Thyme, Calamus rt., Red Clover, Goldenseal, Licorice, Mistletoe, Cumin, Fennel, Camomille, Cloves.

There are separate estrogen and progesterone receptors. Zava, PhD was able to show that the above herbs are able to bind to the progesterone receptor. These herbs would compete against any natural progesterone taken and should also be avoided. Interestingly enough all the progesterone binding herbs were antagonists or neutral meaning they competed against progesterone and worked against it or blocked progesterone. None of them were progesterone stimulators. Bloodroot, mandrake, pennyroyal, yucca, and mistletoe all have very strong progesterone binding activity and are used as abortifacents (create an abortion), and to bring on menses. Bloodroot was used in England to treat breast cancer 100 years ago, and was used by Native Americans to treat surface tumors. Herbalists today use it to treat breast cancers, nasal polyps, and cervical dysplasia. Mistletoe has been used for 100 years in Europe to treat breast cancer and leukemia.

Herbs that Suppress Breast Cancer Cell Growth

Zava, PhD also found that Mandrake, Bloodroot, and Juniper stunted the growth of BOTH estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cells and estrogen receptor negative breast cancer cells. Saliva estradiol results also showed very low estradiol in women taking the Chinese herb Dong Quai. It is thought that Dong Quai suppresses estradiol synthesis.

Cotton Seed Oil

Since the 1970s most of the work on cottonseed oil as an antispermatogenic has been conducted in China, after Chinese authorities noted decreased fertility in some provinces in the late 1950s and eventually linked it with the use of cottonseed oil in cooking. In one study rats fed 0.5 milliliters of cottonseed oil a day produced no viable sperm at the end of the 28-day test period. Cotton is the most intensively sprayed field crop in the world, accounting for more than 10 percent of the pesticides used worldwide and 25 percent of the pesticides used in the U.S. Yet despite cotton's role in the food chain, chemicals that are banned for use on food crops are used on cotton.

That link should be

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You wastefull idiot, canola oil (aka rapeseed oil) is great in lawn mower crank cases! Don't throw it out!

Day 2 now.

My mouth does feel somewhat cleaner, and the taste is not bad, (sunflower oil).

I am sceptical at best, but will keep it up for a few weeks to see what it does.

Haven't noticed too much yet, it does seem to somewhat clean the mouth, and does change to a tatery froth white liquid that after about 15 minutes begins to taste so disgusting it makes me want to hurl.

So perhaps it is doing something.

It is changing and becoming rancid, that's for sure.

I'll keep it updated, thanks OP!

I think there is something to this oil pulling. I couldn`t believe how pink and clean my tongue felt. I am using sunflower oil but am going to try sesame too.

I have felt a slight pulling feeling in different areas of the body while I do this particularly my glands. Anyone else notice this?

Yes I noticed this along with the mucus that starts running down my throat a couple minutes into the pull. If you are at all interested in OP and are a little bit skeptical there is no harm in trying. I tried it and felt results the first time. Any idiot that compares peeing in you eye with swishing a healthful oil in your mouth is a very sad being indeed. Fear, hate, and mockery never did much for the cause of the human race.

Ummm, I pulled with oil and got stronger .................hey sure enough walla, white....err stuff.

My day 2 was a once a day thing. My left nostril got to me again and decided once was enough. Had to blow my nose a couple of times today. It is said that we heal from the top down and from the inside out. This may be why our heads are clearing. Discomfort and all, this is worth it! I would suggest to go easy the first day or two...OP for shorter periods of time than 15-20 min. This is awesome!

OP will sometimes actually remove the metal in your mouth, so if you find that your amalgam fillings are becoming loose, see your dentist.

I've been pulling with sesame mixed with grapeseed oils for about a month now. Skin is smoother and more radiant, teeth ARE whiter, I feel more energetic. But I'm also eating more raw foods (fruits and veggies)and very little meat.

It's time to take responsibility for our own health. Stop using flouridated toothpast and drinking flouridated water.

Here's to YOUR good health !

I'm going to give it a try in the morning. I don't have any sunflower oil so I'll have to try it with the sesame. I love the flavor of sesame oil, but it's pretty strong. I'm a little apprehensive about having to hold it in my mouth for 15 minutes. Knowing me, I'll probably gag at first.

I didn't realize it was an an Ayurvedic treatment until I read the FAQ section on the website. It's definitely not "crack"ery. lol


Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQ)

What is the best time to practice OP?

Ayurveda advised OP in the morning after brushing teeth and cleaning tongue on empty stomach. Dr Karach advised OP before breakfast on empty stomach. One hour after drinking water or tea or coffee or liquids in the morning but before breakfast. The best time is when you do not feel well for any health problem do OP on empty stomach.

Who can Practice OP?

Everybody above the age of five years can practice. For children of five years and above use only a teaspoon (five ml) of oil for OP. People with dentures should remove them and practice. Woman can practice OP during periods and also pregnancy.

How much time gap is required to eat or drink after OP?

After doing OP, wash your mouth and then you can eat or drink and no time gap is required.

What other Oils can be used for OP?

Dr Karach had suggested refined sunflower Oil. Sesame Oil was prescribed in Ayurveda texts for OP. Both oils worked well in curing health problems. Some found sesame oil better. Other oils have been used by some practitioners on their own and they did not report desirable results to enable me to recommend. Some other oils may be suitable for particular problems but I do not recommend for daily practice.

The quantity of 10 ml of oil is too little for OP. Can we do with 20 ml of oil?

When we do OP the entire oil should become thin, like water and no oily feeling should be left. When that happens we would have utilized the entire oil for the purpose of OP. This happens within 15 to 20 minutes for most of the people. If the quantity is increased it takes more time to become watery and white and many would not like to spend more time on pulling. Spitting when it is still oily is waste of oil and a feeling of freshness does not come which is not desirable. If you feel a few ml of more oil is required try, there is no harm. This is also the reason for suggesting only five ml of oil for children.

Can we do any other work while doing OP?

No. It is advised to do OP slowly, chin up preferably in sitting position, to see that oil pulled through teeth and touches all portions of mucous membrane in the oral cavity.

Is there any difference in the practice of OP for Acute and Chronic diseases?

Acute diseases will be cured in two to four days by practicing OP three times a day on empty stomach, before breakfast, lunch and dinner. Chronic diseases need more time may be up to one year or more depending on the condition of disease, age, habits, state of general health of the person, etc.

What problems arise during OP: - (a) Oil does not become watery or thin even after 30 minutes and it appears the oil is being absorbed and it reduces in quantity (b) Nose block due to accumulation of mucus (c) Sneezing and coughing (d) Phlegm in the throat gets loose and comes into the mouth (e) Urge to pass urine or stools.

(a) Oil does not become watery because there is inadequate salivation and mouth is dry. In most cases, it happens in the morning and in some cases evening also. Under normal circumstances oil will not get absorbed in the mouth. Main reason is lack of adequate slivation due to lack fluids in body. In all such cases you must drink two or three glasses of water, go for a walk of 30 to 45 minutes and do OP after returning.

(b) To avoid nose block during OP wash, clean and blow your nose before starting OP. Slowly blow out nose to clear while holding the oil in the mouth. Repeat if necessary as you continue OP.

(c) Sensation/irritation may cause sneezing or coughing while doing OP. Do OP slowly in a relaxed state to avoid such irritation. Stop pulling and relax as irritation or sensation to sneeze is felt. It will subside. You can sneeze or cough while holding oil in mouth. If you have to sneeze or cough through mouth do it in the sink or some such place to avoid oil driblets spray all over or cover mouth with tissue paper.

(d) If phlegm comes into the mouth, making pulling inconvenient, spit and do pulling with fresh oil again.

(e) Urge to urinate or pass stools will arise only if you have not gone through nature’s calls before OP. In all cases of urge to pass stools or urinate during OP, the best is to relax on the commode and do OP.

How long will it take to cure a particular disease?

How long it takes to cure a particular disease is difficult to specify because it depends on the age, state of health and disease, food and other habits etc of each person. Dr Karach however said “that chronic diseases may take a year whereas acute diseases can be cured in 2 to 4 days. Practice until the original strength, freshness, calm sleep, good appetite and good remembrance is back again”.

How does OP Cure/Heal Diseases?

Without going into the way of how curing takes place as per medical and other sciences (I have written one full chapter on ‘How OP cures Diseases’ in my Book on Oil Pulling) I give you a method by which you can infer how OP cures/heals.

Dr (med.) Karach the author of OP said: "The oil therapy heals tooth pain totally. Obvious results are re-fixing of loose teeth, stops bleeding gums and whitening of the teeth.

OP is called "KAVALA GRAHAM" in the Ayurveda texts. In Charaka Samhita sutra sthana chapter it is given: “by OP with til-taila (sesame oil) teeth are not affected with cavities and they become firm rooted. Teeth pain and sensitivity to sour items will be healed and one will be able to chew the hardest items.”

Those who have given their experience are given in Specific diseases under Teeth and inTestimonies give the results of OP the effect on solving teeth problems. One outstanding result of OP is fixing loose teeth which no dentist can do.

From the experiences you can see that OP will relieve your tooth pain, removes infection, stops further decay, reduces/eliminates sensitivity of teeth and fixes loose/shaky teeth.

From the above you can draw a parallel to existing methods of cure by doctors in that “OP is analgesic in relieving pain, antibiotic in eliminating infection, anabolic in fixing loose teeth, reduces sensitivity of teeth like sensodant’ and also ensures oral hygiene. OP makes this possible by its influence on the nervous system, endocrine and immune systems towards a state of balance-is health-from an unbalnced state-ill health.

In a similar way OP will cure/heal headaches, migraine, sneezing, cold and some pains in a few days or doing OP few times one after another. Hangover will be relieved within two or three times of doing OP in the morning. These also can be experienced in a few days. Judge OP from your experience.

In a similar manner OP cures all other diseases and the time taken will be different for each person.

Are there any reactions and can the medicines be used and /or continued?

Normally there are no reactions and the curing is smooth, gentle and pleasant. Some times in some cases, there might be an aggravation-worsening of a disease. At such times, there is nothing to worry. Aggravation of the disease is a sure sign of cure. In case the aggravation is not tolerable you may stop for few days or take any medicine for relief and then continue OP.

If medicines are being used, gradually reduce their intake as you find improvement with the practice of OP and finally stop and continue OP to fully eradicate the disease from the body. In case of any chronic disease, if you are taking medicines regularly and do not wish to reduce chemical medicines OP will not be effective in curing your chronic disease but will certainly reduce the side effects of the remnants of chemicals drugs.

Dr Karach said: “some people in whom various illnesses are simultaneously manifest, an apparent worsening of condition is possible. This is due to primary infection first being depleted, causing secondary infections to dominate temporarily. After a few days secondary infection will disappear while another may be stimulated into activity. Such symptoms are usually apparent in persons suffering from chronic or terminal illnesses. Under these circumstances Dr Karach recommends that the affected person steadfastly continues the treatment even if fevers are initiated. Dr Karach maintains just when these symptoms appear the oil treatment will facilitate rapid healing. Should the treatment be broken for one reason or another the overall effects will be slowed down. For these reasons Dr Karach maintains that an apparent worsening of health is an excellent sign that disease is progressively being removed from the body”.

Examples of reactions: - (a) Itching of the skin during infection and inflammation of an injury or wound and the same itching may be present in an aggravated manner during cure of the wound/injury. (b) A bone breaks due to an accident. The pain at the time of setting is more severe and also during the process of healing.

Advice on how to deal with healing reactions

* Do OP as usual or increase to two or three times a day or even stop for a few days depending on the severity and your reaction.
* Take medicine under the advice of a doctor for a minimum period, for relief and continue OP after the reaction is over.
* It is not necessary that there will be healing reactions for all cases. Most of the cases are chronic and the patient has been suffering for long and possibly under treatment. Healing reaction appears more severe and one gets the feeling that disease is aggravating. At such time one is inclined to stop OP, do not stop but continue OP. This is a sure sign before cure. Recognize it as a reaction and continue OP and you will be cured with in a short time and you will know the state of disease free health which makes you happy.

Day 5 here. It does get easier. Teeth already a shade whiter and gums feeling healthy. After day 3, my tongue became very sensitive and hurt in spots. Too much junk input I guess. Also a few pimples showed up on my left arm and I got a slight rash on my face. All part of the healing process as these toxins are coming to the surface. After all, there is over 50 years of accumulated crap in my system.

I really like the metabolism rate increase as food tastes so much better and my hunger is a real hunger. Sleeping through the night and seem to have more energy although I'm usually tired working 2 jobs and playing in a band on weekends.

Hope this thread stays around for a while to see how other people are fairing.

peace

After several minutes I could actually feel how the oil nutrients went into my gums, and felt much better. 2nd or 3rd day here. I used to chew Orbit after brushing my teeth in order to keep the freshness and avoid bad breath. Now I do OP after washing my teeth and I went 6 hours without even a hint of bad breath appearing and no chewing gum trick. IT'S GREAT. SUNFLOWER OIL

I did it and I got sick, I have not done it for 3 days now and i'm still sick. Glad to read all the raves about this but not for me :(

I don't know why you got sick, but maybe it is a healing crisis type of reaction?
If so, then I think it's a good thing as your body is cleaning up some health problem.
That's how I think, but you have to use your own intuition as to what is best for you.

A healing crisis is not pleasant while you are going through it, but the reward is that after your body gets cleaner you should feel better overall and your health should be better... The older we are the more likely it is that we have more and more health issues that accumulate with age, so there might be a series of healing crisis that need to happen gradually, over time, as our body gradually tries to clean out all the health problems... But healing crisis is better than the alternative of chronic and serious diseases gradually getting more prominent and causing more and more problems.

My third day of OP: kept it up to 12 minutes. Getting used to it. No "special" signs of improvement. Feeling ok.

Getting ready to be my second day. I am using Spectrum unrefined peanut oil. Tasted good yesterday. Teeth looked whiter, but I'm going to try it about a week. I hope my fillings don't fall out. Some are silver, but don't know if they have mercury in them. Thanks for bringing the topic OP to us.