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Oil pulling - Anyone heard of it?

rizla01
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edited 16 January 2011 at 11:18PM in Health & beauty MoneySaving
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It involved basically "swishing" cold-pressed oil in your mouth.

Doing so would heal the tissues of all your organs at the same time. Harmful toxins would be eliminated without destroying any beneficial probiotics. Moreover, doing this everyday would prolong your lifespan, according to Dr. Karach.


What makes this method so exciting, and innovative is that it is extremely simple. No buying complex products, mixing products like an alchemist, or taking zillions of supplements. No, oil pulling just involves swishing oil inside your mouth.

Now, let me get into the specifics of the method. Here is how one would do oil pulling:

1. Every morning, before eating anything, consume 1 tbspoon of cold pressed oil, but DO NOT actually swallow the oil! Slowly swish the oil in your mouth, sipping and sucking it through your teeth for up to 25 mins. Use a lot of saliva, and mix the two together often. Doing this will use your enzymes, which in turn will draw out harmful toxins out of your bloodstream. So make sure the oil isn't swallowed - it will absorb toxins.

2. Continue swishing. As you continue swishing the oil, it eventually gets much more thin, and even turns white. Spit out a little into the sink. If the color is not white, it means you are not done. So continue oil pulling until the color of the oil is white.

3. After you're done, clean your sink, because it may contain lots of harmful toxins that you just eliminated. People have actually taken small drops of the remnants, and view them under a microscope, only to view toxic substances.

Oil pulling will generally increase your metabolic rate, and thus your health. Another beneficial effect most people have is the curing of bleedy gums, and cleaner teeth. But of course, the main benefit lies in its restoration of health.

I've done oil pulling for over a few months, and at first I didn't really notice any benefits. However, after 2 months I can now attribute my lively energy, and my healthy digestion to oil pulling.

Here are some tips to keep in mind while oil pulling:

1) Do it the first thing before eating any breakfast. If you have any chronic ailments such as acne, or candida, you should do oil pulling more than once a day, but do it on an empty stomach.

2) Please do not swallow the cold-pressed oil while swishing. The oil will be contaminated with toxins as it draws it out. If you do swallow it, nothing horrible will happen to you - it'll just be eliminated through your bowels, but better not to swallow.

3) The best oils to do this is sunflower and sesame oil. You should experiment which different oils and see which one fits you the best.

My Thoughts
Oil pulling is something we all should try. It is extremely simple, and involves nothing more than buying a bottle of good cold pressed oil, and swishing it every morning. It's just like brushing your teeth.


Oil pulling works because it heals our cells, which are damaged every day by toxins. We all hear a lot of commotion about how good antioxidants are. Well, by oil pulling, we are essentially doing what anti-oxidants are doing. By oil pulling, we are ensuring that wellness is the norm for our body, not sickness, and cell damage. Dr. Karach postulates that if we were to do this simple regimen every single day, we could potentially live up to 130-150 years old. This claim is backed by many other scientists.
Some of the ailments that many people have successfully treated with oil pulling includes headaches, bleedy gums, leukemia, as well as acne, digestive problems, and kidney disease. For me, oil pulling has visibly given me softer skin, better sleeping habits, and a higher boost of energy throughout the day. Oil pulling therapy is s something I will continue doing if this continues, and I recommend you all try it for a month to see what it does for you! Keratosis oil pilaris pulling.. do some research if you want to know more.

Google 'Oil Pulling' if you think it a hoax.
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  • Tigsteroonie
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    My stepfather does this, he reckons it's really benefited him. My mum started last autumn, I haven't heard her report (but I think she was less taken with the idea!)

    But I gather it's something that you really have to stick with - you might only manage a couple of minutes at first, building up the time as you get used to the sensation.
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  • glowgirl_2
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    I'm going to give this a go it cant hurt can it? I already have the oil so I can start in the morning, thanks rizla01:)
    Thank you for this site Martin
    The time for change has come
    Good luck for the future
  • ali-t
    ali-t Posts: 3,815 Forumite
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1059585 I remembered this thread from a couple of years ago. I don't know if the people who were doing it 2 years ago are still doing it though. I dont think I could get past the gagging bit.
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  • trudij
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    I had a go at it - Ive got the 3/4 bottle of walnut oil in the kitchen reminding me..... i really should have another go at it - but only managed to get up to about 4/5 minutes, though it went white and my teeth did feel really smooth and clean after it. :)
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  • jenniewb
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    The mere fact it says "will raise your metabolic rate" (or words to that effect) makes me think its a scam, even if its not asking for your money outwardly you can bet its linked to something else that is.

    Nothing can "raise" your metabolic rate other then moving around more, infact our metabolic rates are all constantly changing due to the fact we eat, sleep, exercise or have office jobs.

    The only way this would raise your metabolic rate would be through the digestion of the residue oil left in your mouth after you spat.

    An extra 100 or so kcals? sorry but I value my weight loss attempts (however tiny!) too much! Know this: 1 tea spoon (thats the small ones) of oil will have up to 100kcals, that would easily be left hidden in your teeth, stuck to the inside walls of your mouth or soaked into your tongue by doing this.

    If this were successful I think there would be more about it, it would be well known by doctors who would prescribe it as a treatment and scientists would have been easily able to prove this as an effective treatment as cleansing done without the liver would I should think be a God-send in this day and age of liver intoxication through alcoholism which I believe is currently on the rise.

    But the choice is yours :D
  • Eric_Pisch
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    no one has ever lived in the 130-150 year range (ignoring fairy tales) and given that theres 6bill+ people and many of them believe all sorts of superstitious clap trap there must be at least a hand full of people who have been trying this, so there would be some proper research on it now

    Doing this will use your enzymes, which in turn will draw out harmful toxins out of your bloodstream. So make sure the oil isn't swallowed - it will absorb toxins - this just stinks of billy bullpat, mind you people on dialysis will be pleased no more do they need to go through that process anymore they can just rinse with some oil ....

    i could see how it could be of health benefit to someone who had an essential oil deficiency especially dieters who where following the low fat diet lie
  • rizla01
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    edited 17 January 2011 at 10:55AM
    jenniewb wrote: »
    If this were successful I think there would be more about it, it would be well known by doctors who would prescribe it as a treatment and scientists would have been easily able to prove this as an effective treatment as cleansing done without the liver would I should think be a God-send in this day and age of liver intoxication through alcoholism which I believe is currently on the rise.

    But the choice is yours :D

    I take it you googled 'Oil Pulling'?

    There is absolutely page after page about it.

    There have been many MANY cures & remedies poo-poohed by the medical profession in the past, that are now recognised.


    Re the 'Raises Metabolism' claim, if toxins (That slow down the body's metabolism) are removed, then this would definitely improve the metabolism.

    Open mind needed here, I think.
    Eric_Pisch wrote: »
    no one has ever lived in the 130-150 year range (ignoring fairy tales) and given that theres 6bill+ people and many of them believe all sorts of superstitious clap trap there must be at least a hand full of people who have been trying this, so there would be some proper research on it now

    Dr. Karach postulates that if we were to do this simple regimen every single day, we could potentially live up to 130-150 years old

    Lets not misquote in order to make a point.

    Obviously research on this 'cure' hasn't been carried out for 150 years.
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  • glowgirl_2
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    I had a go this morning, it was much more agreeable then I anticipated, I used 1 teaspoon of Cold Pressed EVO and held it in my mouth for about 10 mins and then I needed to talk to dd:rotfl:Tomorrow I'm going to try a bit more oil and doing it for longer - thanks OP - I'll report back if I notice any differences:)
    Thank you for this site Martin
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  • pelirocco
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    rizla01 wrote: »
    I take it you googled 'Oil Pulling'?

    There is absolutely page after page about it.

    There have been many MANY cures & remedies poo-poohed by the medical profession in the past, that are now recognised.



    Re the 'Raises Metabolism' claim, if toxins (That slow down the body's metabolism) are removed, then this would definitely improve the metabolism.

    Open mind needed here, I think.








    Lets not misquote in order to make a point.

    Obviously research on this 'cure' hasn't been carried out for 150 years.



    Oh yes of course , if its on the net it must be true ;)..........
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  • cgk1
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    It's pseduo-science bunk, at best, it might have an impact on dental hygiene, it will have absolutely no impact on your metabolism. If you want your metabolism to speed up build muscle mass.
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