Let’s see what this oil pulling is about
Nugget -“the mouth is a window to our overall health “
Oil pulling is an ancient AYUVERDIC PRACTICE for ORAL CLEANSING . The process has been discovered to detoxify the body and bring healing to it .
It involves taking a tablespoon of oil ( coconut oil is more commonly used )in the mouth and swishing it around for at least 10 minutes and spat out . It must be spat out because it’s laden with toxins .
It’s good practice to spit it out into the toilet and not the sink . Why the toilet and not the sink ? This is so that the oil doesn’t block the sink. Follow up by rinsing with salt water and then brushing .
Oil pulling soaks up or rather pulls or draws out disease causing bacteria and their toxins out from around the gum and teeth. It acts like a vacuum cleaner that sucks viruses, bacteria out of the body . Our mouths house billions of microorganisms . It’s been discovered to be even more effective that mouth rinse and the toothbrush. The oil swished around the mouth comes in contact with 100% of the surfaces of the teeth , gums and other soft tissues where the brush can’t reach.
It’s been found to be effective in the following :
- Removing plaque
- Relieving inflammation
- Fighting gum infections
- Improving oral health . I recommended it to someone who had bleeding gums and it reversed it .

Here are some more health benefits :
- Fights periodontal disease
- Bleeding gums
- Mucous decongestion ( it definitely decongests me as I’ve suffered from sinus problems
- Prevents dental cavities – I can’t remember the last time I had dental problems
- Clears acne
- Clears eczema and dermatitis
- Treats bad breath
- It detoxifies -it’s one of my daily detox processes
Below is the experience of a Dr Bruce Fife-
He was healed of chronic dermatitis which he’d been unable to treat with steroids ( trust me , as a pharmacist I’ve seen clients /patients use steroids over the years with no permanent result . They end up with thin skin). His severe dandruff was cured. A wart he’d had for over 20 years disappeared.
