oil pulling-natural healing method

[lili2701]

hi everyone!

i've just come accross an article on oil pulling! i'd never heard of it but it sounds really interesting:

Oil pulling is an effective way to remove toxins for patients with Chronic Fatigue syndrome . Oil pulling is the swishing of oil in the mouth to remove unhealthy bacteria while adding health benefits through the tissue of the gums, tongue and sides of the cheeks. Oil pulling is referred to Kavla Gandoosha or Kavala Graha from the text Charaka Samhita from the Ayurvedic and it is believed to cure more than 30 systemic diseases including diabetes, migraine, asthma, gum disease and chronic fatigue syndrome. Traditional oils used for oil swishing are sesame and sunflower, although contemporary practices include the use of coconut oil. Toasted sesame oil should not be used and organic oils should be used if possible. The oral health of an individual with chronic fatigue symptoms is directly related to their physical health. If a low grade infection is present the result is an increase in the pain, fatigue, cloudy thinking and inflammation of chronic fatigue syndrome.

The way oil pulling works is that the bacteria that causes plaque is attracted to the acids in the oils. When these oils are introduce into the mouth the oils bind with the bacteria and are spat out and removed from the mouth. Rinsing with these oils will provide a much more hygienic mouth than traditional alcohol rinses. Another advantage of oil swishing is that the prolonged exposure of these oils in the mouth provides a means for the body to absorb essential nutrients and fatty acids sublingually which reduces inflammation caused from chronic fatigue disability. The swishing of these oils does not expose them to gastric juices and this is an added benefit for individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome and leaky gut.

The procedure for oil pulling is simple. Before introducing food or water into the mouth, the individual places one tablespoon of oil in the mouth. Tilt the head back and let the oil surround the back molars. Swish the oil from the back of the mouth to the front by sucking in the cheeks, then puffing them out. Suck the oil through the teeth, and then move the teeth up and down in a chewing fashion. The oil should not be gargled. Repeat this procedure for 10-15 minutes. If this procedure is done properly the oil will become white, thin foam when spat in the sink. If the oil is yellow the procedure was not performed long enough. It is important to note that the oil should not be swallowed. If it was, all of the bacteria and toxins that were removed would be introduced into the stomach. If the oil swishing is performed mid day wait at least 4 hours after a meal before oil swishing.

Do not be alarmed in the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome become worse for a short period of time while practicing oil swishing. If the symptoms become too uncomfortable reduce the frequency of the oil swishing procedure until the reaction is bearable.


I've decided to try and I'll let you know...

[Minaret]

lili thanks for the informative article. I went to visit a doctor last year who also dispenses advice on natural health. She recommended this oil swilling, as part of a regime for 3 weeks, but she never gave me the details you have posted, and I dont remember doing it. I had forgotten about it until today. I will give it a try to and we can discuss it.

Are you interested in Ayurveda?

[gu3vara]

I forgot about that too, I remember doing it for a week a couple years ago, it certainly wouldn't hurt to try again for a longer period, plus it's cheap!

I tend to stay away from any detox therapy that involves increased liver and kidney load. This one seem like a perfect fit for CFS considering it bypasses our already compromised detox system (Assuming oil pulling works of course!).

edit : Just bought some unrefined cold pressed sesame and sunflower oil, I'll do it 3 times a day and if any improvements show I'll let you know

Thx for remembering me about oil pulling, there's just so many therapies out there...!

[gu3vara]

anyone else already tried it? I'm curious to know if it helped, some people with CFS and fibro on curezone reported significant success with it

[lili2701]

hello guys!

yes I've been oil pulling for two days now so I can't really report any results but I'll keep you posted..

Well I'm not that interested in ayurveda although it makes sense, apparently Dr Kousmine used oil pulling to heal her patients, along with bowel cleanses at home and instillation of oil in the intestines to cure auto-immune illnesses you know

I've read a testimonial on firbo/CFS too, if I can find it, I'll post it! I think it's worth the try!

[gu3vara]

http://curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=964188#i

Interesting post!

Some refer to oil pulling like having a mini disposable second liver

[lili2701]

yeah with time i've realized natural stuff are the best really.. i've been treated with allopathy before and it only caused more issues, I really think that combining rest, a healthy diet, breathings, reducing stress +cleanses and right supplements are the key to health and also healing the part inside of us that made us ill in the first place..

[gu3vara]

Yeah I agree with that, I'll keep you informed on my oil pulling experience, I plan to do it long term, I don't expect quick fix here, feel free to do the same!

First thing is taking care of my gums, I have gingivitis and bleeding gums that I though didn't change anything to my overall health, but it seems that it could take a great load off the immune system by fixing it. I'm hopeful oil pulling will sort that out, even dental floss didn't help me on this one.

[neil25]

if you blend some pears and apples and eat that daily it helps the mouth ulcers and bleeding gums. i had bleeding gums and it went away from doing this.

[gu3vara]

thx for the tip, anything that can help will try

[gu3vara]

It reminds me that my EFA levels where next to nothing on a blood test I did when I saw a naturopatic doctor last year. He put me on large doses of of fish oil and black currant oil, but it was too expensive to maintain it. Perhaps I'm not absorbing oils well at all, or it might be a compensatory mechanism of CFS.

Oil pulling might be a good way to restore those levels.

I just posted that on the oil pulling forums on curezone, i will keep an update of how things goes there :

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1583524#i

[lili2701]

hello gu3vara!

I checked my fatty acid levels too a few weeks ago for the first time and I don't have enough of all categories while I have high cholesterol-my doc says I don't process fats normally because of a bad liver. I guess the oil pulling can help to restore that, along with the natural stuff I take (desmodium is really good for detox and natural)

Do you have candidas too?

my symptoms are: tired, dizzy (unstable like on a boat its the worst!), digestion issues-liver, intestines..), compulsive eating disorders, hypoglycemia, PMS, headaches, brainfogged.

My issues seem similar to yours, I have: chronic EBV and coksakie, autoimmune thyroiditis, candida, food intolerances, parasites, hormones imbalances, unsteady glycemia, dysbiosis and all organs not working properly, have vit D and A deficiencies

So i'm on a candida diet, I eat almost everything organic, i take good virgin and cold-pressed oils, I eat a lot of veggies, non-manipulated food, I take anti-candida natural medication+desmodium+probiotics+detox medications+vitD and A (cod liver), tryptophane for anxiety/compulsive eating and sleep

I do derivative baths (another way of getting rid of toxins and loose weight but few people know it)+oil pulling+bowel cleanses sometimes. In severe cases, Kousmine recommanded to do bowel cleanses at home and then put sunflower cold pressed oil in the ntestines cos it 's said to have permeability properties.

There are so many natural ways to get better!

[gu3vara]

wow, you are doing yourself a lot of good by doing all those for sure!

I don't eat organic because I can't afford eat but I watch my diet to avoid refined sugar totally, no gluten, not much dairy.

I'm taking lugol iodine, it's great for detoxing halogen and heavy metals. I might do another liver flush soon, I haven't done one in 2 years, I puked the last time I did it hehe

I don't take many supplements except magnesium, lugol and vitC.

I think the oil pulling is something that will help, I have a good feeling on this one, I came across about 5 testimonials of person being of fibromyalgia with it, so who knows what it can do for us!

[lili2701]

yeah well at least it cant do us any harm!!

oh tell me about the liver flush! cos I've come accross a website of Dr Clark I think where they explain how to do a liver flush, colon cleanse etc and I guess it's really helping, isn't it? oh dear it made u sick then? How come? that's not nice :-s I hate throwing up, it's like a phobia :-s but I don't think I could do it because u can't eat or hardly and I couldn't stay all this time without eating and then drinking this olive oil and can't remember what mixture but I've read testimonials of people getting really well with it so it's worth trying I guess..

[gu3vara]

Liver flush is one of the most harsh, gross and nasty thing I did in my life, no kidding, but it's supposed to be an incredile healer if you do them once a month.

I puked because I simply had too much oil for my liver to deal with, when you go to sleep it feels like you have a rock inside you liver really. So by 2 am in the morning I wake up with intense nausea and the room was spinning just as if I was drunk

No matter that, I had a successful flush lots of crap going out in the following day. I actually felt better for a while that summer, but never linked it to LF as of now!

But the nastiest part is drinking the epsom salt solution, it dehydrates you big time and you can't drink much water before the next morning.... oh geez awful thing to do

So right now I'll stick to oil pulling and might try again in a couple weeks. I already tried coffee enema for bowel cleanse and it helped a lot, no more constipation ever since I did 3 of them in a week. Lots of mucus was expelled also, sorry for the details I'm just not that motivated to do them regularly.

It's certainly the best way to accelerate healing than to do those cleanses, along with better attitude, stress managing.