Is oil pulling as good for you as everyone says it is?
Author:FashionistaUpdated:Nov 9, 2017Original:Mar 25, 2014When it comes to beauty procedures, products or treatments, I really will try anything. So when a friend sent me an article on the latest craze -- "oil pulling" -- I was obviously going to try it out for myself.
First, pick an oil. Most people use coconut oil as it also has strong antibacterial properties, but you can use any other vegetable-based oil. Then, take a tablespoon of oil and swish it around your mouth for 20 minutes. My initial thoughts: My headache worsened while I was doing it, but then afterwards it was gone, as was my hangover. It also made me very hungry!
I couldn’t hack the texture in my mouth and the thought of having a lot of bad stuff just swishing around in my mouth wasn’t to my liking -- clearly! To see the benefits of oil pulling, you really have to do this most days of the week for about two weeks, but I will say that my teeth were considerably whiter after only four days and it cured that one hangover.Even though I had failed, I still wanted to know if this process was legit, so I reached out to Dr.
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