Oil pulling
The practitioner rinses their mouth with approximately one tablespoon of oil (sesame, sunflower, vegetable and coconut oils are the most recommended) for 15–20 minutes on an empty stomach (before eating/drinking) then spits it out.
This process makes oil thoroughly mixed with saliva. As the process continues, the oil gets thinner and white. The oil is put in the mouth, with chin tilted up, and slowly swished, sucked, chomped and pulled through the teeth. The oil changes from yellow and oily consistency to a thick viscous consistency. One must ensure that the oil is spit out before the toxins get re-absorbed by the body. If the oil viscosity starts thinning while swishing, it should be a sign that toxins are getting re-absorbed. A second round of oil pulling may be done with fresh oil for further cleansing. The oral cavity is then thoroughly rinsed and washed with normal tap water and fingers or tooth brush. This procedure is typically performed daily.
This practice is said to draw toxins & destroy natural mouth germs while stimulating the body's eliminatory system and increasing metabolism, thus leading to improved health and the conquering of disease.
According to Dr. Karach, Oil pulling heals “head-aches, bronchitis, tooth pain, thrombosis, eczema, ulcers and diseases of stomach, intestines, heart, blood, kidney, liver, lungs and women’s diseases. It heals diseases of nerves, paralysis, and encephalitis. It prevents the growth of malignant tumors, cuts and heals them. Chronic sleeplessness is cured.”
The efficacy of oil-pulling and detoxification effect would easily be verified by an analysis of the expelled emulsion showing presence of toxins and bacteria. Such results are hard to find, however.
In brief
- Oil pulling activates a natural detoxification process
- For best results practice daily
- Swill oil first thing in the morning, before breakfast or brushing teeth
- Use cold-pressed vegetable oil. Sesame or sunflower are best
- Swill for 15-20 minutes until oil turns milky
- Spit out into toilet as discharge is toxic
Links
- Oilpulling.com lots of background info
- Further info and notes from Earth clinic
- Oil-pulling on 43 things with lots of experiential feedback
- Health Benefits of Oil Pulling on Hubpages
- Medical cases and detailed background info on oil pulling from healingcancernaturally.com
- Skeptics dismissing oil pulling Someone who has not tried or properly studied it explaining why it can't possibly work
- More skeptic debunking of oil pulling a skeptics forum. more people who have no experience or knowledge of the procedure discussing why it cannot work
