[VIDEO] How You Can Detox Yourself Every Morning with Oil Pulling!
Did you know that your mouth is one of the dirtiest places in your body?
Oh, you did?
Well, did you know that a simple, easy habit will make your life better and cleaner, and you'll be a better kisser to boot?
I've got a great little video to show you one of my detoxing magic tricks, a way to kill millions of bad breath and cavity-causing bacteria, giving you fresh breath first thing in the morning!
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In this article:
What Is Oil Pulling?
Oil pulling is a simple habit that comes from a centuries-old Ayurvedic tradition.
This easy process kills harmful microorganisms in the mouth and teeth, alkalizes the mouth, and may even turn around oral or dental infections.
Many use it to resolve headaches, as well.
Oils have an affinity for toxins, and this habit is a great purifying practice that you can do every day — and especially while doing a detox or cleanse, like my 26-Day Detox.
Many biological dentists (including mine) recommend it for remineralizing bone in the teeth.
[Related post: How Does Oil Pulling Work? Effective, or Bogus Fad?]
How To Oil Pull
I suggest keeping a tub of coconut oil and some wintergreen essential oil in your bathroom to make oil pulling as convenient as possible.
Watch me demonstrate oil pulling in the short video above, and learn more ways you can benefit from taking a few minutes with coconut oil, while making breakfast or getting dressed in the morning, for a great new health habit!
And one more thing!
Be sure you spit the oil into the garbage NOT the sink or toilet, because the oil can buildup and clog your plumbing.
Read Next: How Does Oil Pulling Work?
Robyn Openshaw, MSW, is the bestselling author of The Green Smoothies Diet, 12 Steps to Whole Foods, and 2017’s #1 Amazon Bestseller and USA Today Bestseller, Vibe. Learn more about how to make the journey painless, from the nutrient-scarce Standard American Diet, to a whole-foods diet, in her free video masterclass 12 Steps to Whole Foods.
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20 minutes seems like a lifetime!!!
The first time is hardest because it is a new sensation in your mouth, especially if you are sensitive to textures like I am. Use half as much the first time if necessary, 20 minutes goes by in a flash after you get used to it. The trick is to not sit still while doing it, walk around doing your regular morning routine, I do it while doing my chiropractic morning therapy exercises.
Would 10 be good?
To save me life i would do it for 30 mins!!!
Working OT this weekend to hustle up the cash for the detox class sale. I hope I make it before midnight. Oil i n my mouth now…Thank you Earth Angel 🙂
What is the peppermint oil? Sweetener? Essential oil?
Essential oil 🙂
Thank you….are they all edible, I realize your not really eating it. Is there a certain brand name recommended?
I recommend doTERRA brand, company dies extra testing with all oils so safe for internal use. you can get wholesale prices
My website: mydoterra@nbalance.com
Where do I get the oils ?? And how do you know this company carry real oils??
I recommend NOW FOODS ESSENTIAL OILS it is about $20 cheaper and you are still getting ORGANIC without a sales pitch and brainwashed. Just like young living as well, crazy price!! You can also by Now Foods EO in many stores and online.
I would never use NOW brand essential oils internally (or externally)…I’ve had crazy reactions to their oils (even the “organic” ones). There are many good brands out there…you just need to do a little research to find the ones you trust at the best price…
I have used Young Living Essential Oils for the past 10 years. They are awesome!
MountainRoseHerb.com is another good source. You want at least food grade organic. Some call theirs therapeutic grade. Straight essential oil will cost more by weight. Buying blends usually means a ‘carrier oil’ is used. You don’t need a carrier with oil pulling, since the oil itself is the carrier
Also, cosmetic grade is inferior and not what you want to put in mouth. Too many impurities. It’s also best to not put on you skin anything you wouldn’t put in your mouth.
Following the a.m. oil-pulling, do you use a mouthwash and brush your teeth or does this treatment suffice?
People still brush. Though I don’t think mouthwash is necessary. You’ve already removed bacteria.
I wonder if it would help with my son’s tonsil stones?
No coconut oil pulling will not, nor will it take care of gum disease or whiten your teeth. It is your saliva that remineralizes your teeth not coconut oil. What stops remineralizing from happening is the glycerin that is in mouth washes and toothpaste. Your morning bacteria is hard at work, the worst is after sugar and carbs.
Never mind many hundreds of years of results that say otherwise.
I oil pull every morning and evening with CQ10 (gel capsule–I bite the capsule in my mouth, suck out the oil and discard the gel capsule). I add 2 drops each of clove and oregano essential oil in a TBS of coconut oil and swish for 20 minutes. I love it……This is Dr. Bruce Fife’s recipe. For a mouthwash, rinse mouth with Xylitol and water solution for one minute and spit out. Also as a mouthwash use 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide and spit out. It will foam away bacteria and cleanse mouth.
Isn’t CQ10 a bit pricey to spit out? The oil after pulling is so laden with bacteria that you must not ingest it.
Could oil pulling be done at night, anytime during the day or does it have to be done first thing in the morning?
Anytime. However, after your sleep period is when it will grab the most Bacteria.
Luz, bacteria count is highest in the am so grabbing that coconut oil before anything else for a few minutes while readying for the day is excellent protocol!
I HAD AN ABSCESSED TOOTH AND ANOTHER TOOTH THAT WERE HURTING. I WENT TO WALMART TO GET SOMETHING TO TAKE THE PAIN AWAY, BUT THAT WAS ONLY TEMPORARY. THEN I STARTED DOING OIL PULLING AND I HAVEN’T HAD PAIN IN ANY TOOTH SINCE. 20 MIN GOES BY FAST. JUST DO THE OIL PULLING WHILE YOU ARE GETTING BREAKFAST READY OR DOING OTHER THINGS.
I have two questions:
#1 if I sign up for the lifetime membership can I postpone my detox for a couple of months?
#2 I have tried the oil pulling and I can’t make it more then 5 min without my mouth getting so full I need to dump the oil. Is this normal in the beginning or something strange with me? Thank you!
Hi Sabrina, you have 60 days to START your detox, in our system. And of course, with Lifetime, you can do it every time we support, which we usually do 3x a year. As for oil pulling, you’re just producing a lot of saliva, apparently! Start with LESS oil perhaps, and see if you can mentally keep yourself from salivating so much….but do what you can, and 5 mins is better than none!
The 60 days is actually perfect..I’ll sign up when I’m done here. I’ll also try the oil pulling again, I must produce a LOT of saliva when I was doing it. I thought my mouth was going to explode. Maybe the oil will help also, I didn’t try that. Thanks!!!
I have emailed twice with a question about the detox with no reply. If you buy the manual only, what exactly is that? The protocol of what to eat for 26 days with recipes?
I own the original manual and yes, it has the whole detox information in there to do it on your own.
M. I’m thinking about purchasing only the manual, do you feel it’s complete and didn’t leave you with questions?
Thanks
Mary Ryan, the manual is a comprehensive protocol complete with instruction, teaching about the why’s of the protocol based on 25 + years of research and experience as well as menu, recipes with accompanying shopping list and pictures of our wonderful foods!
The European responder said they take tsp at a time, rinse and spit a few times. I produce a lot too. I’ve just severely cut back on how much I use. But I think this might be even better.
Will oil pulling help with tonsil stones ?
When you spit out the coconut oil DO NOT spit it in your sink. It will clog your pipes. It needs to go in the trash. Maybe a ziploc bag then in the trash to keep it under control. Happy pulling!!!
I was going to post the same thing! I spit it in a small paper cup when I’m done.
Ditto! Do not spit it down any drain (I oil pull immediately in the morning and during my shower time). I learned the hard way from my plumber!
Can you do oil pulling if you have mercury fillings? Wouldn’t that pull mercury out of your fillings?
Don’t see how this would even be possible.
The mercury is already seeping out. If anything oil pulling will help get rid of what’s already being released.
Mercury filled teeth off gas with every bite, chew, grind so relieving the body of this toxic off gassing is essential! The more mercury you pull out the better; if you have your filling removed, do it with a biological dentist that has careful protocol in place for this horrible gassing effect.
Make sure to spit it out in the garbage as it will clog your sink.