Oil pulling is a very old Ayurvedic tradition,
and it can turn around oral infections,
headaches,
bad breath,
dental problems,
and gum disease.
And it's just a great all around general purifying process
that you can do every day.
Let me show you how.
I'm Robin Openshaw, also known as The Green Smoothie Girl,
and I wanna show you how you can use a very simple item
that you already have in your house.
This is the only thing that's necessary to eliminate millions of bacterial cells every day,
first thing in the morning.
This is organic,
cold-pressed coconut oil.
You don't have to use coconut oil.
There's a variety of other seed oils or even olive oil that you can use.
But the idea is that fat attracts toxins.
One of the things that I love about this habit is that it doesn't actually take you any time.
And the reason it doesn't take you any time is that you can be doing this while you do the dishes or while you make breakfast.
I'm gonna use a little bit of coconut oil,
and then all I do is I put one or two drops of peppermint or wintergreen oil.
Now, sometimes I will mix it up in liquid coconut oil and I take it with me when I travel.
But this is what I just do every single day.
What this is really good for is your dental and your gum health.
It's good for alkalizing in the mouth,
and therefore that's the starting place,
the whole body.
It whitens your teeth,
it freshens your breath,
it can resolve some minor dental problems,
and some studies show that it can help remineralize your teeth.
Your teeth actually have an ability to regenerate themselves.
It gets rid of millions of bacterial cells without harming the good bacteria.
Some studies show that oil pulling may actually help with headaches,
skin conditions, and it might actually purify deeper even into the lungs.
Oil pulling stimulates the body's antibacterial, anti-inflammatory,
painkiller,
and even anabolic natural chemicals to prevent and prevent
and heal gum disease.
So do this first thing in the morning on an empty stomach since that's when the bacteria count in your mouth is the highest.
By the way,
I've started using coconut oil with a drop of peppermint oil as my toothpaste at night too.
So I love coconut oil as a moisturizer on my skin at night and for oil pulling,
and it's great for replacing butter or shortening in a baking recipe and as a detoxifier like we've talked about here.
So now I'm gonna show you that I
won't be able to talk to you anymore after this.
Once the oil melts in your mouth,
it'll take about 30 to 60 seconds,
swish it really vigorously.
Swish it all around in your mouth and make sure to really suck it between your teeth over and over again.
Do this for about 20 minutes or as long as you can,
and remember it's now full of toxins,
so spit it out and rinse your mouth out.
Don't swallow it.