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Oil Pulling
I have seen and heard about this technique for about a year now. I know a few people that say it has changed their lives. Makes them feel alert, their dental health has improved and even things like curing chronic dry/cracked feet. To say I am skeptical would be an understatement. How would swishing oil in your mouth every day cure anything? http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-10517/why-im-in-love-with-oil-pulling-and-why-you-should-be-too.html
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Nice one there.
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Color me skeptical too. Whenever I hear about new treatments like this I remember the following facts about what can happen after you use a treatment.
1. Your condition can get better2. Your condition can get worse3. Your condition does not changeUnfortunately, the same three things are true whether you use a treatment or not. There is no evidence that swishing oil in your mouth ever day will have much effect on anything. -
Perry, coming from a medical background I am very skeptical of anything that promises miracles. Especially when this is promising systemic miracles. You know I had to try it at least once just to test the theory. The only think it accomplished was making me gag.
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Hi Perry and all,
Firstly, glad to see that chemists corner is up and running again and I am really sorry to see you have lost past discussions.
There is actually a link between gum disease, heart disease and overall health http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/dentalhealth/Pages/gum-disease-and-overall-health.aspx
I suppose you could read into in what you will, but there appears to be a link here.
Incidentally, I don’t think oil pulling it is a ‘new treatment’. It might be new in the west but I think it has been practiced in the Indian subcontinent for eons. This is a little study that discusses oil pulling (just scroll down, its a bit long)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3131773/
By the way, I am not advocating it in any way but it is nice to have an open mind
Bexy
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