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NFT: Oil pulling... anyone try it?

DanMetroMan : 4/12/2014 7:02 pm

Just curious
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You get more benefit from simply brushing your teeth

Wuphat : 4/12/2014 7:07 pm : link

and using mouthwash.

And that only takes 2 minutes.

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Wuphat : 4/12/2014 7:09 pm : link

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Wuphat

DanMetroMan : 4/12/2014 7:15 pm : link

thanks. Just been hearing a lot about it recently so I was curious.

Yeah,

Wuphat : 4/12/2014 7:17 pm : link

Gwenyth Paltrow said in an interview last week or so that she does it, so there's been a spike in the idea making the rounds.

RE: Yeah,

RC02XX : 4/12/2014 7:20 pm : link

In comment 11617424 Wuphat said:

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Gwenyth Paltrow said in an interview last week or so that she does it, so there's been a spike in the idea making the rounds.

Yeah...I've seen a lot of people spread the beneficial myth based on some dude's ridiculously unscientific "study." Pretty gross if you tell me...coconut oil in your mouth for 20 min? No thanks.

Well

DanMetroMan : 4/12/2014 7:25 pm : link

if it actually did something the idea of the oil in my mouth isn't horrible. But if it does nothing then yeah fuck that.

It's not so much that it does nothing as it is that

Wuphat : 4/12/2014 7:27 pm : link

there are other more effective and efficient methods.

Swishing anything in your mouth for 20 mins is bound to dislodge particulates which lead to plague and bacteria.

So let me get this straight

gmenatlarge : 4/12/2014 8:17 pm : link

Gwyneth needs some white liquid to swish around in her mouth, I think I can help.

I would think that eating the coconut oil

buford : 4/12/2014 8:47 pm : link

would be more beneficial.

i tried

shocktheworld : 4/12/2014 9:22 pm : link

it last week because the wife wanted to....it is freaking hard to swish anything for 20 minutes...ya...I won't be doing that again

Yeah, my wife tried that for a little while

MadPlaid : 4/12/2014 9:27 pm : link

She could only manage two minutes before she had to spit that crap out. Sounds gross to me

I've known some people who've done it

Ira : 4/12/2014 9:31 pm : link

and claim it helps with gum infections and tooth decay.

I haven't seen anything about it

Bill in UT : 4/12/2014 9:42 pm : link

Off the top of my head I can see no reason why it would whiten teeth. Whiteners are basically oxygenating agents that remove stain from porosities in the enamel. An oil would seem to plug those porosities up and keep stains trapped. As far as gum health, most of the harmful bacteria are anaerobic- they thrive in an absence of oxygen. Again, oil would serve as a barrier to getting oxygen into the gums.

Now as far as oiling something up

Bill in UT : 4/12/2014 9:45 pm : link

and pulling it, that would be beyond my area of expertise.

I'm all for

Sneakers O'toole : 4/12/2014 9:46 pm : link

stopping plague. The Black Death was horrible.

Dammit

Wuphat : 4/12/2014 9:57 pm : link

I always mix those up.

Will Allen/Peterson : 4/12/2014 10:20 pm : link

I tried oil pulling after first hearing about it in a blog post by fitness trainer Courtney Prather a couple weeks ago. I've noticed that my teeth appear whiter and I've been sleeping better, which is listed as one of the benefits of oil pulling.

It's not for everyone, but I definitely plan to continue doing it.