Sunday, May 20, 2007

Oil pulling

What’s that for?


The oil? Sesame seed oil. Cold pressed.

You’re going to drink it?

No, no. Not drink it. Swirl it around inside my mouth for 15 to 20 minutes. Called oil pulling.

You’re mad. You’re definitely off your rocker.

A Russian doctor, called Karach, reckons it will cure all sorts of conditions by pulling toxins out of the body. Through the teeth. Through blood vessels in the mouth. A tablespoon every morning. Must be cold pressed.

Cold pressed, eh?

Before breakfast. You swirl it around inside your mouth, suck it between your teeth, spit it out, don’t swallow. Full of germs so wash the basin after. And rinse your mouth out with Listerine.

Well the early morning mouth wash is probably a good thing. But, look, if the toxins can leak from the blood into the mouth, don’t you think that toxins from the mouth could leak back into the blood?

Well, it’s probably harmless. I mean the oil pulling proponents aren’t hard-selling any wonder product.

Maybe. But isn’t just possible that that website promoting oil pulling might just be looking for traffic so they can sell advertising on their site? By google clicks? How can you be sure the makers of Listerine aren’t promoting oil pulling?

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