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Swish

Oil Pulling is an Ayurvedic process that pulls toxins from the body and has numerous health benefits.

• First thing in the morning before eating or drinking anything, including water, put about a teaspoon of oil in your mouth.  Coconut, sesame, sunflower or olive oil are all great options.
• Swish the oil around in your mouth and through your teeth for 5 minutes.  You do not have to swish vigorously, relax your jaw and let the movement be natural.  Do not swallow the oil!
• It might take some time to get used to doing this for so long. You can also start with less oil in the beginning and/or less time – work your way up.  It’s normal to want to gag, you have a mouth full of toxins!  Remember to breathe through your nose it helps.
• Brush your teeth immediately.  Some Ayurvedic practitioners suggest rinsing with warm salt water first.  If you have a tongue scraper you can use that too.

After about a week see if you notice any differences.  I’d love to hear about them! Please share on my Facebook Page.

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Filed Under: Health Tips, Lifestyle, Yoga Musings Tagged With: ayurveda, health, oil pulling, yoga

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  1. Keech says

    December 24, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    I’m on day three. It’s very easy to do and what you spit out is super disgusting so it must be doing some good for my body. 🙂

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    October 27, 2014 at 10:51 pm

    […] • Fast for at least 12 hours at night. • Begin the day by oil pulling and abhyanga. • Start your digestive system and alkalize your body with a glass of warm water and […]

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    December 1, 2015 at 12:45 am

    […] end up in your mouth and are harmful to swallow. Some of you might already do a practice called “oil pulling” and/or use a tongue scraper […]

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