Oil pulling is nothing but swishing a tablespoon of oil in your mouth on an empty stomach for around 15-20 minutes. Oil pulling origin is from the traditional medicine system (Ayurveda) from India, whose practitioners use gingelly oil or coconut oil.
Regular practice of oil pulling is capable of greatly improve your oral health and overall body health. Oil Pulling is the best way to clean your whole mouth. It is vitally effective when it is done in the morning before tooth cleaning.
It is used to exhaust the micro-organisms and toxins from your mouth. From the ancient days, our ancestors are using this method to clean their mouth in an effective way to improve their oral health.
Do you know that oil pulling is works with marvellous with the combination of sesame or gingelly oil?
Let’s dive straight to look the 5 amazing benefits of oil pulling using gingelly oil.
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1. Destroy The Bad Bacteria In Your Mouth!
Application of cold pressed gingelly oil destroys the bad bacteria from the mouth that causes bad smell and we need to do this on regular basis in order to keep your mouth always fresh and healthy.
You can think that why water does not destroy the bad bacteria because the water contains the oxygen which is sufficient for these bacteria to keep live.
But if we use oil for washing the mouth, the oxygen supply is stopped and these bacteria will be destroyed automatically.
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2. Gingival Problem
Gingelly oil pulling is a one-stop solution for the gingival problem. A 2009 study published in the Indian Journal of dental research mentioned that swishing with sesame oil have reduced Blake and modified gingival scores and lower the amount of microorganisms due to plague induced gingivitis.
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3. Healthy Skin
Surprised? Oil pulling is not only effective for dental problems but also being used as a treatment for skin problems like eczema and psoriasis.
But how? Oil pulling out with saliva enzymes which absorbs toxins such as chemical and bacterial toxins from the blood and removes these harmful toxin thorough the tongue. This flushes out the toxins from the entire body.
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4. Solution to Breathing Problem
Oil pulling with cold pressed gingelly oil helps to prevent from respiratory ailments.
The international journal of research in Health Sciences have mentioned that oil pulling actually positively effects there peak expiratory flow rate of lungs.
According to Bruce Fife “ oil pulling is considered to be one of the most effective methods for detoxification and healing known in natural medicine.”
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5. Prevent Cavities
Cavities are a common problem that stems from tooth decay. Poor oral hygiene, eating too much sugar and a buildup of bacteria can all cause tooth decay, which leads to the formation of holes in the teeth known as cavities.
The national centre for biotechnology information states that oil pulling provides various benefits when done an regular and proper way.
Several studies have found that oil pulling can help reduce the number of bacteria in the mouth, preventing tooth decay.
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Reference Links:
- International Journal Of Research In Health Sciences
- Medwin publishers
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5198813/
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Originally posted 2017-04-01 12:56:03.