Hey guys, Dr. Axe here.
Today, I'm going to show you how to do oil
pulling, and this is something that's not
just a hot, trendy thing right now.
This has been done and had major benefits
for thousands of years.
It's used today in India and Asia all the
time for your oral health.
You may be wondering, well what exactly is
oil pulling?
Oil pulling is taking oil, typically sesame
oil, olive oil, or coconut oil, and swishing
it back and forth between your teeth.
The health benefits are it can actually help
heal and cure tooth decay.
It's been shown to help heal bleeding gums.
It's been shown to naturally whiten your teeth,
strengthen your jaw muscles, and overall cleanse
your mouth and even support weight loss, some
people claim.
The truth is this, I was talking to a really
well known dentist recently and he was telling
me that, and this is true from all the medical
research, that the health of your mouth, the
bacteria in your mouth, correlates with the
health of the rest of your body.
So by healing your mouth and improving your
oral health you can actually improve the health
of your entire body.
In fact, periodontal disease, or gingivitis
or bad bacteria buildup within your mouth,
is an indicator that you are at higher risk
of heart disease.
Again, it's very, very important that you're
cleansing not just your body but your oral
cavity in your mouth on a regular basis.
This is also a great thing to do to naturally
freshen up your breath and give you a glowing
smile.
So here is how you're going to do oil pulling.
You're basically going to take two teaspoons
of, I like coconut oil.
Now, I like coconut oil over other oils because
it has antifungal and antimicrobial properties
so it will kill off any of that bad bacteria
that's in your mouth and also support the
growth of good bacteria.
So you're going to do two teaspoons in your
mouth.
You're going to swish it in-between your teeth.
Don't overdo it.
You'll make your mouth sore.
Lightly swish it in-between your teeth for
about 10 to 20 minutes.
I'm not going to do that here on this video,
I'm going to do it for about 10 to 20 seconds,
but typically you want to do it 10 to 20 minutes.
That may seem like a long time but if you
do it while you're in the shower, that's a
great time to do it.
That'll be five minutes alone.
Even if you can do just that five minutes,
it is still greatly beneficial.
So do it while you're in the shower, do it
while you're reading at night, you can do
it while you're just kind of getting ready
in the morning.
But doing oil pulling as I said, doesn't have
to be complicated, about 10 to 20 minutes.
Afterwards, you're going to spit out the oil
in a cup or in the trashcan and then after
that you're going to rinse your mouth out
with water and then, finally, you're going
to brush your teeth as normal.
So I'm going to demonstrate here how this
would work.
And again, you're going to first take here,
I'm going to get a big loaded tablespoon or
teaspoon here of coconut oil and I'm going
to put it in my mouth, kind of chew on it
for a minute and then swish it.
I'm going to do it for about 20 seconds so
I guess I'll have to be quiet here.
You can see me chewing here.
It'll melt within about 15 seconds.
Now, I'm going to start to swish.
Do that for 10 to 20 minutes, spit it out,
and then the next thing you're going to do
is get some water and swish this in-between
your teeth.
Finally, you'll brush your teeth as normal.
and I guarantee, do this even if it's just
five minutes, ideally 10 to 20, but your mouth
will feel so clean.
You're killing bad bacteria, you're whitening
your teeth, you're getting fresher breath.
One other thing you can do in your oil pulling
if you want to get additional benefits, is
add along with the coconut oil five drops
of essential oils.
You can do essential oil of frankincense which
actually helps support immunity.
You can do a lavender, which helps your gums.
You can also do something like tea tree oil
or a blend that has cloves in it or cinnamon,
which actually can help kill off bad bacteria
as well.
Doing a little essential oils with the coconut
is something else you can do together.
But just simply coconut oil, I recommend doing
this two weeks straight every day and then
after that, twice a week.
If you do that you're going to bring your
dental and oral health to the next level.
