I agree. I don't think that Op has given me any "overnight" success, but I know that it has made my teeth whiter. It has improved the overall condition of my gums and I believe that I might even have some receding gums growing back, albeit very slowly. I know that I have had some success at lessening and shortening a migraine with OP. And overall, my headaches aren't nearly as frequent as they used to be. My skin is clear. And I believe that the action of swishing exercises my facial muscles and helps keep me looking young.

Someone posted a while ago, that you may not even see all the benefits, due to the fact that something nasty could be brewing under the surface and if you OP you could eliminate it before it ever becomes a noticeable problem.

I would also change oils. I love experimenting with different oils.

i was so toxic when i first tried this that i would get an effect from it but it would go away. i have read where others would get immediate effects or effects in a week or so or do it for a month with no effects. some have had miracles happen. others have had nothing apparent to them.

but i will tell you this. if you want the stuff in that oil to remain in your body instead of being stored in your tissues and adding to the load of your liver and heart, etc, then so be it. for me, just the sight of the first pull was enough to tell me it worked. why wouldnt anyone want to do it? who knows what awful dis-ease will be avoided by doing it? and isnt that what you want? good health? for most, that means changing what you do, not doing the same thing everyone else who is going to hell in a handbasket is doing.

it wasnt until molly and miss kitty reintroduced oil pulling to me that i commited to do it in earnest. and do it i did. some days i did up to 10 pulls in a row. no one, as far as i can tell, could do ten pulls in a row and not be able to tell a difference. my eyes became superhuman with instantaneous night vision. i had so much visual puple i could see a fog of purple in front of my eyes at dusk. i couldnt even tell when people had there brights on because they affected me so little. on about the fifth pull or so, i would start getting a calming effect almost like a valium or something, yet without any grogginess or lack of motor control. if anything, i was more alert and in better control than ever.

to me, oil pulling is a no brainer. its good to do, its cheap, its easy, and the level of benefit, like everything , is based on what you think of it and how much you put into it. for some people i know, they could benefit just from the practice of keeping their mouth shut that long. its like a mini vow of silence. very spiritual.

eat oi
wear oil
swish oil
for life

I agree with Molly about trying coconut oil. It just does things the other oils don't, like more noticeable improvements in oral health, better detox, and for me it also helps me sleep like a baby even though I've had insomnia for years.

Even the type of coconut oil makes a difference. I first started with "organic" coconut oil I bought from Kroger to try OPing out. On vacation I went to a health food store and got "Organic Extra Virgin" coconut oil and suprisingly it's far more potent in its effects than just the organic I was using.

Not a total waste though, I use the non-evco for cooking. I tried it with popcorn the other night and was amazed by how thoroughly and quickly it popped the kernels. I was wondering how it would effect the taste, and there was no trace of coconut to the taste - just great tasting less greasy popcorn. After reading on Mercola about how coconut oil is the best cooking oil for your health, I'm a believer. Whoops - I've fallen off topic and I can't get up.

Because oil can stimulate your gall bladder. If you have food in your gall bladder it might make you feel bad. It's best to stimulate on an empty stomach when the gall bladder has built up pressure. Then it's like a mini liver flush.

But other's have pulled on a full stomach with no apparent distress. It's just more efficient not to eat first.

The reason you do it first thing in the morning is to kill the bad bacteria that have been festering in your mouth all night. Also the liver stimulant.....

Does that make sense?

Molly