Re: oil pulling
Jviz:
Some people have said that olive oil does not have the teeth-whitening effects of other oils. This was my experience. Not that olive stained my teeth (I don't think anything could make them more stained than years of smoking and coffee...). But that, for instance, safflower really got them lighter and brighter. (My eyes, too.)
If you read through some of the old posts, you will notice that a lot of people report the same symptoms that you did. Sinus drainage (often green or yellow), mucous coming up and out, other gunk. Skin eruptions. And then you will see that these things clear up.
Please do spend some time looking thorugh older posts or at the "R" and "RN" posts on the forum page, which often contain particularly detailed experience on such things as you describe. That should make you feel better about these reactions (i.e. confident that they are not symptoms here to stay!).
I look at all of this as part of a process. I got a lot more at peace with cleansing (and the inevitable healing crises) when I was just OK with where I was in the process whether or not it felt comfortable or looked good. I came into the healing/CZ community with some physical goals in mind and when I was able to let those go as a focus, the experience broadened for me. What I had begun as a physical effort -- i.e. to feel better, to look better -- became part of a deeper path. And along with that, things like "how long until I see results?" or "why didn't I get as many stones out as ___?" became less and less important to me. And adding different protocols or putting off ones that were not feasible at the time became so much easier when I let go of the timing of any results and just did what I could do to the best of my ability.
Good luck, happy pulling, and I hope you stick around!
Laura