I have a great dislike to going to the dentist. My teeth are super sensitive and I can't even stand them blowing water on my teeth. The last time I went for a cleaning, I was so jumpy in the chair the hygienist got very agitated with me. Needless to say I was not encouraged to go again. My husband switched dentists and I tried his dentist. I told them of my problems and they said they would numb my mouth so that I could tolerate what they would do. They numbed my entire mouth with 8 shots on each side of my mouth. It was a weird sensation...hard to swallow...They cleaned my teeth which seemed to take forever. I was encouraged to schedule every 3 months for a cleaning and asked to use a Sensodyne toothpaste. When the next appointment came up, they cancelled on me and I never went back.
So I have been interested in what I can do to help my teeth and gums out. When researching magnesium oil, I came across several articles about oil pulling.I had tried it once before but didn't stick with it.
So, I have been oil pulling now for about 2 weeks now. It's not hard to do, just a little time consuming. I do this when I first wake up for 20 minutes. I make sure I have some 1 -2 tsp coconut oil in a small dish and a spit cup. Sometimes I oil pull while I am doing stretches.
To oil pull, put the oil in your mouth, don't swallow at anytime...swish, pull, suck the coconut oil. I usually have a lot of phlegm in the morning and as I do this I will have to spit out the phlegm and coconut oil because my mouth gets too overloaded with all of it including the build up of saliva. So when this happens, I spit it out in my spit cup and just put more coconut oil in and repeat all over again. The oil will turn white as it starts pulling toxins out of your gums.
At the end of 20 minutes spit the stuff out in the trash or outdoors. Rinse your mouth with warm water and then brush your teeth thoroughly. I rinse my mouth out with a sage and salt mouthwash that I make myself. I don't like using commercial mouthwashes because of the extra toxic ingredients that are added into it.
Sage mouthwash
1/2 cup fresh sage
4 cups water
2 T salt
Boil 4 cups of water. Steep the sage for 15 -30 minutes in the water. Add salt. Let cool and then place in bottle and seal. Keep in fridge until needed. When ready to use, pour a T of the mouthwash and swish in mouth for a minute. Spit out.
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