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Go on....
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jubilantoutlier
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Is this similar to jelqing?
If so, OP plz stay safe
If so, OP plz stay safe
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Not only does it sound gross, it seems to be a load of crap:
"The claim is that oil pulling "draws toxins out" through the large veins that run under the tongue, apparently like some sort of amazing hemofiltration or dialysis process through the mucosal lining of the mouth. Of course, the biggest problem with this concept is basic chemistry. Assuming that oil pulling could actually somehow "pull toxins" out of your bloodstream, what kind of toxins would it "pull"? Obviously it would have to be fat-soluble toxins. The problem is, fat soluble compounds tend not so circulate in the blood but to accumulate in the fat stores. So, even if oil pulling could bind toxins somehow, even drawing them through the skin, how, then, would it even get to them where they are in the fat stores? I suppose a woo-meister could counter that fat soluble toxins do slowly recirculate between the fat stores and the blood and that doing this procedure three times a day over time would leech out the toxins. However, given that there's no physiological mechanism by which oil could "pull toxins" into the mouth through the oral mucosa, worrying about equilibration of these unnamed "toxins" between fat stores and the blood is a pointless exercise."
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/07/20/your-friday-dose-of-woo-the-pull-of-oil-1/
"The claim is that oil pulling "draws toxins out" through the large veins that run under the tongue, apparently like some sort of amazing hemofiltration or dialysis process through the mucosal lining of the mouth. Of course, the biggest problem with this concept is basic chemistry. Assuming that oil pulling could actually somehow "pull toxins" out of your bloodstream, what kind of toxins would it "pull"? Obviously it would have to be fat-soluble toxins. The problem is, fat soluble compounds tend not so circulate in the blood but to accumulate in the fat stores. So, even if oil pulling could bind toxins somehow, even drawing them through the skin, how, then, would it even get to them where they are in the fat stores? I suppose a woo-meister could counter that fat soluble toxins do slowly recirculate between the fat stores and the blood and that doing this procedure three times a day over time would leech out the toxins. However, given that there's no physiological mechanism by which oil could "pull toxins" into the mouth through the oral mucosa, worrying about equilibration of these unnamed "toxins" between fat stores and the blood is a pointless exercise."
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/07/20/your-friday-dose-of-woo-the-pull-of-oil-1/
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very interesting is there any science behind this?
createdestroy
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white people make up the craziest things
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futuremd
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Good Science > Bad Science.
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well im not sure about the toxins thing but for sure it helps with your teeth and gums since pretty much everyone who has done it says the gums are much firmer and teeth are cleaner and a bit whiter.
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futuremd
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so why does it have to be done on an empty stomach?
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How about we all try this and post out results. I mean it can't hurt right?
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are you going to try this broham?
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Indians this time. Oil pulling is rooted in Ayurveda.
I've never done oil pulling because I have fillings, which I've heard can cause them to break. Not taking that chance.
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futuremd
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You know what they call medicine that actually works?
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really?
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Did anyone actually try this?
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:x
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Funny thing is someone I know just told me about this yesterday and says it actually worked.
