New Thing: Oil Pulling

I saw this post on a friend's FB wall.  She was interested but a little freaked about this thing called "oil pulling."  I had never heard of it, but I clicked the link, read, and then posted on my friend Chelsea's wall, asking what she thought about it.  A loooooong conversation ensued, and by the end, I was convinced - I was going to try it.

I know it sounds TOTALLY disgusting, but the lure of a natural cure to headaches is honestly what interested me most.  I am sick of popping pills that don't work or drinking a caffeinated-sugar-loaded beverage.  I could also do with whiter teeth.

I hopped on Amazon and found I could get a giant thing of it for $13.  I ordered.  It arrived over the weekend and Monday morning, I took the plunge.  Below I describe my own experience with this new thing, but if you want to be highly entertained, you need to read Laura's experience.  It's hilarious.

At first, it was kind of disgusting.  Its consistency is the same as Crisco.  Eww.  And it tastes like coconut.  Double eww.  But, once it melts (a minute or two in), it's not bad.  I swished it around in my mouth while I showered, toweled off, blow-dried my hair, and got dressed.  By then, 20 minutes had passed.  I repeated the process every day this week.  I have noticed the following:

1 - I have not had a single headache
2 - I have not needed chapstick in the morning
3 - I think my teeth might actually be half a shade whiter!

I have used coconut oil to remove eye make up and it works like a charm.  I have also used it in place of oil in two recipes and it has worked great.

I'm going to keep it up!