DAY 2:
Dear Diary,
Last night I tried a new technique for Coconut Oil Pulling. As you read from my first post, I barfed up a load during yesterday morning's attempt. This shit is no joke. If my teeth aren’t whiter, migraines gone and my body doing everything short of flying, I’m going to be pissed. I want to be able to spit fire when this experiment is over.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, scroll down to my Dear Diary post from DAY 1. You’re suppose to do this swishing in the morning before you eat or drink anything but 9 times out of 10 I’m running late in the morning and I need a routine down pat. I don’t have time to dick with barfing especially when I have to do it in a trash can instead of my drain or toilet like I’d prefer. I have a weird issue about standing while bracing. I like to be on the ground and comfortable during my yak or kotze as my German grandmother used to say. So last night I melted the coconut oil first to see if that would help with my gag reflex. IT DID! The key though is to start swishing the second it gets in your mouth. Don’t give yourself time to dissect it in there or you’ll ralph. I microwaved about a teaspoon and a half for about 15 seconds. It’s oil, so you don’t want to fry it forever in the microwave or else it will be too hot to put in your mouth.
After it was thoroughly melted, I threw it back and went to town swishing. I strongly recommend doing something else for your 20 minutes of insanity or else you won’t make it. You need the distraction. Last night I did laundry. Spitting it out is a little nauseating, I will warn you. I don’t know if it’s because it gets thick in your mouth or the shit it pulls off your teeth is coming out in chunks or what but be over the can. When I was finished, it literally felt like I had just been to the dentist and got an awesome cleaning. Sometimes teeth can feel fuzzy sort of as the day goes on or just gunky and I will admit this really pulled everything off. My teeth did look whiter but I’m waiting a few days to put up before/afters. They said if you have bad teeth you can do it twice a day, otherwise, once in the morning is fine. I’m going to shoot for twice a day just for the sake of posting my results and findings. My teeth really aren't in bad shape but what the hell.
It went so well, I did it again this morning during the time you’re actually suppose to. I woke up, microwaved my batch, threw it back and hopped in the shower. Your jaw does get tired from the swishing. The swish swoosh is what makes everything happen so if you just have it sitting haphazardly in your mouth, you aren’t getting the full benefit. I have a bad jaw so I did take breaks but 20 minutes is a long ass time to keep that shit up and not have it spill over your lip. After you spit it out IN THE TRASH CAN…you’ll need a blog about plumbing if you spit it in the sink or the jon, you’re suppose to rinse your mouth with salt water. I’ve read plain warm water works and I’ve also heard salt water. I haven’t found what the salt does for you but I liked the salt because I spent 20 minutes with something kind of sweet in my mouth and the salt was a nice balance. It really cleaned out the coconut taste. My sister didn’t do this step yesterday and was complaining that she walked around with oil/coconut taste in her mouth all day so don’t skip this step! If anyone knows what the salt does, please let me know.
I am interested to go to the dentist again in a few months because I was told I had the start of a cavity when I was there and this trick-of-the-trade is suppose to improve oral health SO much and prevent cavities, I’m intrigued to see if this stopped the decay of that cavity. I will be sure to report back on that burning fact.
All in all Diary, I would say I am now on board the Coconut Oil Pulling train. In fact, I’m riding shotgun in this bitch. I had a migraine when I woke up this morning and it was gone when I was done pulling. Totally could’ve been a coincidence…I’m not balling up yet and saying coconut oil cured it. I will also admit when I heard the term Coconut Oil Pulling, I thought it was some sort of oil based colonic. It's not if you thought the same. Wrong end kids.
Check back tomorrow for another Diary of my Coconut Oil Pulling trials and tribulations. If you've heard something else, please share. I've read something about adding baking soda to the mixture so I'm going to try that as well. I could very well barf again with that texture but here we go...
Dear Diary,
Last night I tried a new technique for Coconut Oil Pulling. As you read from my first post, I barfed up a load during yesterday morning's attempt. This shit is no joke. If my teeth aren’t whiter, migraines gone and my body doing everything short of flying, I’m going to be pissed. I want to be able to spit fire when this experiment is over.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, scroll down to my Dear Diary post from DAY 1. You’re suppose to do this swishing in the morning before you eat or drink anything but 9 times out of 10 I’m running late in the morning and I need a routine down pat. I don’t have time to dick with barfing especially when I have to do it in a trash can instead of my drain or toilet like I’d prefer. I have a weird issue about standing while bracing. I like to be on the ground and comfortable during my yak or kotze as my German grandmother used to say. So last night I melted the coconut oil first to see if that would help with my gag reflex. IT DID! The key though is to start swishing the second it gets in your mouth. Don’t give yourself time to dissect it in there or you’ll ralph. I microwaved about a teaspoon and a half for about 15 seconds. It’s oil, so you don’t want to fry it forever in the microwave or else it will be too hot to put in your mouth.
After it was thoroughly melted, I threw it back and went to town swishing. I strongly recommend doing something else for your 20 minutes of insanity or else you won’t make it. You need the distraction. Last night I did laundry. Spitting it out is a little nauseating, I will warn you. I don’t know if it’s because it gets thick in your mouth or the shit it pulls off your teeth is coming out in chunks or what but be over the can. When I was finished, it literally felt like I had just been to the dentist and got an awesome cleaning. Sometimes teeth can feel fuzzy sort of as the day goes on or just gunky and I will admit this really pulled everything off. My teeth did look whiter but I’m waiting a few days to put up before/afters. They said if you have bad teeth you can do it twice a day, otherwise, once in the morning is fine. I’m going to shoot for twice a day just for the sake of posting my results and findings. My teeth really aren't in bad shape but what the hell.
It went so well, I did it again this morning during the time you’re actually suppose to. I woke up, microwaved my batch, threw it back and hopped in the shower. Your jaw does get tired from the swishing. The swish swoosh is what makes everything happen so if you just have it sitting haphazardly in your mouth, you aren’t getting the full benefit. I have a bad jaw so I did take breaks but 20 minutes is a long ass time to keep that shit up and not have it spill over your lip. After you spit it out IN THE TRASH CAN…you’ll need a blog about plumbing if you spit it in the sink or the jon, you’re suppose to rinse your mouth with salt water. I’ve read plain warm water works and I’ve also heard salt water. I haven’t found what the salt does for you but I liked the salt because I spent 20 minutes with something kind of sweet in my mouth and the salt was a nice balance. It really cleaned out the coconut taste. My sister didn’t do this step yesterday and was complaining that she walked around with oil/coconut taste in her mouth all day so don’t skip this step! If anyone knows what the salt does, please let me know.
I am interested to go to the dentist again in a few months because I was told I had the start of a cavity when I was there and this trick-of-the-trade is suppose to improve oral health SO much and prevent cavities, I’m intrigued to see if this stopped the decay of that cavity. I will be sure to report back on that burning fact.
All in all Diary, I would say I am now on board the Coconut Oil Pulling train. In fact, I’m riding shotgun in this bitch. I had a migraine when I woke up this morning and it was gone when I was done pulling. Totally could’ve been a coincidence…I’m not balling up yet and saying coconut oil cured it. I will also admit when I heard the term Coconut Oil Pulling, I thought it was some sort of oil based colonic. It's not if you thought the same. Wrong end kids.
Check back tomorrow for another Diary of my Coconut Oil Pulling trials and tribulations. If you've heard something else, please share. I've read something about adding baking soda to the mixture so I'm going to try that as well. I could very well barf again with that texture but here we go...