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If we told you to go ahead and scoop out a tablespoon of raw organic coconut oil from the jar and swish it around your mouth, you may call us crazy.
However, as crazy as it seems, this ancient Ayurvedic method of holistic healing is actually a highly powerful way to improve not only oral health, but also to detoxify the entire body.
Dr. Bruce Fife is a coconut oil expert and the author of Oil Pulling Therapy. He says, “oil pulling is one of the most remarkable methods of detoxification and healing I have ever experienced in my career as a naturopathic physician.”
This process removes bacteria, toxins and parasites from the mouth, and also loosens sinuses and congestion while encouraging the lymph system to move toxins out of the body.
Dr. Fife goes on to say, “it helped me overcome a chronic skin problem that other forms of detoxification, including numerous juice fasts lasting up to 30 days, were unable to cure.”
What’s so special about coconut oil?
Its scientific name is Cocos nucifera, meaning “nut-bearing.” Coconuts have a long and respected history throughout numerous cultures in the world, and many depend on them for their survival. Pacific islanders refer to coconut oil as a cure for all illnesses and many call it the “healthiest oil on earth.”
The coconut palm, which produces the coconut, is known as the “Tree of Life,” and although many people have been aware of this nut’s amazing nutritional quality, they may not know that it is a “functional food.”
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