Forgot to post a blog yesterday so here is a double shot
So
I've managed to make it a full 20 minutes. During the week I think it
helps having the morning routine of taking the spoonful of oil then
going about my morning business. By the time I'm done with my shower
it's been 20 minutes (no I don't shower that long). I've also been using
a wet toothbrush to help get the extra stuff off my teeth and stimulate
my gums. In all I've noticed that my gums do feel healthier and there
is less sensitivity to hot and cold. Still no unicorns waking me up in
the morning though but one can still dream.
I think after this first week I will make weekly updates and there isn't much day-to-day change.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Oil Pulling: Day four
Well still no major changes. Think I'm going to start using a toothbrush just as a little bit of a scrub and using my flosser again. My gums are feeling a little different, somewhat cleaner I guess. Gonna continue on this path :-)
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Oil Pulling: Day Three
Still not a whole lot of change from the past couple days. My lips are super smooth. I do notice my gums are feeling different probably from pushing the oil between my teeth. My mouth does feel clean though so I guess that's something.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Oil Pulling: Day two
Well day two and my complexion seems to be clearer and softer and I'm noticing less joint pain.
Just kidding. Really no difference from day one. Breath was clean and my teeth felt clean. Thinking there won't be big changes, if any, for a little while. So enjoy the short post and go back to your coffee.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Oil Pulling: Day one
Oil Pulling?
So I recently came across an article posted to Facebook about Oil Pulling. Basically this is the act of rinsing your mouth with oil for up to 20 minutes and in doing so all the bacteria and grossness in your mouth gets collected and dissolved in the oil. After reading the first article I decided to start looking for other articles on the subject because the first article made a lot of lofty claims.
I did read a few papers done in the mid-2000's and there was directional support for the first three claims above. But there was no evidence of oil pulling's miraculous anti-cancer properties. Never-the-less I was still intrigued by some of the more realistic testimonials like better skin, and clearing up sinus congestion. I decided to give it a try so on my way to the cabin I picked up a jar of coconut oil.
How do you do it?
Now there were a lot of varying directions on how to go about it. Some consistencies were; no longer than 20 minutes, use sesame, sunflower or coconut oil, and for God's sake don't swallow the used oil. And many of the stories said they used the coconut oil as it just had a more neutral taste. One thing that I couldn't determine was what about actual brushing?
Some articles said the oil pulling replaced their brushing regime, others would follow the oil pulling with a once over with a wet toothbrush, and others still just brushed like normal. In the last case I can't really see how the oil pulling is then benefiting the individual, but without a study of significant quantity between the three I'm left to just guess so I'm starting with the first of replacing brushing with oil pulling. If I don't notice any of the supposed effects within the first week or so then I will follow the pulling with a brushing with a wet toothbrush.
Day One
So I got up this morning and before starting my morning routine I took a teaspoon and grabbed a glob of coconut oil. Now coconut oil is solid at room temp and I don't mean thick and u can scoop it like margarine, no, very solid and kind of flaky. I looked at it and popped it in my mouth. There is no flavor really so that part was alright, it was the consistency of chewing on the oil to soften it up and turn it to liquid that put me off at first. I'm sure this can be fixed by softening it first, but I was eager to get started.
I began working the oil and hit the timer on my phone for 20 minutes. It broke up fairly quickly and as it mixed with my saliva it turned into a mouthwash. I swished and swirled, pushed and pulled. Made some coffee, used the bathroom, played some games on my phone all while working this stuff over every part of my mouth and between my teeth and on the gums. I check my phone and only 10 minutes have passed!!!
It felt like my mouth was overly full and that I was about to start swallowing some of this toxin fill oil. I spit it out into a wad of paper towel and threw it out as directed since spitting it down the drain could cause clogged pipes.
The first thing I did notice was how soft my lips felt. D'uh! Coconut oil is used in a lot of lip balms so naturally having it in my mouth it would get on my lips. Second thing I noticed was that it felt like I had just flossed. Okay, yeah I was pushing a thick fluid through my teeth so It should feel like I had something between them.
The next thing was a little more surprising in the my teeth felt smooth. I rubbed one thing it was just coated in the oil but nothing came off. So without vigorous scrubbing some of the plaque that was on my teeth had managed to get pulled off. That was pretty cool. And the last thing that I noticed was that my breath was very neutral and I had some wicked dragon breath before I started.
So first day and there seems to be some benefit to this. I'm going to give it 2 weeks and see how things progress. Stay tuned!
So I recently came across an article posted to Facebook about Oil Pulling. Basically this is the act of rinsing your mouth with oil for up to 20 minutes and in doing so all the bacteria and grossness in your mouth gets collected and dissolved in the oil. After reading the first article I decided to start looking for other articles on the subject because the first article made a lot of lofty claims.
- whiter teeth
- less bad breath
- reversal of gingivitis
- better complexion
- clearing up of skin issues
- clears up sinus congestion
- gets rid of a cold
- cures AIDS
- cures Cancer
I did read a few papers done in the mid-2000's and there was directional support for the first three claims above. But there was no evidence of oil pulling's miraculous anti-cancer properties. Never-the-less I was still intrigued by some of the more realistic testimonials like better skin, and clearing up sinus congestion. I decided to give it a try so on my way to the cabin I picked up a jar of coconut oil.
How do you do it?
Now there were a lot of varying directions on how to go about it. Some consistencies were; no longer than 20 minutes, use sesame, sunflower or coconut oil, and for God's sake don't swallow the used oil. And many of the stories said they used the coconut oil as it just had a more neutral taste. One thing that I couldn't determine was what about actual brushing?
Some articles said the oil pulling replaced their brushing regime, others would follow the oil pulling with a once over with a wet toothbrush, and others still just brushed like normal. In the last case I can't really see how the oil pulling is then benefiting the individual, but without a study of significant quantity between the three I'm left to just guess so I'm starting with the first of replacing brushing with oil pulling. If I don't notice any of the supposed effects within the first week or so then I will follow the pulling with a brushing with a wet toothbrush.
Day One
So I got up this morning and before starting my morning routine I took a teaspoon and grabbed a glob of coconut oil. Now coconut oil is solid at room temp and I don't mean thick and u can scoop it like margarine, no, very solid and kind of flaky. I looked at it and popped it in my mouth. There is no flavor really so that part was alright, it was the consistency of chewing on the oil to soften it up and turn it to liquid that put me off at first. I'm sure this can be fixed by softening it first, but I was eager to get started.
I began working the oil and hit the timer on my phone for 20 minutes. It broke up fairly quickly and as it mixed with my saliva it turned into a mouthwash. I swished and swirled, pushed and pulled. Made some coffee, used the bathroom, played some games on my phone all while working this stuff over every part of my mouth and between my teeth and on the gums. I check my phone and only 10 minutes have passed!!!
It felt like my mouth was overly full and that I was about to start swallowing some of this toxin fill oil. I spit it out into a wad of paper towel and threw it out as directed since spitting it down the drain could cause clogged pipes.
The first thing I did notice was how soft my lips felt. D'uh! Coconut oil is used in a lot of lip balms so naturally having it in my mouth it would get on my lips. Second thing I noticed was that it felt like I had just flossed. Okay, yeah I was pushing a thick fluid through my teeth so It should feel like I had something between them.
The next thing was a little more surprising in the my teeth felt smooth. I rubbed one thing it was just coated in the oil but nothing came off. So without vigorous scrubbing some of the plaque that was on my teeth had managed to get pulled off. That was pretty cool. And the last thing that I noticed was that my breath was very neutral and I had some wicked dragon breath before I started.
So first day and there seems to be some benefit to this. I'm going to give it 2 weeks and see how things progress. Stay tuned!
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Dressing appropriately
So this weekend has raised so many questions as to what is appropriate anymore. I'm just not sure what people are thinking or how things have gotten to where they are now.
1) Skimpy attire: So while on a trip to a local outdoor shopping mall with Banana and her mom, we were in the cosmetics department at Nordstrom. While Banana was picking out some lipstick mom and I were just chatting away until I stopped mid-sentance in awe of the booty shorts another customer was wearing. Now yes, she did have the body and looks to pull it off, but still when did it become acceptable to call shorts where your butt cheeks are hanging out and a tank top suitable attire to go out and go shopping? Now this isn't fueled by the fact that I'm gay. I'm sure other men found it great to look at and that is clearly what she wanted but she may as well have been naked for what little she was wearing. Guess I think that maybe a little modesty goes further than just putting everything out there.
2) Age appropriate attire: This kind of goes along with the last point. Same place, lil while later, walking towards the car. The three of us spot a woman walking towards us with her husband. Now the first thing said, by mom, was "Can't some people dress more age appropriate?" So this woman was most likely in her mid to late 40's and was wearing an incredibly short mini-skirt and a top that just barely came to the waist of the skirt due to the extra weight she appeared to be carrying. It was the type of outfit you would be able to get at Forever 21 or a place like that. Now not only was this not age appropriate, it wasn't a good outfit for her body type. It was stretching and bulging in awkward places and all around looked like a train wreck. Being a bit judgmental here? Yes I am and I don't really care.
3) Pajamas as regular wear: Same place waiting outside of the Starbucks (since the line was just way to long and filled with tweens and mom and I were not going to wait just to get a pumpkin spice latte). In the span of 5 minutes I noticed about 4-5 people walk by in, not sweat pants, but what were obviously pajama bottoms and grubby t-shirts. Now my mother never let us leave the house in sweat pants if we were going any place other than something that warranted them. Basically this is the opposite of what was going on in case number 1 but it just looked incredibly bad. How lazy do you have to be to just not take care of yourself like that?
Now I'm not the eppitome of fashion and typically need someone else's help/opinion to dress myself, but I know what should be worn and where. It was just some very distinct wardrobe choices that were just very poor.
1) Skimpy attire: So while on a trip to a local outdoor shopping mall with Banana and her mom, we were in the cosmetics department at Nordstrom. While Banana was picking out some lipstick mom and I were just chatting away until I stopped mid-sentance in awe of the booty shorts another customer was wearing. Now yes, she did have the body and looks to pull it off, but still when did it become acceptable to call shorts where your butt cheeks are hanging out and a tank top suitable attire to go out and go shopping? Now this isn't fueled by the fact that I'm gay. I'm sure other men found it great to look at and that is clearly what she wanted but she may as well have been naked for what little she was wearing. Guess I think that maybe a little modesty goes further than just putting everything out there.
2) Age appropriate attire: This kind of goes along with the last point. Same place, lil while later, walking towards the car. The three of us spot a woman walking towards us with her husband. Now the first thing said, by mom, was "Can't some people dress more age appropriate?" So this woman was most likely in her mid to late 40's and was wearing an incredibly short mini-skirt and a top that just barely came to the waist of the skirt due to the extra weight she appeared to be carrying. It was the type of outfit you would be able to get at Forever 21 or a place like that. Now not only was this not age appropriate, it wasn't a good outfit for her body type. It was stretching and bulging in awkward places and all around looked like a train wreck. Being a bit judgmental here? Yes I am and I don't really care.
3) Pajamas as regular wear: Same place waiting outside of the Starbucks (since the line was just way to long and filled with tweens and mom and I were not going to wait just to get a pumpkin spice latte). In the span of 5 minutes I noticed about 4-5 people walk by in, not sweat pants, but what were obviously pajama bottoms and grubby t-shirts. Now my mother never let us leave the house in sweat pants if we were going any place other than something that warranted them. Basically this is the opposite of what was going on in case number 1 but it just looked incredibly bad. How lazy do you have to be to just not take care of yourself like that?
Now I'm not the eppitome of fashion and typically need someone else's help/opinion to dress myself, but I know what should be worn and where. It was just some very distinct wardrobe choices that were just very poor.
Friday, September 13, 2013
A world of randomness.
I've found that my mind is a playground of absolutely random ideas and thoughts. Sometimes they are funny, other times disturbing, but mostly I find them at least somewhat amusing. From my day-to-day interactions to my amazingly messed up dreams, everything in my life seems to just follow a very random path.
I don't really expect anyone to actually follow or read any of this so I guess it's mostly for me. Something to just get a part of me saved so I can remember and follow these things. Maybe something to use for my writing or to share my off the wall musings.
Or maybe just a way of expressing my feelings in a better way as I admittedly have trouble communicating how I'm feeling and whats going through my head in a coherent manner. I find that my mind seems to run through things faster than I can keep up with so it's hard to hold on to solid ideas that can help me pinpoint what is making me feel how I feel.
Oh and just because I may put something here doesn't mean it's open forum to talk to me about it in person (in the event people I know actually follow this). I'm putting it here because this is an easier medium for me to express myself through rather than have to talk about it in person. No, I'm not going to discuss details or explain. So why put it out there? Because I can and it's my freedom to do so and whatever it is may be helpful to me. And yes it is your freedom to try and ask but don't expect much in return.
And now that I've made this heavier than it really needs to be it's time for me to actually get some sleep. Or at least try to.
G'night.
I don't really expect anyone to actually follow or read any of this so I guess it's mostly for me. Something to just get a part of me saved so I can remember and follow these things. Maybe something to use for my writing or to share my off the wall musings.
Or maybe just a way of expressing my feelings in a better way as I admittedly have trouble communicating how I'm feeling and whats going through my head in a coherent manner. I find that my mind seems to run through things faster than I can keep up with so it's hard to hold on to solid ideas that can help me pinpoint what is making me feel how I feel.
Oh and just because I may put something here doesn't mean it's open forum to talk to me about it in person (in the event people I know actually follow this). I'm putting it here because this is an easier medium for me to express myself through rather than have to talk about it in person. No, I'm not going to discuss details or explain. So why put it out there? Because I can and it's my freedom to do so and whatever it is may be helpful to me. And yes it is your freedom to try and ask but don't expect much in return.
And now that I've made this heavier than it really needs to be it's time for me to actually get some sleep. Or at least try to.
G'night.
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