I'm always struggling between indulging myself in life's pleasures and being healthy. I mean, one can do both, right? Well, to me, it's usually one or the other. For life's pleasures generally involve food - the bad kind - the clogged artery, fattening, delicious kind.
Welp, I'm not getting any younger, so I know in my heart that it's time to grow up and exercise some discipline. Hell no, I'm not giving up all the pleasures that life has to offer, but I must be smarter about my decisions. What I do during this next decade of my life will affect the years that follow. I want to be one of those 70 year olds that look and feel 40 or 30. I want to remain disease-free and healthy, so now it's time. Along with increasing my water intake and eating a much cleaner diet, I'm trying something called "oil pulling."
Oil pulling is a unique Ayurvedic method of removing toxins from the body by literally pulling oil through the teeth and swishing around the mouth for 15-20 minutes. Supposedly, only Sesame or Sunflower oils are effective. It sounds strange to most of us, but the benefits mentioned are astounding. There was a study done in India where several respondents mentioned clearing of arthritis, allergies, asthma, diabetes, and even certain cancers. Not bad, huh? Don't believe me? Check out the information for yourself here:
http://www.oilpulling.com/users.htm
I'm trying this on myself and my 10-year old for a few months to see what happens. I'll make sure to post about it then. In the meantime, who's joining me?
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