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Oil pulling is rooted in the traditional Indian system of medicine called Ayurveda. Oil pulling involves holding or swishing oil or other medicated liquids in the mouth for preventive and healing purposes. Does oil pulling work? If so, what does it do? Let’s take a look at oil pulling, some scientific studies, …

A toothache can be an extremely painful experience and is likely to affect everyone at some stage in their lives. Will oil pulling help a toothache? Let’s see if it will and how. Oil pulling is the simplest Ayurvedic procedure with the greatest results in all types of oral dental …

I remember 20 years ago, sitting on the veranda with my father-in-law in Hyderabad, India. He was swishing his mouth back and forth. All of us asked him what he was doing. He gestured that he would tell us when he was done. He told the family that he had …

Oil pulling is an important part of Ayurvedic daily routine practices that support and maintain good health. Oil pulling benefits are numerous. Oil pulling is classically described in ancient Ayurvedic literature – the Charak Samhita, Sushruta Samhita and Ashtanga Hridaya. In all three of these ancient Ayurvedic texts various kinds …

Just like any body system or organ, Ayurveda has its individualistic approach in looking at oral health, the health of the mouth. This is further defined by each individual’s constitution (Prakriti) and current environmental influences (weather, relationships, mental/emotional state, diet, and lifestyle) that make up an individual’s current state of …

Adapted from the author’s new book, Sex, Love & Dharma: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Relationships. Have you noticed how often soap opera and silver-screen lovers wake up in the morning and start making out? They must have very little āma (morbid mucoid plaque) and perfect agni (metabolic fire) to pull that off! …

Let’s face it the holidays are a flurry of activity and engagements from Thanksgiving until New Year’s. Yes, some of us have it easier than others but we all need a little TLC over the holidays to stay sane. Invite yourself to take a moment and develop a strategy for …