I've been oil pulling faithfully since the end of June, with great results. My main issues were allergies & sinus infections. Almost 3 months to the day I started, the end of Sept. I got sick. Right now I have, what I think is another sinus infection. Side note, when I started this I also changed my diet staying away from wheat, dairy & cutting back on sugar. I lost 7 pounds in the process. But, I had been feeling so good, I started eating bad again (but I did continue oil pulling) resulting in the 7 pounds being put back on & now this sinus infection. My question is at this 3 month interval is my body trying to purge more of the infections? And, could my diet be a factor in contributing to this recent sinus infection? Also, I'm continuing to oil pull (actually feel much better today), and needless to say, getting back to eating right. No more wheat or dairy for me.
Thanks in advance.
i have major sinus problems as well, had sinus surgery last year. I started oil pulling and stopped the dairy at the same time. My sinus's have been pretty great since then (about a month, maybe a little bit more). But one day at work we had pizza for a treat with lots of cheese and i indulged. Next day had a really bad sinus headache that took about 2-3 days to clear up. I would say your sinus's are trying to rid themselves of the mucas you built back up into them. I don't think oping can do that alone with a poor diet if you are prone to sinusitus. Are you irrigating your sinus's? I irrigate mine with a waterpik for pulsating irrigation. You have little hairs in your sinus's called cilia that pulsate like your heartbeat to push the mucus out of your sinus's. When you have an infection or just too much mucus in there, the cilia stop pulsating. The waterpik will jumpstart the cilia back into it's pulsating motion again, while also flushing the existing mucus out of your sinus's. I use a sinus irrigator attached tip, it's the best. Whenever i have a sinus headache i irrigate and op and usually i can knock it out.
good luck!
ps. this is a link to the irrigator tip although mine is just the blue tip part that you can slip right over your existing waterpik
When we start giving our body a break and taking a load off the toxic input of our body as thru oilpulling, IMO our body starts using this extra energy to start detoxing and cleaning house. Then if we try and put more garbage in as the body is tryiing to take it out, I believe that extra energy flow gets blocked and we get negative symptoms. The body is always communicating with us in a way. If we take care of it, it will take care of us. I know that if I go back to my old habits it will ruin my health. It's to valuable to ruin. I hope you keep moving forward.
Thanks to the 2 of you who posted. I totally agree that my diet has got to be a factor as to why I got sick again. I've been eating right & doing a couple of oil pulls in the a.m. & I feel so much better today. I didn't give in & go to the Dr. for an antibiotic, yeah!!!! If I go to bed early tonight I think I'll be all better in the morning. Since this has happened I'm convinced to stick with a healthy diet & continue my oil pulling. Thanks again.
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