I got the idea to write this because I needdd to do something during my 20 minutes of oil pulling.
Basically I am busy swishing coconut oil in my mouth. It is 7:45am and I have just gotten my almost 4 year old dressed and ready for school. Have fed the baby and she is fast asleep. My eldest is busy eating her breakfast so I have some time to do this.
It is someting I came across in my quest to deal with my psoriasis. It got so much better when I was pregnant. Then in my last trimester I had a kidney infection that ended with me in hospital on antibiotic drips and then the strongest course of oral antibiotics I have even been on once I got home. I had such a big flare of psoriasis. Most notably on my forehead.
So in my never ending quest to find safe and natural alternatives for treating psoriasis, I came across oil pulling. The idea is to take a tablespoon full of coconut oil, swish it around in your mouth for 20 minutes. You are to do it before your first meal or drink of the day. The oil is thought to draw out impurities and bacteria that could be causing your ailments. I started doing it a while back but with a newborn baby it was hard to remember to do it. Then I was inspired again..
I told my husband about the oil pulling. He decided to try it and after four days he noticed that a sebacious lump on his back had suddenly halved in size. He had tried Roacutane and various other things that had never taken it away. He did not want it cut out as it is sitting right on his spine. Last night he felt it and it was almost gone.
So here I am giving oil pulling a go again. Lets hope I am able to stick to it for a while and lets hope there will be an improvement to my psoriasis. I have put a picture of my forehead on day one so that I can gauge any changes.
