Health, wealth, happiness. I'm Dr. Michael Grecker and you're listening to the

Nutrition Facts podcast and while I can't promise you all of those things, if you

take a listen to the evidence-based nutrition found in this podcast, chances are

you'll learn something that you can use to make a positive change in your

diet and in your health. My job here is to bring you the information you need to

make that reality possible. On today's show, we go where the Nutrition Facts

podcast has never gone before to the ancient,

higher-vated practice of oil pulling, which is the act of swishing oil in your

mouth. And yes, this is actually a thing. Have you heard there's evidence to

suggest oil pulling can effectively treat serious diseases such as paralysis,

meningitis, cancer, and AIDS? Let's find out if it's true. I've done videos on

how coconut oil is safe to put on your hair or on your skin, but you certainly

don't want to eat the stuff. You may not even want to be in the same kitchen when

it's being cooked with. I don't know where people get the idea of safe to cook

with. It's got one of the lowest smoke points. A typical frying temperature is

it can release a variety of toxic compounds. In fact, even below the smoke point,

see what there to be good ventilation. You also don't want to inject it into

your privates. And even standing under a coconut tree is not completely without

risk. But what about swishing coconut oil around in your mouth? So-called oil

pulling is evidently a time-honored folk remedy that involves swishing oil in

your mouth, pulling it back and forth between your teeth for purported oral and

systemic health benefits. You put a spoonful of oil in your mouth, swishing

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