A member asked:

Is the eastern practice of oil pulling safe for ms patients? looking for natural compliments to my copaxone (glatiramer) and vitamin d3 treatment.

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Would caution you: Amazing how many ms patients feel desperate and begin searching for solutions which are promoted online and in alternative journals, most of which are clearly deceptive and bogus. Forget "oil pulling" and gimmicks. If you are not doing well, make sure your vitamin d level is about 50-60ng/ml, avoid smoking, use low fat, low salt diet. Maybe switch to Gilenya or tysabri (natalizumab).

Answered 8/3/2019

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Safe: Yes. Effective, no. Requires swishing with oil for 20 full minutes. Reported results are equivocal. Would suggest brushing 2x/day w electric t'brush and pea sized portion of fluoridated t'paste to clean 65% of tooth surfaces. Use WaterPik 1x/day for other 35%. That has been proven over and over to be effective.

Answered 8/10/2019

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