Swishing coconut oil or other vegetable oils in your mouth for about 20 minutes has been touted as a remedy for oral health problems like swollen gums. The action of such oils that is rich in Vitamin E, an antioxidant, which also has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties is to "remove the toxins" from your mouth. As with most quackery, this technique too dates back to a … [Read more...] about Oil Pulling For Oral Health