As a sitting-in-the-front-row-with-my-pencil-sharpened student of the traditional Indian medical science of Ayurveda, I became both enthusiastic and wary when a traditional Ayurvedic recipe was added to my local café’s sandwich board.
Oil Pulling: A 3,000-Year-Old Oral Hygiene Practice
How wonderful when ancient practices flow into the contemporary mainstream. However, as with any game of telephone, the facts and founding principles usually get lost in perpetuation. “Oil pulling” is quickly becoming a popular daily practice, but it’s worth a moment to get the prescription right before passing it on.