So just pick up some Speed Stick and spare us all the stink of fear and B.O.
Oil Pulling
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This one’s not quite as in vogue as when it felt inescapable in celeb gossip rags and Instagram ads a while back, but it still rears its gross, fatty head here and there. It’s the practice of “oil pulling,” where oil, usually coconut, is held and swished in the mouth to… uh, well, that’s where we start to hit the first problem. People claim all sorts of benefits from it, ranging from curing bad breath (depends on your opinion of coconut, I guess) to helping with diabetes (bless your heart).
It comes from ancient medicine dating back to hundreds of years B.C. You know, back when they had medicine super figured out, and everyone was the epitome of health. Somehow, it’s come roaring back, mostly thanks to the kind of people who spend $200 a month on crystals because dying is scary. Unsurprisingly, the general medical consensus on the practice is, “Look, if you want to dump a bunch of oil in your mouth, we’re not going to stop you, but also, this is probably bullshit.”
