Bad Tooth Update

It's been about a month since I began (almost) daily oil pulling in the mornings. I usually oil pull as soon as I wake up for 15-20 minutes. Then I wait 20 minutes and have 1-2 tsps apple cider vinegar in a glass of water. I then wait another 20 minutes and have my morning shake, filled with protein, fruit, and or leafy greens.

I have not had any pain in my bad tooth or the surrounding area, besides one day after I ate a little piece of chocolate. I have been clean eating (with a couple exceptions). And I have been taking a whole food multivitamin every morning along with a fermented cod liver oil supplement morning and night. I have been feeling much better - more energy and less bloated. I am not sure how it is all affecting my bad tooth, but I think the absence of the constant pain I had been feeling proves that I'm doing something right. I have also been drinking a cup or two daily of raw milk, but currently I am out.   :(  I may get the most organic whole milk I can find in the mean time.

Hopefully in a few more weeks I will have a more definitive perspective on the bad tooth remedy. I have seen countless "we've done it" stories and I trust in the power of nutrition to heal the body.

ACV Vinegar Update

Today is my 5th consistent day of drinking 1-2 tsp ACV (apple cider vinegar) in an 8 oz glass of water. I drink it when I wake up, after I do my 15 minutes of oil pulling.
I may have mentioned this before, but am I at the point now where I actually smell it and crave it. I am no longer grossed out by the taste or smell. I don't add anything else to it either, just water and ACV. It seems to give me more energy. And, added bonus, it makes my teeth feel super clean!

The oil pulling I am doing as a separate "experiment."
See my BAD tooth :( post to learn more about oil pulling, and how it can actually help you heal your cavities.

This is my original post.

ACV day 1

Today I am trying what is know as a whole body problem solver: ACV (apple cider vinegar).

As you can imagine the taste is pretty vinegar-y. So I have consulted the interwebs to find a palatable alternative to just taking a shot of it.

This is the recipe that I found and am trying for my first day.

Apple Cider Vinegar Drink

Sweetened Raw Apple Cider Vinegar Elixir:

• 1 1/2 cup of cold filtered water
• 2 tbs of apple or grape juice
• 2 tbs of raw apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp of stevia (powdered) if using liquid you only need a few drops. (I used honey)

The best brand to use is Bragg's.

So this is what the recipe looks like. It is not necessarily good, but it is a flavor I can handle. Cheers!

Here is the update.