this stupid shit has invaded my facebook today

anyone subscribe to this nonsense?

http://www.fashionlush.com/wtf-is-oil-pulling-why-im-hooked/

3/5/2014 9:48:11 PM

I just pull on my wiener.

3/5/2014 9:51:32 PM

but detox! TOXINS!

3/5/2014 9:52:24 PM

Quote :

"Should you brush your teeth immediately after?"

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"You certainly can!! Some people give up brushing all together, which I believe is fine cause it cleans your teeth very well… "

ew

3/5/2014 10:06:45 PM

my facebook has been invaded with 24 hour beer chug challenges

3/5/2014 10:09:39 PM

My first thought was, this is the dumbest fad I've ever heard. But, apparently there is a lot of lauric acid in coconut oil, which converts to monolaurin in the body, which has been shown to be anti-microbial, anti-fungal, etc. So swishing coconut oil in your mouth for a while could plausibly act as an antiseptic. But there would be no reason to spit it out; actually it might be more beneficial to swallow it.

3/5/2014 10:19:31 PM

but see it pulls out toxins and pain, so you have to spit it out to remove the toxins and pain from your body

3/5/2014 10:21:50 PM

hippie bullshit... AntecK7 will love it!

3/5/2014 10:22:11 PM

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"I just pull on my wiener."

Yep. I was pulling on my weiner before facebook was a trend.

3/5/2014 10:47:44 PM

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"actually it might be more beneficial to swallow it."

Typical male logic

3/5/2014 10:54:47 PM

You could probably swish with lots of fluids for 20 minutes to clean your mouth. Considering plaque has been linked to other ailments, i could see some grain of truth to a few of those claims (not the detox stuff though).

3/6/2014 1:14:32 AM

my mom's dentist actually recommended this after oral surgery. She told me this after I got diagnosed with my own oral issues. but I'm too depressed and jaded to try anything this hippy-dippy.

3/6/2014 1:34:20 PM

I was going to try this last night for shits and giggles but I forgot I was out of coconut oil.

3/6/2014 1:35:08 PM

my mom's using sesame.

3/6/2014 1:35:55 PM

I do this with motor oil

[Edited on March 6, 2014 at 1:55 PM. Reason : synthetic 5w-30 ftw]

3/6/2014 1:54:48 PM

oh man, gag city. ugh

3/6/2014 2:01:19 PM

All this "detox" pseudoscience bullshit pisses me off.

DO YOU EVEN SCIENCE BRO?!

http://skeptoid.com/blog/2013/11/11/oil-pulling-miracle-treatment-or-woo-mouthwash/

3/7/2014 9:02:59 AM

posted on fb by a friend of a "friend":

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"I just started it on Saturday! It's really not as gross as it sounds! Just tastes like water! And I have noticed a HUGE difference in the health of my mouth. Also I have some psoriasis that is starting to go away already! It's crazy!"

3/7/2014 11:29:09 AM

It cured my syphilis!

3/7/2014 12:16:29 PM

it's gluten free!

3/7/2014 12:29:15 PM

The cavewomen did it, it's paleo!

3/7/2014 12:41:41 PM

It has the words "toxins", "organic", and "natural". It also has several "anti-"words. This shit is a catnip to a hippie.

3/7/2014 2:14:32 PM

The best way to detox is not to tox. Amirite?

3/7/2014 2:21:15 PM

The best way to detox is to have a functioning liver and kidneys.

3/7/2014 2:54:45 PM

dtownral hates this because women swallow it and get fatter.

3/7/2014 4:27:25 PM

anytime you read something promoting removing "toxins" from your body, you can safely murder whoever wrote the article

3/7/2014 8:15:29 PM

^ this. a girl where I work got suckered into paying $600 dollar bux for a "detox diet" from another girl at work, and I gave her hell about it. So she finally went up to the bitch a couple months later when nothing changed, and the other girl tried to get her into Amway. So then she comes up to me this week and says "That bitch put me on auto shipment!" I lost it

[Edited on March 7, 2014 at 8:19 PM. Reason : ]

3/7/2014 8:18:24 PM