Oil pulling is the latest ridiculous trend in detoxing. I have a few friends in the hippie/yoga/gluten-free trend that are swishing coconut oil to detox. Their proof that it's detoxing is : "When you spit out the oil after swooshing it in your mouth, it comes out all cloudy! Those are the toxins." No you fruitcake, that's a mix of saliva, food particles and air bubbles that is making the oil cloudy. If you swish water in your mouth it will also come out cloudy. Toxins accumulate in your tissue and don't take a magical elevator into your mouth that is activated by oil swishing. That's not how the body...or physics works!!! Oil is a non-polar molecule. This means that the charges cancel out so it has a neutral charge and doesn't attract other molecules. If a "toxin" has a charge, then it is attracted to other charged molecules like water.

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My ex-father in law was a successful entrepreneur that built a successful film distribution company in Latin America. His children grew up up going to private school and very privileged. One of them calls his dad a selfish bastard as he asks for money so he can live the life of a "starving" artist in Buenos Aires, and the other had the gall to ask his dad for his inheritance. Since the dad was a workaholic, he showed his kids affection by buying them whatever they wanted instead of teaching them the value of hard work and appreciation. My husband on the other hand never asked his dad for money because he was embarrassed by his brother's behavior. His dad is a very likable and charismatic man and it's horrible that his kids are basically holding their breath until the man dies. There is only so much you can do as a parent to instill values in your child. By giving his kids everything he never had growing up poor, the dad failed to teach them grit, hard work and appreciation . Hindsight is 20/20. At some point you the parents stop being responsible for their children's selfish nature. Sometimes selfish narcissistic parents end up having loving and sensitive children.

I've been worried about taking medication my whole life. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I exercise regularly and for years I tried holistic methods of dealing with ADHD. Trust me, I was and continue to be extremely worried about the addictive properties of the medication. However, I have no qualms about admitting I take Adderall. It was a very personal and painstaking decision that took me years to make. As the posting mentions, I read a lot about the pros and cons of medication and informed myself thoroughly on the issue. I can't tell you what a relief it has been. I enjoy being able to ignore small distractions so that I can get things done. For so long it has felt that I was rowing against a great sticky current which caused me to have great bouts of anxiety and depression. I suppose I could just take anti-depressants but my depression was caused by my feelings of uselessness. Currently, I am combining the use of medication with mindful meditation which also has been shown to improve focus. I don't know what the future will hold, but I can't deny that the medication has helped me tremendously.