Blog Number 212

Greetings and welcome to today's random thought.

Last Friday I woke up with my tooth hurting me.  That statement is almost entirely true were it not for the fact that the tooth that was hurting pretty much does not exist.  It was the tooth that I had worked on right before I left for Argentina in January.  The dentist took as much of the tooth as he possibly could (and still be able to do a crown rather than a root canal).  As such, it was my gum that was actually hurting (but it sure felt like a tooth ache).  It was not that bad on Friday but on Saturday and Sunday it was quite bad.  Assuming it was an infection (I was just praying I did not need to go back in and do the root canal thing) my wife decided to use one of her home remedies.  So for the last 5 days I have taken the following...

Garlic Bulb Fluid Extract - 2.0 ml  / 3 times a day
Extra Virgin Coconut Oil - 1 tablespoon / 2 times a day

I think the garlic portion is a natural antibiotic (the likely prescription - had I gone to the dentist) and I forget what in the world the coconut oil was supposed to do (the wife told me several times but I guess I was not paying attention).  I whined, complained, moaned, groaned, protested, and made faces all week but took my "medicine" anyway.  I must admit I am feeling much better.  My upper jaw still aches a little but the pain in my non-tooth is gone for the most part and I am on the way to full recovery.

We try to eat fresh garlic and we due use the coconut oil for most of our cooking (although we do use olive oil as well) so these are not uncommon to my body.  I am just not used to taking them all by themselves.  The garlic was mixed in with a few ounces of water (holding my nose to drink it) and the coconut oil was just taken on a tablespoon (it has no taste except the faintest hint of coconut and does not have a very oil feel in your mouth).  The garlic was about $10 for 15 "servings" and the coconut oil (if I remember correctly) was about $6 for a jar.  If you add it up, it is still much cheaper than a trip to the dentist and a prescription co-payment.  Honestly, the cheapness of it is the only reason I even opted for it.  I am just happy it worked (although having the wife gloat about it adds to the overall price a little ).

Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.

Jon