KissMeGoodnight
eLearning Series: Bad Breath
My Breath Stinks!
How to Get Rid of Bad Breath...NOW
( 15 pages )
What
About All Those Smelly Foods We Love?
You’ve
heard the term, “you are what you eat” and it certainly
applies when it comes to bad breath. Certain foods can give
you bad breath.
Foods
like garlic, onions, peppers and more all have a role in
creating bad breath. When the food you eat is released into
the bloodstream, the lungs will expel the odor.
While
garlic and onions seem to top the list of bad breath offenders,
there are other foods that are just as likely to produce
bad breath. A few of these are:
- Meats
that are spicy like pepperoni, salami and pastrami
- Cheese,
especially soft cheeses
- Fish
- Dairy
foods
- Seafood
- Eggs
Practically
every food that is high in protein is also a harbinger of
bad breath. In fact practically one third of our diet is
comprised of high protein foods.
This
can be especially distressing if you are on a “high protein” diet.
The obvious result is that when on a diet such as this bad
breath will become significantly more annoying.
Short
of totally eliminating protein from our diet (not recommended)
what else can we do? At the risk of sounding redundant let’s
review some of our earlier discussion.
Drink
plenty of water. Dehydration certainly won’t help
to improve the situation.
As
difficult as it may be, clean your teeth and tongue thoroughly
each time you eat anything that is high in protein.
Try
and adjust your diet to contain less high protein foods and
more high fiber foods. Foods high in fiber naturally produce
some of those important enzymes we previously discussed.
Fiber
will help fight constipation. Homeopathic healers report
that regular bowel movements help to rid the body of toxins
that contribute to bad breath.
Not
only will changing to a higher fiber diet help your bad breath,
it will also improve the overall health of your digestive
system.
Instead
of snacking on junk food, try chewing on fresh fruits and
vegetables, especially the crunchy foods. Apples, pears,
celery and carrots are good suggestions. They will aid in
enzyme production and the natural chewing of the crunchy
foods will stimulate the gums.
Consider
adding that yogurt we mentioned as a permanent part of your
daily food intake. Again, it will promote the production
of the live bacteria you need.
Stimulate
the flow of saliva to keep the mouth moist. Remember
to avoid ineffectual commercial mouthwashes. Chewing on
a clove or adding a drop of cinnamon or peppermint oil
on your tongue will be much more productive.
If
you are having post-nasal drip, use an over the counter medication
to reduce the flow of the noxious drainage of the draining
mucous.
There
are numerous over the counter treatments for bad breath,
the majority of which we have already reported to be ineffectual.
One
type of product does appear to bear some scrutiny, however.
Advertised as a “new innovation” in mouthwashes
they are called Chlorine Dioxide Mouthwashes.
They
claim to totally eliminate bad breath by attacking the sulfur
compounds that cause bad breath rather than masking them
as conventional mouthwashes do.
They
make a provocative case however, when you understand that
chlorine dioxide has been used in municipal water supplies
for decades. Use your own judgment, but it might not hurt
to give one a try.
Further
research shows another fairly recent medical treatment for
periodontal disease that may present some hope for remedying
bad breath by treating the periodontal condition.
 
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