Bad Breath And How To Fight It

If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a whiff of someone’s bad breath, you know it’s an unpleasant interaction. But chances are, you’ve likely nearly bowled someone over yourself. While it’s fairly normal for people to have unsavory breath upon waking, chronic halitosis, the official name for bad breath, occurs for a variety of reasons.

In most cases, stepping up your oral care regimen can help you battle bad breath. If you want to avoid the embarrassment of blasting coworkers, friends, and loved ones with waves of bad breath, follow these tips on fighting it.

Visit Your Dentist Regularly

Good oral health is so important, not just for fighting bad breath but also for cardiovascular diseases that can come about when you don’t care for your teeth and gums. Checking in with your dentist often will stop most problems before they can start and ensure your breath stays fresher and better.

Brush After Meals Too

You likely brush your teeth every morning when you wake and right before you go to sleep at night. But another great way to keep bad breath at bay is to brush up after you eat. Keep a toothbrush at your office and you won’t smell like the vindaloo you ordered for lunch.

Make Flossing Habitual

Don’t think you need to floss? Think again! The food debris that remains lodged between your teeth becomes a buffet for bacteria. It’s as gross as it sounds, plus it causes bad breath.

Don’t Forget To Clean Your Tongue

Residue can build up between taste buds as well as in the folds of your tongue. You can grab a tongue scraper, a gentle tool used to remove this kind of buildup, or just brush it with your toothbrush. Some toothbrushes even have built-in tongue scrapers on the back.

Stay Hydrated

Drinking plenty of water each day helps reduce your chances of having bad breath. It washes away food particles and bacteria to help you keep bad breath under control.

Snack On Fresh, Crispy Fruits And Veggies

Fresh slices of apple or sticks of celery and carrots can help boost saliva flow in between your meals. Not only is it a healthy snack for your whole body, but it can stop bad breath brought on by built-up stomach acids that arise when you’re hungry, fasting, or dieting.

Let Nature Help

The University of Illinois at Chicago conducted a study in which they found rinsing your mouth with black or green tea suppressed the growth of odor-causing bacteria in the mouth. Plus, with all those antioxidants, it will be good for the rest of you too.

In fact, nature may just be the best course of all simply because there are no chemicals or additives. That was what brought on the creation of OraMD oral hygiene products to give you the best oral defense against bad breath germs. Created with a blend of pure botanicals, you’ll find healthier teeth and gums, and fresher breath with every use.

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Written By:

Jennifer Raskin is a freelance writer, wife and mom that loves cold weather despite her location in Florida, cooking, reading, watching ‘80s movies, weight-lifting, and wine tasting.

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Founder Ray Spotts has a passion for all things natural and has made a life study of nature as it relates to health and well-being. Ray became a forerunner bringing products to market that are extraordinarily effective and free from potentially harmful chemicals and additives. For this reason Ray formed Trusted Health Products, a company you can trust for clean, effective, and healthy products. Ray is an organic gardener, likes fishing, hiking, and teaching and mentoring people to start new businesses. You can get his book for free, “How To Succeed In Business Based On God’s Word,” at www.rayspotts.com.