Tips to Prevent Bad Breath

·         Drink a plenty of water daily, almost 8- 12 glasses daily, as suggested by many doctors. It eliminates wastes, and toxic molecules from our body. It also flushes down odor producing bacteria from mouth. ·   After you eat, clean the food particles that stuck in your teeth and gums. ·             Floss and brush your teeth at least twice a day.

• Normally adults spend about two to three minutes on brushing and

flossing, and children do even worse, but suitable oral hygiene requires eight to ten minutes of brushing and flossing.

·                      Take a well balanced diet including green vegetables, and fruits daily. It makes your digestive system healthy, and reduces the growth of odor producing bacteria.

·                      Vitamin C is very helpful to protect, and heal your gums from diseases. Vitamin C is present in oranges, lemons, strawberry, cabbage, and grape fruit.

·             Eat crunchy vegetables, such as, carrot, cucumber, carrot apple, and celery. These all make great impact on removing the bad breath.

·           Chewing on parsley also works like an effective instant breath freshener.

·             Eat less meat, and focus on eating vegetables and fruits.

·             Eating yogurt helps to balance the oral bacteria to a healthy level, because, it is rich in acidophilus, thus reduces bad breath.

·             Eat oily and greasy foods in a lesser amount, because, these make a yellow film on your teeth, and create bad breath in mouth.

·           Drink black tea instead of green tea, and coffee. Coffee makes a thin coat on your tongue that blocks the oxygen supply to the tongue, and causes bad breath.

·                      Chew sugarless chewing gum containing extract of mint, which is an instant natural breath freshener. It increases the saliva flow in your mouth.

·             Use mouth wash, when you need it or, when you feel dryness in your mouth, or after having your food.

·             If you use denture, clean it regularly.

• Use a mouth wash containing zinc; it can help to block the growth of odor producing oral bacteria.

·   Change your tooth brush after every two months.

·   Go to your dentist twice a year for a complete check up of your mouth.

Don’t let your breath to become a barrier to your personal and professional life. If you want to get rid of it, make a plan and work on it, and you will eventually succeed.