35% and 45% of people suffer from badย breath during their day. Americans spend around 10 billionย dollars a year on oral hygiene products. Luckily we know how to combat bad breath. Even better you can useย things you probably already have in yourย home.
10.Use natural mouthwashes and breath fresheners
Why spend a fortune on buyingย every new oral hygiene product when youย can use cheaper natural alternatives? Tryย chewing on fresh mint leaves. Toothpasteย and chewing gums smell like mint for aย reason. It’s fresh and strongย so that you canย never be sure how much of the real thing is actually in all of those chemicalย products. But chewing on it does give youย a 100% guarantee.
Parsley is anotherย option to chew on since it’s rich inย chlorophyll and that will workย its freshening magic as well. Spices likeย cloves,ย cardamom and fennel seeds areย excellent at fighting mouth odor. Clovesย and cardamom both have antibacterialย properties, which is just what you need to killย the source of that stinking odor. Chewingย on phenol will aid saliva production andย combat any nasty mouth bacteria.ย One teaspoon should be enough for the job.ย
Baking soda – the magical powder you useย to make your cakes pump up is anotherย natural mouthwash that is readilyย available. Simply dissolve a teaspoon ofย baking soda in a cup of water and thenย use it to rinse your mouth. You can alsoย dip your wet toothbrush into baking sodaย before brushing your teeth.
9.Drink at least 0.5 gallons of water every day
Keeping yourself hydrated has manyย health benefits and avoiding bad breathย is just one of them. Saliva preventsย bacterial growth and water is needed toย keep the salivary glands workingย efficiently. Drinking water is paramountย when it comes to preventing bacterial growth and bad breath causedย by inadequate moisture and saliva in theย mouth. Avoid sugary juices at nightย because they can aid bacterial build-upย during the night.
8.Try herbal teas
If water sounds too boring,ย spiceย things up with natural teas. Make greenย tea your best friend after water. Theย antioxidant elements in it will easily beatย the bacterial troops in your mouth. 3 to 5 cups daily should be just fine. If you want to experiment andย brew your tea from less conventional sources,ย try boiling fenugreek seeds in aย cup of water and consuming it once a dayย until you get some odor relief. Fennelย tea and dried sage brewed in hot waterย for five to ten minutes will also do theย trick.
7.Watch what you eat
You’ve probably heard that you are whatย you eat and you might disagree with it. But your breath smells ofย what you eat. So keep it under control. Some foods are known to cause bad breath. If you wantย your mouth to smell minty fresh, It’s best to avoid them.ย
Onionsย and garlic are the most common culpritsย when it comes to causing bad breath. Butย remember not to do away with onionsย entirely as research shows that eatingย onions in moderation kills fourย different strains of bacteria that canย cause tooth decay and gum disease.
Also,ย avoid foods that are high inย fructose and acids as they encourageย bacterial growth. If you are hungry,ย tryย eating apples or some yogurt. Applesย contain heteropolysaccharide pectinย – aย beneficial component known to stimulateย saliva production. The active cultures inย yogurt help reduce bacteria in theย mouth.
6.Experiment with essential oils
We’ve all seen those toothpaste ads promising a 100% natural product. But can we trust them? Not only are they not exactly purely organic but they could also kill the friendly bacteria while trying to combat the bad guys in your mouth. Essential oils make this fight just and restore the microbial balance. You can try gargling with peppermint essential oil or using clove or orange oil diluted in water for dental emergencies. A few drops of tea tree oil even can grow directly onto your toothbrush together with your normal toothpaste. Eucalyptus essential oil helps reduce the production of mucus and boosts your immune system. Nature has all the solutions you’re looking for. Just use them wisely.
5.Scrape your tongue
Do youย brush your teeth regularly? Do you ever scrapeย your tongue? Itโs essential forย oral hygiene. Your tongue can be aย breeding ground for smelly bacteria. After you brush your teeth use yourย toothbrush to scrape your tongue of anyย bacterial. You can also use a tongueย scraper for this.
4.Brush twice a day and floss once
Brush your teethย for two minutes twice a day and floss atย least once. According to a surveyย published by the American Dentalย Association,ย only a little overย 55%ย of women brushed twice aย day. The percentage of men doing so wasย even lower at just 49%.ย Brushing and flossing help to removeย trapped food and odor-causing bacteriaย from the mouth.
3.Keep your gums healthy
Bacteria gather in pockets at the base of the teeth, which creates an odor. Gum diseases are known to cause bad breath. To keep your gums healthy, chew a tooth page that contains fluoride. In case you’ve been looking for another good reason to quit smoking, here it is: smoking weakens your immune system and is strongly associated with the onset of gum-related problems. More than that smoking makes it more difficult for your gums to heal once they’ve been damaged.
2.Try breathing exercises
As we already knowย you have certain bad bacteria to blameย for a less than attractive odor comingย from your mouth. They thrive without oxygen. Soย getting enough of it the right way canย help combat the problem. Can there be a wrong way to get oxygen? Yes,ย there can be. The proper way to getย oxygen into your system is through yourย nose instead of through your mouth. Your nasalย passages produce nitric oxide,ย whichย helps the delivery of oxygen to yourย cells. When you breathe through yourย mouth,ย cold dry air goes into your lungsย and your body gets less of it. When you breathe through yourย mouth during sleep, you can often wake up with the morningย breath that makes you want to cover yourย mouth before you talk to any otherย humans. Some people also tend to breatheย through their mouthsย during the day.
Theย good news is that there is a solution. You can try breathing exercises to trainย yourself to breathe only through yourย nose. Hold your tongue behind your frontย teeth,ย take a deep breath through yourย nose so that you can feel your bellyย rise. Breathe in for three seconds andย then slowly let it out for four seconds. It will only take two to three minutesย of your time every day. But it will giveย you impressive results.
1.Chew fruit peel
Rinse the peel of a citrusย fruitย beforeย popping it into your mouth to chew. Itย will not only give your breath of burstย of freshness but the citric acid willย also encourage your salivary glands toย work more efficiently. Saliva is theย mouthโsย natural defense against badย breath and tooth decay-causing plaqueย acids.
