Yes, bad breath is embarrassing! It makes you feel self-conscious and can make being introduced to new people a nightmare! However, if you are not really aware of it (or do not admit it), it can be even worse. Human beings still have some basic instinctual senses and if you suffer from halitosis then it can really negatively affect the likelihood of you developing new successful social or business contacts.
If you suffer from halitosis, don’t get too depressed! There are actions you can take to deal with it, but as with all things that really need to be resolved in this life: IT IS NOT GOOD to just treat the symptoms. You need to get to the root cause of the problem. This is more than important for your social or business life, because bad breath is one of nature’s ways of telling us that something is wrong with our system, and simply masking it or ignoring it could allow a potentially serious health issue. actually get worse.
Now, we’re not just talking about a case of ‘coffee breath’ or ‘garlic overload’, we’re talking about real bad breath, which can be a foul stench often smelled from a few feet away! This type of halitosis can be caused by bacterial problems. If you are aware of having bad breath, and yet you are doing all the regular “personal hygiene” things to treat your mouth and throat area but to no avail, then the problem may lie deeper in your digestive system.
If your intestinal system is affected while carrying out the digestive process, you may experience unpleasant odors due to bacterial activity in the intestine. You may need to detoxify your system in this case and ‘push back’ the bad bacteria, while revitalizing the ‘good bacteria’ in your gut. It is now widely recognized by health professionals that most people who eat a typical Western diet are likely to need to take a probiotic supplement to support and revitalize their gut flora.
However, be careful when selecting a probiotic. It should provide a high count of the full range of Lactobacillus bacteria strains – these are the hardiest and most effective “good bacteria” that you DO want working in your gut. Ideally, find a certified organic probiotic, containing only lactobacilli derived from organic plant sources.
You may also notice odors on your breath for other reasons. The bad habit of skipping breakfast, for example, can provide a platform for bad breath to set in early in the day, which may well relate to the digestive problems already discussed. Or if you have been trying a ‘high protein diet’, your breath will start to smell sweet and sickly, due to the change in functionality of the liver as it ‘throws’ into ketosis trying to deal with the high protein levels. This can help ‘burn off’ some fat resources, but the downside is that no one likes to get within ten feet.
It may be that one of your other ‘lifestyle habits’ is aggravating your problem. For example, chewing ‘gum’. IF chewing gum contains sugars, this provides food for bacteria in the mouth to thrive, which could lead to odor development. While if it is sugar-free gum, that is, it contains artificial sweeteners, it is also not recommended (but for other reasons related to the toxicity of sweeteners, too complex to be fully considered in this article). Also, when you chew gum, you “trick” your body into thinking you’re eating, which stimulates the start of digestive processes, so you can actively activate digestive activity that could (if you’re NOT eating for some time) cause unpleasant gas . come up from the intestine.
Eating a well-balanced diet, with plenty of fresh vegetables and eating smaller amounts on more frequent occasions can help improve system functions, de-stress the digestive process and therefore reduce halitosis. You should also try to cut out sugary snacks and other refined “carbs,” but DO NOT drop complex carbs with lots of natural fiber. This will keep your gut adequately occupied and provide useful fodder to encourage an efficient bowel process (if you know what I mean), another important part of healthy digestion.
In general, if you’re plagued by bad breath, you should also try to reduce your physical exposure to chemicals in your environment, for example from the food you eat and the body care and cosmetics you use. You can do this by choosing only organically grown foods and using personal acre certified organic produce. The few coins that cost more than these products cost are more than offset by the substantial health benefits. These actions alone will greatly reduce your daily exposure to toxins that could negatively affect your system and cause some of your internal problems.
You should also check the type of mouthwash you may be using right now: Bad breath sufferers often use them for an immediate effect, but they could even make things worse. Your mouth is one of the places on the body with the highest number of bacteria, but constantly trying to kill bacteria by using a strong chemical antibacterial mouthwash only increases the likelihood of developing resistant strains. Try to use a 100% natural mouthwash, preferably organic, and use it a little regularly throughout the day, especially after eating.
So don’t ignore it! But don’t stress about it (stress could also be fueling your bad breath problem)… In fact, ‘accept’ your halitosis problem and find a way to get to the root cause of your problem. The sooner you do this, the sooner you’ll find that other people will be much happier to hug you too!