Bad breath is a very common problem. It is also referred to as halitosis. A foul smell can occur due to bacteria striking the tongue or root of the tongue or even from the tongue and if you don’t brush regularly following the rules, then a thin layer of bacteria called plaque covers your teeth if this plaque gets thickened, then it starts giving foul smell. There are some simple ways to get over this issue of foul smell. Here are they:
- Mouthwash with vinegar
Bacteria usually don’t like to grow in an acidic environment. Vinegar contains a natural acid called acetic acid. So mouthwash with vinegar will reduce the activists of this bacteria. Add two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with a glass of water gargle for at least 30 seconds and spit it out. As it is acidic you should brush your teeth immediately.
- Oil Pulling
Oil pulling is an ancient technique for oral health. Take a spoon or two of coconut oil . Keep it in your mouth for five to ten minutes. Keep swaying oil in all directions. After five to ten minutes, spit it out and clean your mouth with warm water.
When you sway the oil around your mouth, the bacteria get swept away and dissolve in liquid oil. It also has a favorable fatty acid profile containing a high amount of laurel acid which has antimicrobial properties. You can practice this technique once or twice a week.
- Drink more water
You should know that mouth dryness can also cause bad breath. Saliva in the mouth keeps your mouth clean. Without saliva, bacteria grow very easily. Freshly secreted saliva is the best oral antiseptic. Saliva contains starch digestive and that helps to digest starch deposits in our teeth which otherwise will ferment and smell foul. Our mouth dries during sleep and this is the reason why you feel bad breath when you wake up in the morning.
So get hydrated throughout the day and drink sufficient water.
- Yogurt
Yogurt is robotic and lactobacilli enzymes in yogurt help to remove foul smell. Lactobacilli enzymes reduce the effect of odor-causing bacteria. It not only prevents the odor-causing smell of your mouth but also the odor that is generated from your gut. Have a cup of homemade yogurt for breakfast or at least at lunch every day.
- Yoga Hygiene
Yogis have their way of oral hygiene. They used to use twigs of neem tree or babool tree, and chew them up, brush with these twigs break this twig in two pieces clean tongue, and throw them out. For every day take fresh twigs. Now, we have brushes. We should use it but we should use it how we wash them thoroughly well with fresh water. What is more important is proper brushing. Don’t waste more than two minutes. What is required is tongue cleaning. We should have a tongue cleaner and clean tongue at night before going to bed and in the morning after we rinse water from our mouth. Tongue cleaner works wonders. No foul smell remains in your mouth throughout the day.
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