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Bad Breath (Halitosis)
Understanding Bad Breath (Halitosis)
Chronic bad breath is a more serious condition occurring in one out of four persons. The affected sufferers who are aware of their condition suffer low self-esteem and would try many methods to reduce their bad breath. The methods may usually work but only for temporary. If you suffer from chronic bad breath, seek medical help to check the root cause. Sometimes, prolonged medication may also cause chronic bad breath.
Symptoms of Bad Breath (Halitosis) Chronic halitosis may be a symptom of indigestion, constipation, dental decay, gum disease, or other more serious conditions like diabetes, sinusitis, tonsillitis, kidney disease and liver problems. More often than not, you may not know that you have bad breath. To check if you have bad breath (try this in the privacy of the bathroom), lick the back of your palm, let it dry in a minute and smell it. Sufferers of very bad breath may have a bad taste in their mouth that are sour or metallic. When there is bad breath, the tongue most likely is covered with a thick coat of white matter that are made up of food debris, dead cells and a multitude of dead and living bacteria. Look into the mirror when you wake up in the morning before you brush your teeth and you will see this white matter that gives out the foul smell. This is why it is important that you brush your tongue in the morning. Or use an inverted spoon to scrape away the foul-smelling bacteria.
Causes of Bad Breath There are several hundreds of bacteria in an average mouth. These bacteria are naturally occurring, and flourish in the back of the tongue in the absence of normal mouth activities like eating, drinking, sucking on a mint, or chewing a gum.
also help you much. Not only in eliminating the bad breath, but also in correcting the underlying cause that is manifest in bad breath.
Diet/Lifestyle Suggestions If your halitosis is caused by a distressed liver, decide now to change your diet and lifestyle. Untreated, the consequences can be fatal and life-threatening. An improvement in overall health in the digestive tract can tremendously improve the condition. First and foremost, avoid alcohol, caffeine, processed foods, sugar and animal fats (lard). Go on a detoxification diet by drinking plenty of fruits and vegetable juices, especially vegetable juices which are highly effective in cleansing and removing toxins to be eliminated from the body. Start drinking cleansing juices regularly, using the recipes below. Take plenty of greens that are rich in chlorophyll, and fruits rich in vitamins A, B, C and E. Reduce your protein intake as too much protein will slow down your detoxification efforts.
Below are only some recipes of the fruits and vegetables that are very effective for eliminating toxins from the liver. You can also try juicing or eating combinations of parsley, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, parsley, strawberries and wheatgrass.
Beets is an extremely efficient liver cleaner, but because it is also very potent, drink juice from one medium sized beetroot once a week, if you are a beginner, slowly increasing as you get more used to it. Cucumber is great for removing toxins but is also very cooling, so do not drink too much cucumber juice, especially for the women.
Once a week, juice one medium-sized beetroot and one small or half a medium-sized cucumber. This combination is highly detoxifying and cleansing on the liver.
Carrots effectively eliminate toxins from the liver, with healing properties to heal damaged cells in the liver from toxicity. Kale (or collards) and celery have high content of chlorophyll, vitamins A, C and E that are necessary for liver problems.
Juice and drink regularly, one-medium sized carrot, a small bunch of kale and one rib of celery.
The superior content of vitamins A, B complex and C in apples and oranges make these fruits essential in promoting the normal function of liver. Spinach is rich in its chlorophyll content and is a great blood cleanser.
Juice and drink one medium sized apple and orange, and a small bunch of spinach. Add in one teaspoon of chlorella or spirulina.
Honey melon has very valuable nutrients that are necessary to help flush out toxins. Watercress is high in vitamin A and C that effectively treats liver disease. Juice a quarter cantalopue with a bunch of watercress. Drink at least twice a day, with plenty of water in between. Follow the advice on dietary change above with the regular consumption of other recipes on this page. You shall soon see an improvement to your condition.
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