Halitosis
If you’ve ever found yourself in a situation where you felt uncomfortable talking to someone because you are unsure if your breath is fresh enough, you understand how difficult it could be for a person who spends a large portion of their time dealing with halitosis.
This condition afflicts a large amount of the population, and can be socially crippling for some, but what can you do? Here we will be exploring one method to fight halitosis.
How It Gets Bad
When bacteria colonies in your mouth get to be too out of control, the waste products that they create become very detectable because of the odors that they put out. Bacteria bind themselves to proteins and convert them into a sulfur gas, which is the primary source of bad smells that come from the mouth.
This is the cause of the rotten smell that resembles the smell of rotten eggs. It is fairly obvious that this isn’t something that you would want, but what can you do about this? Continue reading
Having bad breath can have many causes, but the result can be devastating. Most people don’t want to feel as if they are breathing an unpleasant smell upon others when they are speaking, and this can lead to a lot of social difficulties that in turn can lead to feelings of isolation, but what can be done?
A general approach to oral hygiene is the more common cause of bad breath, but sometimes there may be much more microscopic reasons for this condition.
Yogurt
This popular snack has some relatively amazing benefits. When you consume probiotic yogurt, the gut flora, or good bacteria in it will help your body to keep balance with other bacteria in your system. Candida bacteria are commonly known to get out of balance due to poor diet habits and the consumption of too much sugar.
This can also be caused by the solvent agents contained in soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, which are also bad because they cause dryness and dehydration in the body and the mouth. Continue reading
