Foods that Fight Bad Breath
July13th,2010Have a good breath is in large part a matter of hygiene: oral hygiene but also food hygiene. There are some foods that fight bad breath.
What is particularly interesting is that the food hygiene rules for avoiding bad breath will, to a large extent in the same direction as the dietary recommendations that can reduce the risk of falling victim to dangerous “diseases of civilization: cancer, obesity, diabetes, cardio-vascular …
For example, sweet foods and high in protein promotes the development of anaerobic bacteria responsible for bad breath. These bacteria feed on the remains in effect for sweet foods and protein remaining in the mouth after meals and thereby grow and multiply, thus increasing the amount of volatile sulfur compounds in your breath. The sugar also promotes tooth decay, it also causes bad breath. But excessive consumption of sugar and meat is specifically suspected of being among the main perpetrators of civilization diseases mentioned above.Reduce consumption of sugar and meat and you will improve not only the state of your breath but also your health in general.
1. Garlic, onion and cauliflower
You might also be tempted to reduce your intake of other foods like garlic and onion or cauliflower that have a reputation for giving bad breath. In reality this so-called “bad breath” is nothing pathological in the sense that it is not due to bacterial overgrowth. This “bad breath” is temporary and usually fades within 24 to 48 hours when your body will have eliminated odoriferous compounds present in the blood. Permanently remove garlic, onion and cauliflower on his menu would be unfortunate because these products have very significant beneficial effects on health particularly in the context of cancer prevention. It is perhaps just avoid eating garlic in the two days preceding an interview or a tryst … And then tell yourself that if you live in a country where garlic is an ingredient inescapable culinary culture, you do not really considerate world!
2. Alcohol
Excessive consumption of alcohol can cause bad breath by drying out the mucous membranes of the mouth. Moderation in alcohol consumption is an essential rule of life that not only prevent bad breath but also many potential complications to your overall health.
3. Drink enough
To avoid bad breath, it is essential to be able to salivate and drool enough, you should drink plenty (water preferably …). Saliva has two beneficial effects: 1) it has natural antibacterial properties which limit the proliferation of anaerobic bacteria. 2) saliva also has a mechanical action, continually rinsing the mouth, it causes food residues to the stomach.
You usually need to drink between 1.5 and 3 liters of water per day if you spend the day at home or in an office. You will naturally drink more if you exercise a more or less intense.
Again, drink enough to multiple benefits on general health such as facilitating the elimination of toxins.
To encourage salivation, you can also chew gum. Opt for sugar-free chewing gum …
4. Sugar
As mentioned above, excessive consumption of sugar can cause not only bad breath but is also suspected of being a leading manager of civilization diseases, especially cancer. It is therefore particularly important to ban sugar from your diet.
At first sight, remove the sugar from his diet seems extremely restrictive. It’s hard not to wince while drinking coffee without sugar or eating yogurt without sugar or chocolate to 99% …
In fact, you get used very quickly. After a few days, you’ll find yourself taste the bitterness of coffee and tart taste of yogurt. After a few weeks, you will support hard sugary foods and you will find just the sweet coffee undrinkable.
If you strictly follow a diet without sugar, you may notice an unusual sensation of rapid general wellbeing and lightness. Consumption of sweet foods causes fluctuations indeed blood sugar and makes you oscillate repeatedly between hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, which is tiring for the body. If you routinely avoid sugar, your blood sugar will be much more stable and you feel more alert.
Small precision: the sugar naturally present in fruits is very low blood sugar levels fluctuate. This natural sugar fructose is in fact different and is obtained by refining the sugar beet or cane sugar. You can continue to eat fruit in abundance.
Beware of hidden sugar and get into the habit of reading labels. For example, most cereals that are eaten at breakfast contain sugar. Choose cereals with no added sugar. If you find them too bland, add some fruit: banana, raisins etc. You can also sprinkle with cinnamon.
5. Yoghurt
The yogurt has a positive effect on the breath in that it promotes “good” bacteria to the detriment of “bad” bacteria (those that generate volatile sulfur compounds). You must, however, must choose plain yoghurt without sugar otherwise the negative effects of sugar will destroy the positive effects of yogurt.
The yogurt has a beneficial effect on intestinal flora and facilitates digestion.
6. Parsley
Parsley has been known since antiquity for its refreshing qualities that eliminate bad breath. You can chew fresh parsley and circulating the juice in your mouth before swallowing.
7. Green tea
Parsley has been known since antiquity for its refreshing qualities that eliminate bad breath.Green tea has antibacterial properties that are very effective in eliminating bad breath. Make it a habit to drink green tea several times a day. Green tea also has anti-cancer properties …
Do not confuse green tea and black tea: Black tea is fermented tea that has lost most of its virtues during the fermentation process. It is better to drink green tea.
Green teas are the most famous Japanese green teas. You will find a wide variety of Japanese green teas-Rods at very competitive prices. In particular, a variety called Sencha (Sencha Sencha Fukuyu and Shimizu). Sencha has very high levels of catechin and has more virtues than alicamenteuses other green teas. Click here to learn more about Japanese green teas.
8. Clove, cinnamon, rosemary …
Cloves, star anise, cinnamon, rosemary, thyme, verbena, mint also have antibacterial properties that eliminate bad breath and also for most anti-cancer properties …
9. Masala chai
Why not cook up a potent cocktail antibacterial by infusing in a cup of green tea, cloves, star anise, cinnamon? You can add black pepper, ginger, cardamom, milk, honey (but beware the sugar content in honey) … This is what the Indians call the “masala chai” is to say the spiced tea. The recipe is not unique and varies greatly in different regions of India. Here’s a sample recipe spicy green tea .. It’s easy to make and is delicious!
NB: Most Indians now use black tea, which have much less alicamenteuses virtues as green tea. In fact, the Indians drank green tea only once but unfortunately changed their habits during the colonial era under British influence. By cons, in Kashmir, masala chai is still made with green tea and it is therefore preferable to follow the fashion Kashmiri …