Halitosis. What It Is? What Causes It? Ten Tips To Naturally Treat Halitosis

Paul is a business professional in a Midwest city who has been suffering from a disease called Halitosis. In other words, Paul has chronic bad breath and his business, social and personal life have been affected by the disease of halitosis which plagues over 80 million Americans annually. Can you relate with Paul?

Inability to speak up on the job because of fear of breath?

Lack of confidence at the party because of fear of breath?

Significant other always offering a breath mint or piece of gum?

Worried when next 'embarrassing moment' of bad breath will occur?

Fortunately, Paul didn't ignore his problem? Paul decided to be pro-active against fighting halitosis and get his life back on track! Paul realized that knowledge is the best weapon again fighting any disease; He decided to become informed about what he is dealing with and treat halitosis naturally. Please keep on reading to understand the disease of halitosis and how you can begin to say 'good-bye' to bad breath.

What is Bad Breath?

Chronic halitosis is a condition in which a person produces an offensive odor from their oral or nasal regions that they are unable to eliminate through normal oral hygiene techniques, such as brushing and flossing. There are two main types of bad breath. Transient Bad Breath and Chronic Bad Breath.

Two Main Types of Bad Breath

Transient Bad Breath is a temporary condition with a variety of causes. The foods you eat (garlic, onions, etc.), dry mouth, morning breath and poor oral hygiene are common causes of transient bad breath. Transient Bad Breath will go away quickly with the aid of breath mints, chewing gum or toothpaste.

Chronic bad breath is more persistent than transient bad breath and this serious condition affects approximately one-fourth of the population. This type of bad breath requiring specialized treatment is caused by and excess of certain types of oral bacteria. The primary bacterium causing chronic bad breath is one called streptococcus mutans.

What causes bad breath?

About 90% of the time, bad breath is caused by bacterium in the mouth. However, sometimes bad breath can be caused by a bodily disease which must be promptly addressed by a doctor! Some diseases include: local infection in the respiratory tract, chronic sinusitis, postnasal drip, chronic bronchitis, diabetes or gastrointestinal disturbance, liver or kidney ailment.

Fortunately, most cases of bad breath can be treated by changing diet, habit and sometimes a lifestyle change. Listed are common causes of persistent bad breath odor.

Common Causes of Bad Breath

1. Over-the-counter medications that cause dry mouth.

2. Not enough water during the day. (Recommended 8-10 glasses per day)

3. Excess amounts of alcohol.

4. Excess amounts of coffee.

5. Overusing breath mints or mouthwash.

6. High fat or protein diets

7. Cavities. (Regularly see your dentist!)

8. Improper hygiene care (There is a technique to brushing, flossing, scraping and rinsing.)

9. Bacteria left on back part of tongue after cleaning teeth and mouth.

10. Use of tobacco.

11. Foods such as garlic, onions, etc…

12. Braces or dentures.

How is Halitosis treated?

At Barton Publishing Inc., we believe that most common ailments, including bad breath, can be treated naturally in a holistic (whole body) fashion. In fact, we are absolutely convinced that our information stops bad breath permanently that we put a 100% guarantee on everything we sell.

However, I would love to get you started at curing your 'bad breath' problem today! Some of our readers need to only change one part of their diet/lifestyle and others may need to alter more habits. Whatever the case, halitosis can be cured and you can say good bye to bad breath for good!

10 Tips to Say Good Bye to Halitosis Starting Today!

1. Dry Mouth is bad! Drink as much WATER as possible! After exercising, after talking and anytime you find time… drink that H20.

2. Alcohol dries the mouth! Lower your intake of alcoholic drinks today!

3. Switch from coffee to tea! Compounds in black/green tea actually produce a healthy breath.

4. Quit Smoking! Smoking is the second quickest way to dry out your mouth and have bad breath.

5. Start the cut calories/exercise diet instead! The high protein/low carbohydrate diet may have allowed people to lost weight, but it has also caused people to have bad breath.

6. Have some carbohydrates! If the body does not get enough carbs; the body will begin to break down fats which release a horrible smell from the mouth.

7. Moderate sugar intake! The more sugar equals the more tooth decay which causes bad breath.

8. Graze! Eating small amounts of food throughout day is helpful to whole body and breath.

9. Brush twice a day and floss twice a day!

10. Clean that tongue! No, not with soap! Clean your tongue with your toothbrush dipped in your mouth wash. Gently brush until the white/yellow film has left tongue.