Wednesday, 23 June 2010
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10 Foods To Prevent Bad Breath
How many times have you thought to yourself, "Oh no. I think......I think my breath might smell bad". And it's embarrassing! Because nobody wants rank breath. What if you're on a job interview? Or a date? Or just with your friends? Do you want your breath to make their eyes water? Of course not! So here are a few foods that will keep your breath smelling fresh and clean!
1. Yogurt
Apparently yogurt cuts down on the amount of odor causing hydrogen sulfide that is in your mouth. Not to mention, yogurt is delicious! So eat up friends! Even if you are watching calories they have nice low fat yogurts now.
2. Foods like:
Berries
Melon
and Citrus Fruits
They help to fight bad breath and they also help to fight gum disease. So not only will you have good breath but your gums will be healthy and strong!
3. Sugarless Mints
Key word being 'sugarless'. It masks any sort of bad breath that might be bad but you need to make sure it's sugarless because sugar will cause plaque which will in turn make bad breath worse. So sugar free is the key! Wow, that rhymed. I'm a poet and I didn't even know it.4. Herbs
Fresh herbs will help to prevent bad breath. But if you're like me and the idea of chewing on herbs doesn't exactly sound like your idea of fun, add them to a drink to try and incorporate them in a different way.5. Milk
Apparently it stops bad breath in it's tracks! Whodathunkit? Especially after you eat something that makes your breath smell, like onions or garlic.6. Lemon
Personally I don't like how bitter lemons are, so if you want to use lemons to fight bad breath, make it into a lemon drink. But not lemonade because of all of the sugar, which (as I mentioned before) will cause plaque and eventually bad breath.7. Grapefruit
The acidity in the grapefruit will help to stop bad breath as well.What foods do you use to help thwart bad breath?
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Water apparently neutralizes bad breath. Just another reason to make sure you drink it regularly!
Good to know.
Awesome list, although I'm not sure about the milk o.o;
carrots
Parsley. That's is one reason why it is used as a garnish. You are supposed to eat it after the meal to help your breath.
Milk? I thought it'd make it worse. Guess not.
If you can tell I have bad breath then you're too close!
@sparkletone1684@xanga - Yup, that's what I use!
i've always found it funny that "yogurt breath" is an insult because i know yogurt fights bad breath.
I don't seen how herbs do, though.
I don't think milk should be on this list. Two things that aren't on this list that I believe do help with bad breath is herbal tea like green tea and coffee (WITHOUT Milk, cream, sugar)
I just chew gum. But yea Milk doesn't seem like it would really help. Because then you get bad milk breath.
I agree with everything on this list except for milk -- I have personal experience, and milk ALWAYS gives me bad breath, because it leaves a coating on your tongue.
Milk gives me terrible breath? And, lemon and grapefruit are citruses...
milk stinks