In this article I want to share with you my seven tips for preventing bad breath.

This is what I do, and it might help you as well. When I wake up each day, the one thing I most to try and avoid is a morning bad breath. This means that unless I take some simple steps to avoid bad breath my breath is likely to smell when I first wake up in the morning.

Morning bad breath is when I have a dry mouth and there is very little saliva present. When this happens, the first thing I do is have a drink of water. That makes me feel better as well. Well all know drinking plenty of water is healthy, which is another good reason for drinking it.

When I go to the bathroom I stick my tongue out in front of the mirror, because I want to check that it looks a healthy pinky colour. If it does not, and my mouth still feels overly dry, I brush my tongue and that gets rid of the dirty colour and my breath feels a lot fresher afterwards. If you have never used a tongue cleaner before, as I had not, the first time you use one your tongue feels like new. No exaggeration.

When I am out and about, I do not want to see people trying to dodge out of my way when I talk to them, because my breath smells. That is just too embarrassing, both for me and for the person I am talking to. On a personal note, preventing bad breath is important in my struggle to keep my breath smelling fresh each day.

All I need to do is put myself in the other persons place, and I know I would not like too stand close to someone who’s breath stinks. But, as we all know, it does happen.

Here are my 7 tips for preventing bad breath.

1. I clean my teeth at least twice every day, or after mealtimes. Then I clean my tongue, which in my opinion is the most important thing I do in my daily fight to keep my breath smelling sweet.

2. I floss my teeth. By removing those stubborn particles of food lodged between the teeth, I am preventing the build up of bacteria in my mouth.

3. I use a tongue scraper. I only started using one of these recently. Before then I did not scrape my tongue at all. Until you use a tongue scraper, you will never experience that wonderful fresh feeling it leaves on your tongue afterwards.

4. Do not smoke. Chewing or smoking tobacco makes the breath smell foul.

5. I try and drink enough water during the day so my mouth never feels too dry. A dry breath usually indicates a smelly one.

6. I like to eat onion and garlic, in moderation. I know these foods cause bad breath, but I chew a little parsley after eating garlic. I think it helps, but you never know for sure if others can still smell your breath.

7. I practice a variation of the yoga technique called the cleansing breath, where I breathe out for as long as possible after breathing in. I believe it helps in bad breath prevention. Doing this gives me a mental lift as well, which is useful if you have been using your brain a lot recently.

I hope you have found these seven tips for preventing bad breath helpful, and that perhaps you can use some of them yourself.

Disclaimer, try these at your own risk.

This article shows how to prevent bad breath naturally.

Few people would disagree that bad breath is an unpleasant experience for those that are standing too close to someone with stinky breath.

I have often found myself in situations where the smell coming from someone else’s breath has been overpowering, and so too has the urge for me to get away as fast as possible from that person. When you think about that action alone though, the running away from someone who might not know what the problem is, that really is not a nice thing to do.

Turning to foods which can cause bad breath, examples of these are curry and garlic. Likewise, smoking and alcohol both give off a stinky odour to those close around them. The breath can smell after drinking a cup of coffee as well. It seems there are lots of foods and beverages which can cause the problem.

Here is how to prevent bad breath naturally.

1. Proper dental care. This means cleaning and flossing the teeth regularly, especially after meals. Brushing and cleaning the teethe at least twice a day is the recommendation. And, do not forget to clean the tongue as well, because bacteria can build up on the tongue resulting in a smell coming from it. Food particles left in the mouth after brushing will eventually smell if not removed.

2. Use dental floss to get at those hard to reach crevices between the teeth, where food particles can become difficult to dislodge using an ordinary toothbrush. It takes time to floss properly after brushing, but it is time well spent. It keeps your teeth healthier as well.

3. Scrape the tongue with a tongue scraper, or you can use a toothbrush. Even using a small blunt edged spoon upside down along the surface of the tongue works just as well. Food particles and plaque that are left on the tongue will eventually smell.

4. Smoking makes the breath smell.

5. When your mouth feels extra dry the chances are your breath smells as well. The best thing to do if you have a dry mouth is to drink a glass of water.

6. If you are partial to eating garlic and onions, your breath will smell after eating them. The oils in these foods are taken to the lungs and expelled by the breath. Taking a little parsley with these foods is said to help mask the smell.

7. Some medical conditions can cause bad breath and if you are not sure if this is the cause of your bad breath, it is best to consult your doctor.

I hope you have found these suggestions on how to prevent bad breath naturally, useful.

Disclaimer, try these remedies at your own risk.