Bad Breath Cures Rated

Bad breath cures usually consist of prescribed stomach pills, commercialized bad breath remedies, mouthwashes, toothpastes, breath sprays, mints. chewing gums, innumerable ‘old wives tale’ cures and tongue scrapers. That all adds up to a lot of expense over time.

A Magic Bullet?

The problem with most commercial products is that they don't cure the problem, they just mask it. The reason for this is that there is no vested interest in curing the trouble. In fact, just the opposite is true. It's been shown by statistics that 1 in 4 people suffer from chronic bad breath. That's a lot of people worldwide. So why would a manufacturer ruin their own market by providing a product that once and for all gives those people complete and final relief? No, they want the repeat sales that only an ongoing problem can provide. So if you're looking for a product that will provide an honest to goodness cure, good luck with that.

However, there are ways to control and even eliminate bad breath completely.

Personal Experience

I 'm someone that's personally experienced the negative impact that chronic breath odor can have on someone's social life and general feeling of well being.

There are lots of reasons why a person can have bad breath and in my case it's caused by diabetes. When blood sugar is high the mouth dries out and this creates the perfect breeding conditions for the bacteria that cause breath odor. Since there is little or no saliva to rinse away bacterium, they build up very quickly. In the case of a diabetic this leads to a smell reminiscent of alcohol. Add to that, the smells of food and the buildup of plaque on the tongue and it makes for breath that can stop a horse dead in its tracks.

The reason I'm telling you this is that your bad breath may be the sign of a more serious underlying medical condition you may not be aware of yet. So if you suffer from bad breath that won't go away despite all the things you've tried, you need to consult with a doctor to be sure that you don't have a more threatening condition.

Doing Your Homework

Once you know for sure that you don't have an underlying illness, you should begin to seriously investigate the reasons behind your dilema.

The best way to do that is by doing some research into the area of how bad breath occurs in your mouth. Once you do that you will gain insight and may even discover certain habits you have that are the actual culprits in your case.

That's what I did. I went to the library and looked up books on bad breath. I didn't find too much but it might be different in your case, so don't rule this out. The same was true for bookstores. Just a couple of general medical books but nothing devoted completely to bad breath.

I could have started with an Internet search but I'm a bit old school, so that didn't come to mind instantly. Also, this was back in 2000, and the Internet was not as full blown as it is today.

A Doctor Provides Answers

Anyway, I managed to locate a website where a professor, Dr. Paul Keyes, had written about his research on non-surgical solutions to oral health.

On his site he says that oral wellness counts, for the most part, on your life-style and how much you pay attention to your teeth and mouth tissues. Increasingly, scientific data shows that poor oral health can have a big impact on your general health: heart diseases, diabetes, pregnancy and other conditions.

The commonest mouth problems are caused by bacterial infections you can prevent and stop if you're healthy, knowledgeable and have the drive to follow through on the right advice.

That was good news for me and I followed that up by looking for more information on search engines which eventually led me to some really good suggestions on how to have sweeter breath.

In short, bacteria is the principal cause of prolonged bad breath and can be wiped out by regular brushing and flossing of your teeth and regular daily brushing or scratching of your tongue. Bacteria inhabits your mouth and seems to prefer the tongue as one of its most favorite hangouts. You MUST move particles and plaque from your teeth and oral tissues so that microscopic creatures can't thrive in your mouth. When you acquire regular brushing and flossing procedures, you'll then be able to make bad breath a distant memory.

There's more to it than that but it's beyond the scope of this brief essay. If you follow the advice above you will be well on your way to having success with bad breath.

Step-By-Step Information

Since the year 2000 there have been a number of very good downloadable PDF reports written and endorsed by people who have used the advice in their essays to wipe out their own breath issues.

These PDFs contain very specific things you can do IN ADDITION to the aforementioned recommendation.

These downloadable reports offer specifc steps and procedures you can easily follow to get maximum results.

However, you need to understand that NO advice anyone can give you, even from an expert, will replace your own willpower. So if you're not really committed to making changes in personal hygiene and eating habits, don't even bother to check them out. They won't work for you and neither will anything else. There is no magic pill to make stinking breath disappear regardless of what you may have seen or heard. Not yet at least.

All three sites have 8 week money-back guarantees and have been around for awhile so it's probably safe to try the one out that most appeals to you.

About The Author

Steve Bralovich is a researcher and writer that has experienced the embarassment of bad breath. He cured his own bad breath several years ago despite having diabetes.