5 home remedies for bad breath

Bad breath is most commonly caused by bacteria and smelly foods. Here are five of the best bad breath solutions straight from your kitchen.

As an excellent cleanser, baking soda is also a fantastic home remedy for maintaining a clean mouth and resolving bad breath caused by an overgrowth of bacteria.

• To use baking soda as a bad breath remedy, simply tip a little into your hand, dip a damp toothbrush into it, and use it to brush your teeth and tongue thoroughly.
• Rinse with clean water when you are done brushing.

It might sound surprising, but water is another hero of fresh-breathed people everywhere.

• Water rinses the mouth, carrying away excess bacteria and food particles, as well as stimulating saliva production, which inhibits bacterial growth.
• Rinsing your mouth after every meal is an excellent habit to pick up.

This easy-to-grow, tasty herb is high in chlorophyll, which eliminates toxins from the body, thereby resolving one of the most common causes of bad breath.

• Chlorophyll is contained in green plants, and parsley is one that contains a particularly large amount.
• You can either chew the herb raw or throw handfuls in your cooking. The more, the better.

Apple cider vinegar has a myriad of uses, and making homemade mouthwash is just one of them.

• This all-around health hero has antiseptic and antibacterial properties and works wonderfully as a mouthwash to rid yourself of bad breath.
• Just add half a teaspoon to a glass of water and gargle for 10 seconds. Follow up with a water rinse.

Another surprising bad breath superhero is avocado. By helping to clean out the colon, avocados remove another common cause of bad breath: odour-causing bacteria trapped in your colon.

• Avocado is extremely healthy, very versatile and easy to add to your diet:
  • Spread on toast on its own or as a substitute for butter or margarine
  • Add it to salads and salsas
  • Serve as a side with a little salt and pepper

These five simple ingredients go a long way towards resolving bad breath issues. If your dental routine is thorough and none of the above remedies work, it may be time for a visit to your dentist to check whether there is an underlying illness at the root of the problem.