Bad Breath - Is it destroying your confidence?

Written by Marc Lindsay


Bad Breath - Is it destroying your confidence?

Whilst this may sound like a weird heading to be linking confidence and bad breath together many sufferers of breath problems will know exactly what I mean.

How often have you turned your head slightly when talking to someone to avoid breathing on them? Or had someone comment on how bad your breath smells. It is like being slapped inrepparttar face. No body likes it including me. But there is a way to control it or even stop it all together.

Inrepparttar 113609 following page you will find out exactly how I overcome bad breath and some ofrepparttar 113610 finer details about breath related problems.

What causes Bad Breath?

In most cases bad breath (halitosis) is caused by or related to oral bacteria. The wastes of oral bacteria are actually sulfur compounds and it is usually these compounds that will berepparttar 113611 cause of your bad breath.

The build up of plaque can also largely contribute torepparttar 113612 production of oral bacteria. It only takes a layer of .1 to .2 of a millimeter of plaque to provide an environment in which this bacteria can flourish.

What about foods, can they be a cause?

Absolutely, eating foods and drinks such as garlic, onions, cheese, orange juice, soda, meat product, dairy products and high protein foods.

Also when food becomes lodged between your teeth and aroundrepparttar 113613 gums it lends a very big part inrepparttar 113614 production of oral bacteria.

How do I treat bad breath.

In almost all cases bad breath is caused by a problem of some sort inrepparttar 113615 mouth. In which case it stands to reason that a visit torepparttar 113616 dentist can help determine what is wrong. Inrepparttar 113617 case that you may need dental treatment this may berepparttar 113618 cause of your problems.

Caffeine -I Bet You Didn't Know This! Health and Nutrition!

Written by Nick A. James


What exactly is caffeine? It is a colorless, somewhat bitter substance that is found in coffee, tea, chocolate and cola. It is also in many over- the-counter medicines and in many diet/weight loss supplements. It is a stimulant and it is considered a psychoactive drug. It isrepparttar most widely consumed drug in this country. Drugmakers are required by law to listrepparttar 113608 amount of caffeine in their product, however, food and beverage companies do not have to. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee beans to produce decaffeinated coffee is then sold to drug companies and soft drink manufacturers.

It can be a welcome waker-upper inrepparttar 113609 morning taken in that morning cup of coffee. It also helps give some a boost to stay awake late inrepparttar 113610 day. However,repparttar 113611 boost isn't necessarily instant as it takes about an hour forrepparttar 113612 effects of caffeine to make it's way throughrepparttar 113613 bloodstream and intorepparttar 113614 system. It has benefits and it has side effects. It helps keep us alert. It stimulatesrepparttar 113615 central nervous system. Some say it improves physical and mental performance. It has diuretic activity. Some studies list is as a mood elevator, and a pain reliever. Because ofrepparttar 113616 increased alertness levels of those who consume caffeine, there has been improved performance in activities such as test-taking, driving, flying and problem solving.

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