5 Simple Ways To Cut Your Bad Breath Problem By 50% Before Any Treatment
| 4. Coffee: Potential hydrogen, or pH, is a term used to describe how acidic, or how alkaline, an environment or substance is. A pH of 7.0 is neutral; if anything has a lower pH, it is acidic; if it has a higher pH, it is alkaline. Your mouth has a normal pH of about 6.5, which means it is normally only mildly acidic. However, the VSC-producing bacteria causing your bad breath love a more acidic environment. The more acidic your mouth, they more they thrive. The problem with coffee, whether it contains caffeine or not, is that it is very acidic: If you’ve ever noticed an unpleasant bitter taste during, and immediately after, drinking a cup of coffee, it’s because of that acidity. The solution: Stop drinking coffee! (If you crave caffeine, it’s hard to go cold-turkey and eliminate coffee altogether. In this case, start reducing your intake by just one cup a day (or even half-a-cup, if you’re a very heavy drinker), and replace it with water, as mentioned above). 5. Certain Pharmaceuticals: Certain medications – like blood pressure drugs, antidepressants, antihistamines, and cold remedies – can also have a severe drying effect on your mouth. You know, by now, why this is a problem. Of course, you should NOT stop taking your medication unless advised to do so by your physician. There really isn’t much you can do to counter these effects except increase your intake of water (but check with your physician first, in case this would disrupt the effectiveness of your medication). |