In my experience, halitosis (bad breath) can also be caused by an underfunctioning/overtaxed digestive system. When putrified food lays in the bowels, gas is formed. This situation also causes bad breath. As a Medicinal Aromatherapist, I know that many plant essences have powerful digestive properties...Basil (True or Sweet), Tarragon, Fennel (Sweet), and Ginger are but a few. Peppermint is also excellent, and can be applied topically and also ingested via a few drops to a litre bottle of water. You can sip on that throughout the day, addressing the mouth bacteria that the article rightly points out as one of the culprits of halitosis, and also going down to the digestive system, to partner with the essences applied topically to balance and remediate the digestive process.
Another observation I would make is that people on prescription medications would do well to explore natural remedies for their conditions, with the intent of getting off of these synthetic drugs, which carry many side effects -- most much more serious than dry mouth. One example in the article was anxiety...medicinal grade Wild Chamomile is excellent to address anxiety. I personally got off of two prescription medications for anxiety over 10 years ago JUST using Wild Chamomile topically. Other great essences for anxiety are Lavender (Fine or Highland) and Vetiver. Very calming.
Think in terms of helping your body to help itself perform properly, not in terms of turning to some "medication" to take over the body's functioning. Love your body...support it and treat it with care.
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In my experience, halitosis (bad breath) can also be caused by an underfunctioning/overtaxed digestive system. When putrified food lays in the bowels, gas is formed. This situation also causes bad breath. As a Medicinal Aromatherapist, I know that many plant essences have powerful digestive properties...Basil (True or Sweet), Tarragon, Fennel (Sweet), and Ginger are but a few. Peppermint is also excellent, and can be applied topically and also ingested via a few drops to a litre bottle of water. You can sip on that throughout the day, addressing the mouth bacteria that the article rightly points out as one of the culprits of halitosis, and also going down to the digestive system, to partner with the essences applied topically to balance and remediate the digestive process.
Another observation I would make is that people on prescription medications would do well to explore natural remedies for their conditions, with the intent of getting off of these synthetic drugs, which carry many side effects -- most much more serious than dry mouth. One example in the article was anxiety...medicinal grade Wild Chamomile is excellent to address anxiety. I personally got off of two prescription medications for anxiety over 10 years ago JUST using Wild Chamomile topically. Other great essences for anxiety are Lavender (Fine or Highland) and Vetiver. Very calming.
Think in terms of helping your body to help itself perform properly, not in terms of turning to some "medication" to take over the body's functioning. Love your body...support it and treat it with care.
January 1, 2010 - 11:18amThis Comment
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