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Do you find it socially embarrassing to talk in public, because of your bad breath? Feel timid and nervous? Some people often hesitate to even open their mouth because they feel that the bad odor will make people wince. Home remedies for bad breath can help you in getting rid of this utter social embarrassment, once and for all!

Bad breath or Halitosis is a condition in which you exhale notably bad or foul smelling odor from your mouth. It is not only embarrassing for you but it is extremely uncomfortable for the people around you and mostly people will not tell you to do something about it because they don’t want to embarrass you. Good etiquettes do not teach you to go around telling people that their mouth stinks, does it? So, if you suffer from a condition of bad breath it is VERY important that you get rid of it before people stop coming near you or someone digs up the courage to tell you!

Causes:

It doesn’t take a genius to figure that 80-90% explanation of bad breath problem is in your mouth itself. It maybe the food you eat, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption etc that makes your mouth smell dirty.

Food that gets stuck in your teeth decays in the mouth

Plaque that is constantly forming over your teeth

Tobacco or cigarette smoking

Alcohol

Consumption of foods with strong odors like onions, garlic, anchovies etc

If you don’t take caution, your mouth may stink persistently. However if you are brushing your teeth, rinsing your mouth after eating, flossing etc and your mouth STILL smells bad, then there are other reasons for it.

Bad breath problem — if it is a persistent one — can be due to:

dental issues (gum diseases)

infection in your respiratory tract (lungs, throat)

gastrointestinal system

Diseases like diabetes

Home Remedies for Bad Breath from the Kitchen

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