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How Bad Is Your Breath? 14 Simple Tips For Reducing Mouth Odor.

By Dr. Rita Louise

Bad breath, morning breath, breath odor or halitosis are all terms used to describe a noticeably unpleasant odor exhaled on the breath. Halitosis is not a problem by itself, but it can cause concerns in our interpersonal relationships.

We are all familiar with how the consumption of certain foods such as garlic and onions can affect our breath. This occurs because these foods are absorbed into our bloodstream, where they are transferred to our lungs and exhaled. Fortunately, bad breath caused by the foods we eat is only temporary.

The truth is, most breath odor comes from food particles trapped in our mouths. When food remains in the mouth, it becomes a breeding ground for the bacteria that can cause bad breath. Other causes can include poor oral health, improper cleaning of dentures, periodontal disease as well as smoking & tobacco products. Bad breath can also be sign of an underlying medical condition of the stomach, lungs and bloodstream.

Another little known situation that can contribute to halitosis is xerostomia (dry mouth). When our mouth is dry, saliva production decreases, leaving the mouth's natural ability to clean itself

impaired. Saliva is the mouth's natural mouthwash, which contains properties that reduces bacteria in the mouth. Alcohol consumption, certain medications, breathing through the mouth instead of the nose or a salivary gland disorder can contribute to having a dry mouth.

Recommendations For Wellness

Brush your teeth and rinse your mouth thoroughly after every meal to remove food particle from the mouth.

When you are brushing your teeth, also brush your tongue. The tongue

is covered with thousands of tiny hairs that can trap bacteria.

Have regular check-ups with your dentist to rule out gum disease and to correct any faulty restorations, overhanging fillings or leaking crowns, all of which can trap food in the mouth.

Chew sugarless gum or suck on sugarless lozenges to increase the flow of saliva.

If your mouth is dry, drink plenty of water. Try swooshing it around in your mouth for at least twenty seconds to loosen any food particles the bacteria can feed upon.

Avoid breath mints and mouthwashes that contain alcohol. Instead of helping, they can make things worse. They only temporarily cover the smell and tend to dry the mouth, creating a more favorable environment for bacteria.

Snacking on vegetables such as raw celery or carrots can keep plaque from forming.

If you are going to an important meeting or on a big date, avoid foods that can cause bad breath, such as onions and garlic.

Avoid alcohol and caffeine consumption, which can dry the mouth.

Quit smoking. Tar and nicotine can build up on the surface of the teeth, tongue and cheeks. It can also dry the mouth and inhibit saliva flow.

Chlorophyll is a natural breath freshener and is found in leafy green vegetables like parsley.

A few drops of peppermint or tea tree oil can be applied to the tongue or toothbrush to help freshen the breath. In addition to its refreshing nature, their antibacterial properties will kill the bacteria found in the mouth.

Baking soda has a long history of being used to maintain good oral health and for fighting bad breath.

A mixture of 50% hydrogen peroxide and 50% water can be swooshed around in the mouth and used as a mouthwash. Hydrogen peroxide can kill many of the bacteria that can cause bad breath.

© Copyright Body, Mind & SoulHealer 2006. All rights reserved. Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Rita Louise, Ph.D. is the author of the books "Avoiding the Cosmic 2x4" and "The Power Within". It is her unique gift as a medical intuitive and clairvoyant that illuminates and enlivens her work. Let Dr. Louise help you bring health, healing and wholeness back into your life. Medical Intuition & Energy Medicine Certification training classes are now forming. Visit http://www.soulhealer.com or call (972) 475-3393 for more information.

LENA'S COMMENT: This is a great article but I must say one thing. DO NOT USE SUGARLESS anything unless it is from natural sweeteners, not chemical sugar substitutes, such as aspartame or splenda. I get a very good truly organic breathe tablet at my local health food store made with organic sweeteners...

Gluten-free, Grain Alternative and Nutrient Rich:

One of the grains, relatively unknown, tops in nutrients, is Quinoa. Pronounced keen-wah, this grain is grown in the Andes Mountains in South America where it was once a staple food for the Incas.

Quinoa has a delicious light, nutty flavor. When it cooks, the grain opens up to make tiny spirals. Quinoa contains all eight amino acids and therefore has better protein value than most grains. A nutrient-dense grain; perfect for those who have elevated needs, such as pregnant or nursing mothers.

Vegetarians and people with food allergies will find quinoa a welcome choice; it's gluten-free and provides a remarkable array of nutrients.

It's a complete protein, comparable to milk, according to the World Health Organization. For anybody who has an interest in health—and for the many people who have allergies to common grains—it's a delicious alternative."

Quinoa's greatest hurdle is that it's still relatively unknown to many cooks, even those with an interest in whole foods and natural approaches. For the many people who have limited food choices now you can use quinoa.

A simple recipe for preparing quinoa;
1 cup quinoa
Pinch of sea salt
1 3/4 cups water

Rinse quinoa well with warm water and drain. Quinoa has a natural coating called saponin that repels insects and birds that creates a bitter taste. Rinsing with warm water removes the saponin.

Place rinsed quinoa, salt, and water in a pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and let simmer 15-20 minutes, until all the water is absorbed. Fluff with a fork before serving.
Makes 2 1/2-3 cups

For breakfast add a bit of honey and butter or fruit for a great stick-to-the-stomach breakfast grain!

Healthy and nourishing adding a bit of change to the diet is great.
Lena

Preparing For Allergy Season!
© By Lena Sanchez

It's nearing runny nose, sniffles, red draining eyes time in most parts of the world! And why is that? You ask.

With the unusual warm winter weather in our part of the world Spring foliage will be appearing all around us and with that happening comes runny noses and eyes, with coughing, sneezing and at times low grade fevers. All because of those glorious beautiful blooms and foliage that enhances the beauty of our world. Those symptoms are usually from allergies to pollens, grass and a host of other environmental air factors making so many miserable. The doctor's offices begin their allergy shots toward hoping to eliminate the problem. And hope is about all most will receive from those shots!

Contrary to TV ads, sneezing and runny nose does not always mean you need to run to the allergist!

An allergy may be an indication of your immune system being out of sync and needs to be balanced in order to function with the rest of your body. As annoying as the symptoms of allergy are, they do serve a purpose - they are an attempt by the body to wash away the offending allergen.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases indicate that one in five Americans suffers from some form of allergy. It's estimated that 10 percent of all Americans suffer from allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever. Pollens, dust mites, and pet dander can produce a runny nose, watery eyes, etc.

Allergies cost Americans more than $600 million annually in lost wages, with nearly 3.5 million days lost from work. Allergies cause us to feel awful with a runny nose, watery eyes, congestion and in some cases fever. Allergies can range from very mild and almost unnoticed, except for a tired feeling, to severe with debilitating illness resulting. Allergic reactions range from life threatening as in the case of allergies to bee stings or penicillin, also responses as mild as sneezing when you sniff a flower which will set off your sensitivity.

Environmental factors, eating at the wrong times and fast food diets with stress, and family history may all increase the risk for allergies. If you have or think you have allergies, what are you doing about it?

Dr. Victor Rocine made a statement in 1930 that still holds true today: "If we eat wrongly, no doctor can cure us; if we eat rightly NO doctor is needed."

That still holds true! In centuries past people did not have to pay attention to and did not have to focus so much on what they ate and there truly was less illness, One fact was because white bread wasn't as white as today the bread had fiber and nutrients! Animals weren't fed chemicals, antibiotics or growth hormones. Fruits, vegetables and grains had sufficient nutrients without herbicides or pesticides! Synthetic and processed foods didn't exist. Women spent hours each day in the kitchen preparing wholesome natural foods.

The medical community, today, would have you believe there are other causes that require medications, but those who truly watch their diet and stay away from junk foods will tell you otherwise. They are also healthier for it.

Hippocrates and Rocine believed that food together with exercise, rest, sunshine and positive attitude made for a very healthy person. That still holds true today BUT for the shift in our foodstuffs. The farmers have depleted their lands by not letting it rest the seventh year, as had been set aside, nor crops rotated to rebuild nutrients, as instructed from the beginning of the earth, preventing the very devastating depletion of nutrients in the soil. Actually they have been fed a crock by the chemical industry, that their fertilizers are sufficient for growing foods. Thereby depleted soils grow depleted foodstuffs today. We should hold to the same adage of old - Food, exercise, rest, sunshine and positive attitude along with today's complete nutritional supplements make for a healthy person and fewer allergies.

Who's at risk for allergies?

* Fifty percent of Americans are allergic to poison ivy - it affects about 50 million people a year. Poison ivy can enter our bodies when we touch it or inhale it (be careful if your neighbors are burning bushes).
* In the US, one in ten people suffer from some form of allergy.
* Insect bites/stings affect more than 2 million of us--whether in the form of swelling or inflammation or an anaphylactic response, which can be life threatening.
* Food allergies are more common in children but do affect adults, as evident by the epidemic of asthma.
* Grass, weeds and pollen trigger hay fever and allergies.
* People, who have set themselves up with the fast paced life, fast food, insufficient rest and taking chemicals for headaches, backaches, etc., which exacerbate allergies. Chemical drugs - both prescription and OTC - are foreign to your body and should only be introduced in life threatening illnesses as a last resort!

SURPRISE - SURPRISE - SURPRISE!

Why are some people allergic to their cats or to certain foods, while others have no adverse reactions to anything? Of course these days that's the rare person! This is an area of open debate and intense research in the traditional medical world. Children who are breast-fed by allergy-free mothers have fewer allergies! Simply because their mothers' pass on her immunities to them.

In 99 out of 100 adults the body is depleted of chemicals, as the medical profession refers to them. These chemicals are nothing more than the minerals our body needs to function properly. In this day and age it is an absolute necessity to put those minerals into your body by supplementing. The foodstuffs do not contain enough to give us the proper balance, even if you eat 100% organic. When your minerals (chemical) balance is where it should be your system will tend to give you less or no problems as with allergies and other illnesses and for those few who that simple step doesn't solve the problem, it will require rebuilding the immune balance. Balancing the immune system requires a number of herbs and vitamins to accomplish that balancing fete!

This I discovered for myself about 10 years ago. I developed a horrendous array of allergies and was going nuts with the runny nose, and eyes, headaches, achy body and itchy skin. I inadvertently discovered those problems subsided after a few weeks of taking Ionic Liquid Mineral Complex. I went from "really ready to move from this part of the country," to the ability of living here with very little to no symptoms as long as I take the complex daily. I have a few times sloughed off and not taken the minerals and then ended up with the allergy symptoms only to realize I had been lazy and had not taken them for a few days. Moving into our new house foisted a whole new world of allergies when my body reacted to the all the chemicals leaching from the walls, carpet and synthetic lumbers in the new house. That required a lot of changes but are now in control again.

I discovered in my search for healing of those miserable allergies that when my immune system was in tune and my mineral balance tuned up I can be free of symptoms! With the house allergic reactions it required a recycling air system and rebuilding my immune system with Immune Support herbs added to the minerals?

The medical profession is so diverse in their beliefs of allergy causes they have totally overlooked the simple and ordinary cure or prevention. As usual, they are honed in on a man made chemical to alleviate the problems and therefore body's becomes more allergic because of that attitude!

I must say that building the immune system up and eating properly is not a cure for 100% of the people but at least 99% of the time. Some are so far gone that not much will help them unless they can do a complete change in their lifestyle, but most are not willing to make the changes necessary and want a magic pill or potent that comes with more severe side effects sooner or later.

Wishing a spring and summer free of allergic symptoms to you all!
Lena

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Standards: Even Approved Amount of Ozone Is Found Harmful
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
February 28, 2006

A study sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that air even at the E.P.A.'s current acceptable level of ozone — 80 parts per billion — can bring on a significantly increased risk of premature death.

More Vital Signs Columns Ozone, the major component of smog, is a molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms bound together. It can cause lung damage when inhaled. By applying statistical models to air pollution, weather and mortality for 98 American cities over a 14-year period, the researchers determined that an increase of 10 parts per billion in ozone concentrations measured day to day causes a 0.3 percent increase in early mortality.

The study will be published in April in the print edition of Environmental Health Perspectives and is now online at the journal's Web site.

Michelle L. Bell, the lead author on the study, said that in a city the size of New York a 0.3 percent increase in mortality was equivalent to an additional 2,000 deaths a year.

Even very low levels of ozone concentration are dangerous, noted Dr. Bell, an assistant professor in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale.

"We found strong evidence that if there is any safe level for ozone's impact on mortality, it is at very low concentrations, nearing natural background levels," she said. "This means that any reduction in ozone would benefit public health, even in areas that currently meet regulatory standards."

The E.P.A. is reviewing the scientific information on ozone to decide whether to revise the standards set in 1997, Dr. Bell added. "One hundred million people live in areas that exceed the current E.P.A. acceptable level," she said.

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