Anti-Aging Choices and Healthy Homes

A battle is raging inside your mouth. Halitosis (bad breath) caused by bacteria and sour food residue is mustering its forces, ready for an all-out assault on fresh-smelling breath. Don't be caught with your guard down.

Bad breath is one of life's most personal problems. It can break business deals, stop love in its tracks, and ruin otherwise fine relationships. If you eat, drink, speak or sleep, sooner or later bad breath will get you. And left untreated, it can make your life and the lives around you miserable.

Despite what many "experts" will tell you, fresh breath is not the result of extensive diagnosis or expensive treatments. On the contrary, for the majority of us fresh breath is the result of following a few simple daily procedures.

No mouthwashes, mints, and breath sprays (which only last for a limited time) can do the trick over the long haul. That's because they don't always destroy the volatile sulfur compounds (VSC's) that are at the root of bad breath. VSC's are the byproducts of the bacteria found in your mouth. The fact is 80% of the time volatile sulfur compounds are the evil culprits that causes foul mouth odors. There are many contributing factors that increase the amount of VSC's in your mouth, thereby increasing unpleasant odors. Dry mouth, hormonal changes, tongue bacteria and stress are just a few factors that will increase mouth odors.

Stabilized Chlorine Dioxide

If you're in the market for a truly effective fresh breath product, stay away from those with alcohol and artificial coloring. The alcohol will actually dry out your mouth tissues and return your bad breath in even greater measure, just like it does when you're drinking an alcoholic beverage. And the artificial coloring is something neither your mouth nor body needs.

Instead look for products that contain one or more of the following ingredients: stabilized chlorine dioxide or zinc. Chlorine dioxide eliminates the production of VSC's for at least three hours or more. To cleanse your breath the natural way, drink lots of water. Try some fresh breath herbs such as peppermint, wintergreen, spearmint, parsley, basil or cloves. They will all leave your breath pleasantly scented and approachable.

A fresh breath smile will always make a great impression. So to minimize the risk of ruining a business deal or losing a love interest, follow these simple tips to get and keep your smile fresh.

1. Brush your teeth, cheeks and gums with a chlorine dioxide toothpaste.
2. Comb your tongue.
3. Wash your mouth with a stabilized chlorine rinse.
4. Sip room temperature water or mint lemon water.
5. Avoid alcoholic or caffeinated drinks as they dry your mouth.
6. Use a mouth moisturizer or a saliva stimulant to keep your mouth moist.
7. Eat fresh breath herbs like parsley, dill, basil or peppermint.
8. Place a mint pouch in your mouth -- it's good for 3 hours of minty breath.

Stabilized Chlorine dioxide destroys organic debris and kills harmful oral pathogens, which cause damage and destruction to tissues in the mouth.  If these antigens are left untreated, they cause cavities and eventually gum disease and tooth loss.  It is very gentle to the delicate tissues of the mouth, yet very aggressive towards bacteria and plaque. Recent research has shown an association between gum disease and heart disease, diabetes and premature babies.  Stabilized chlorine dioxide mouthwash and toothpaste are useful in fighting gum disease.

Bad breath or halitosis is caused both by food residues that sour in the mouth and bacteria that builds up on teeth and gums. We are proud to offer Eliminator mouthwash to help eliminate halitosis and tooth decay with its alcohol-free formulation.

Freshen you breath with Eliminator mouthwash. Designed not only to eliminate bad breath as it cleanses your mouth, Eliminator is a major force in the fight against tooth decay, plaque, gingivitis, and all other major oral hygiene maladies. Don't leave your bathroom with bazooka breath. Begin and end your day with Eliminator mouthwash -- and win the war against bad breath and tooth decay.

Recent studies link the use of alcohol-based mouthwashes to oral and pharyngeal cancer.  When regularly using mouthwashes containing alcohol, men show a 60% higher chance of developing one of these cancers, while women have a 90% higher chance. What's more, authorities advise parents to restrict children from using alcohol-based mouthwash due to their typically high alcohol content.