Tony suffered from chronic bad breath since childhood and over the years has endured all kinds of demoralizing abuse due to his bad breath. He couldn’t talk to anyone without constantly worrying about his breath and this depressed him terribly. His emotional well-being deteriorated further each time people offered him breath mints. One day, he thought to himself: I can’t take this anymore! I must learn to beat bad breath once and for all!”
Apparently, Tony is a big fan of Michael Jackson, but he hadn’t listened to the singer’s hits for quite some time. Then one day he decided to listen to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” and the lyrics of the song made Tony even more determined to fully control his depressive condition. Part of the lyric that really moved Tony was this: “You want to stay alive, better do what you can. So hit him, just get the hell out.”
Thanks to the song, Tony embarked on an intense investigation into bad breath. He read all kinds of books, reports, and articles related to halitosis. To his surprise, he found out that one of the reasons his problem persists is due to his love of drinking fruit juices like orange and grapefruit.
Although these fruit juices provide many health benefits, their acidic content prevents people suffering from halitosis from consuming them regularly. According to Tony’s research, acids can multiply bacteria at a fairly rapid rate. Since people with halitosis naturally have high levels of anaerobic oral bacteria, they should reduce their intake of citrus beverages.
He also found that another good way to beat bad breath is to cut back on protein-rich foods. Such foods contain certain amino acids that are made up of sulfur that increase oral bacteria’s production of foul-smelling waste byproducts. When these waste byproducts gel with respiration, halitosis occurs and remains throughout the day.
This information was a revelation to Tony; therefore, he decided to decrease his consumption of beef and chicken each day. Better yet, he actually ate more vegetables a day and even chewed on fresh parsley and mint leaves periodically. Tony was glad to learn that these plants help minimize bad breath.
When it came to daily oral cleaning, the information Tony gained from his research made him realize that, all this time, his oral hygiene practices were very poor. He rarely flossed, never scraped his tongue, and exclusively used alcohol-based mouthwashes.
So Tony made some changes to his oral hygiene habits. He did such a good job that after a week, he noticed a positive difference in his breath! This is because he scraped his tongue every day and flossed before brushing, which resulted in his special “bad breath paste” penetrating completely between the gums and teeth to reduce oral bacteria.
Speaking of paste, Tony’s dissatisfaction with commercial oral care products that only briefly masked his odorous breath led him to use a homemade one made from natural materials. Tony was extremely happy with the results and thanked the late Michael Jackson for giving him the strength and determination to find the proper methods to beat bad breath.