Ending Your Halitosis Problem for Good with TCM

Halitosis (bad breath) is definitely a condition that will easily be noticed by your co-workers and friends. Fortunately, Chinese medicine is readily available to help you overcome this embarrassing problem.

Smelling in Chinese medicine is seen as a vital part of a physical examination that entails also the feeling and listening of your pulse. Usually individuals don’t have any obvious smell; however, for others, that’s not the case. Bad breath often comes from one of four places: the mouth, lungs, sinuses, and the abdomen. More often than not stagnation and heat are also involved.

Let’s start with the mouth. Not taking good care of your mouth will eventually result in you having stinky breath. Regularly forgetting to brush and floss will lead to tooth decay and cause or worsen the mouth odor problem.

An infection in the lungs can affect the amount of air you breathe as well as the smell of your breath. This is especially true after you’ve had pneumonia, bronchitis, or a nasty chest cold.

The sinuses are also common reasons for halitosis particularly if you’re prone to sinus infections. Stagnation and heat again can contribute to the condition. If you smell anything coming out of your sinus chances are high that that bad smell is spread to others by your mouth.

If your abdomen is unable to break down the food you eat to be transformed into energy and nutrients then your digestion is malfunctioning and the food in your stomach can sit the there for a long time and eventually literally rot inside. The bad smell of rotting food will come out to your mouth. Heat causes the stagnant food to rot and emit a foul odor.

Listed below are a few suggestions that can help you to address the situation if you found out that you have bad breath:

-If your digestive function is out of whack, talk to a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner. He/she will recommend foods meant to restore the normal function of your digestive system, prescribe herbal remedies, and perform acupuncture on you to restore the good health of your digestion.

-If you suffer from frequent sinus problems because of allergies, you need to keep the problem under control. People suffering from seasonal allergies need to shower and change clothes after they’ve been outdoors. For the treatment of seasonal allergies, acupuncture is an excellent option that can cure or lessen the effects of seasonal allergies.

-Use a Neti pot for the relief of your sinuses.. A Neti pot can moisten your sinuses and irrigate the nasal cavities helping to clear the debris, phlegm and bacteria.

-Your mouth should always look and smell immaculate. After meals, always brush your teeth. Floss at least once each day and visit your dentist at least twice a year or if you have any cavities. Furthermore, if you have a thick coating on your tongue, scrape it with a toothbrush or a tongue scraper to remove/lessen the odor of your breath.

TCM can help cure the source of your bad breath problem. And after it’s been cured no one will talk behind your back about your breath again.

Christina Prieto is an Orlando acupuncturist, a certified Yoga instructor and the founder of Harmony Wellness center in central Florida.