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How do you keep your breath fresh?

Posted by Al-Nisa on September 27, 2011 at 6:06am in Main Chat

I work in a corporate environment where I'm frequently attending meetings, presentations and seminars. Therefore, I'm constantly surrounded by people speaking in close proximity.

I realize that your breath does not smell as foul when adopting HCRV diet as compared to SAD; however, it's not always 'minty' fresh. I brush my teeth 3-4 times a day and between brushings I was using Whole Foods 365 peppermints, Spry gum or fennel seeds (herb). However, now that I've completely transitioned to 811rv a month ago, I started to question these items as 'raw'.

Do you exclude breath products (mints, gum, sprays, etc.) as part of HCRV?

How do you keep your breath fresh throughout the day?

Is this even anything to be concerned about?

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Datiger November 24, 2011 at 10:36pm

Parsley!!!!!!!! :)
Rach September 27, 2011 at 8:06am

chew on a mint leaf?
Chris Califano September 27, 2011 at 7:33am

Al-Nisa, why not just chew some fresh mint if you want refreshment in your mouth chamber! It packs a powerful zip! Otherwise, you will not only have super fresh breath as a result of this diet (with dark greens too of course), but you will notice that at least 60% of people smell like walking bags of sh....t emanating from their mouth cavities.. sad but true.. I won't go into any MORE detail, but after being raw since '99 I have noticed that not only is it amazing how sensitive your nose becomes to truly clean people, but you can smell disease brewing better than any "intuitive" .
Patch Stardust September 27, 2011 at 6:39am

i just brush with water before bed, or after a sticky meal (dates or something) my breath is always pleasant, although it's not minty fresh, but who decided our breath should be minty anyway?
- Al-Nisa > Patch Stardust September 27, 2011 at 6:57am
  
  Thank you, Patch.
  
  You make a good point 'who decided our breath should be minty anyway?'.
  
  I guess I'm so used to that 'Ah-h-h feeling'. Also, I learned from listening to NPR public radio in my area that peppermint has been found to enhance athletic performance. Here's a short article on it:
  
  http://bodyhacker.com/2010/05/20/peppermint-can-help-enhance-athlet...
  
  I tried taking 2 mints before my high intensity workouts and found that it worked.
  
  I guess I have to follow HCRV much longer to experience the un-aided pleasant breath.
  
  Thanks again.
  - Patch Stardust > Al-Nisa September 27, 2011 at 7:37am
    
    that is interesting about the peppermint....i remember back in school our teachers would give us mints in order to improve our scores on standardized tests
    
    i think the reason it improves mental and physical performance is because it is a mild stimulant, it is just causing out bodies to work a little harder, the peppermint isn't actually doing anything itself ya know? so in the long term regular use of it wouldn't be beneficial
    
    good luck getting to that beautiful breath stage!!
Yuliya September 27, 2011 at 6:23am

After a while on this diet your breath will be fresh all the time provided you don't eat garlic and onions, or yeah - avoid durian right before the corporate meeting ;)

For now brush your teeth with this - http://www.uncleharrys.com/store/product_info.php/cPath/48_51/produ...

and also try these - http://www.uncleharrys.com/store/index.php/cPath/48_50

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- Jared Leach > Yuliya September 27, 2011 at 7:52am
  
  That stuff looks great. Have you ever heard of oil pulling? It is common in Ayurveda, but it's basically swishing a small amount of oil in your mouth vigorously for about 10 min. first thing in the morn before your water and brushing allowing it to froth up and pull out saliva and 'yucky stuff'.
- Al-Nisa > Yuliya September 27, 2011 at 6:58am
  
  Thank you, Yuliya.
  
  I'll look into this products.