Guest guest Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Bob Farrell Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:34 PM Re: [Raw Food] purple cauliflower? HI Al! interesting question...and one I've considered myself. I've found that if I have odors in my mouth, my body is eliminating something there, and I prefer not to try and " mask " it, etc.. I've had some decent results by: 1. eating raw; 2. watching my food-combining; 3. using a plastice tongue scraper in the morning; 4. using a soft tootbrush at the gum line; 5. and I use a Waterpik (search for previous posts here for info from others about it...) the combination of the above appears to keep any odor down to a socially acceptable level. all the best, Bob _____ Hi Bob, Al, and all, All those gizmos will only temporarily mask, at best, any " bad breath " your body may create. So-called " bad breath " arises primarily from bacterial activity in decomposing materials our bodies. For many people, this can be an issue of time -- it may take some time for the digestive system and related organs and systems to be restored to full health and functionality, for the flora to be fully restored, etc. If things are digesting a bit slowly because of your history, then this will show on the breath at times regardless of what you are eating now, until the underlying healing completes. Absolute food choices play a BIG role. If you are eating any garlic or onions (even " mild " onions, such as leeks or chives), consuming virtually any herbs, any cooked food, any animal products whether cooked or raw, salt in any form, anything carbonated, anything fermented, or various other items, your breath can be adversely affected. If you are quite physically active and undereat simple sugar calories, then you are likely overeating fats and proteins. This may cause periodic or continual ketosis at some low level, which always adversely affects the breath. The lungs are one of the three primarily eliminative organs of the body (the others being the kidneys and the colon). So as Bob points out, if there is any form of elimination going on in your body, it almost always shows up on your breath. Suggestion: Take nothing, otherwise you cut yourself off from your body's own feedback. Just continue to pursue a healthier and healthier lifestyle and diet. Odds are that if you are experiencing " bad breath " on your raw diet, it didn't begin then! But now, as your sense of smell regains functionality and sensitivity, you may simply notice for the first time in ages. In that case, congratulations are in order!!! Best to all, Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Thanx for the replies, guys. I haven't experienced any bad breath, yet but I was inquiring about it because I'm in the transition to eating raw. The only thing is that my mouth is very dry at times and I wondered if I would start having had bad breath as well. Al --- " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo wrote: > Bob Farrell Saturday, July 16, 2005 3:34 > PM Re: [Raw > Food] purple cauliflower? > > HI Al! > > interesting question...and one I've considered > myself. > I've found that if I have odors in my mouth, my body > is eliminating > something there, and I prefer not to try and " mask " > it, etc.. > I've had some decent results by: > 1. eating raw; > 2. watching my food-combining; > 3. using a plastice tongue scraper in the morning; > 4. using a soft tootbrush at the gum line; > 5. and I use a Waterpik (search for previous posts > here for info from > others about it...) > > the combination of the above appears to keep any > odor down to > a socially acceptable level. > > all the best, > > Bob > _____ > Hi Bob, Al, and all, > > All those gizmos will only temporarily mask, at > best, any " bad breath " your > body may create. So-called " bad breath " arises > primarily from bacterial > activity in decomposing materials our bodies. For > many people, this can be > an issue of time -- it may take some time for the > digestive system and > related organs and systems to be restored to full > health and functionality, > for the flora to be fully restored, etc. If things > are digesting a bit > slowly because of your history, then this will show > on the breath at times > regardless of what you are eating now, until the > underlying healing > completes. > > Absolute food choices play a BIG role. If you are > eating any garlic or > onions (even " mild " onions, such as leeks or > chives), consuming virtually > any herbs, any cooked food, any animal products > whether cooked or raw, salt > in any form, anything carbonated, anything > fermented, or various other > items, your breath can be adversely affected. > > If you are quite physically active and undereat > simple sugar calories, then > you are likely overeating fats and proteins. This > may cause periodic or > continual ketosis at some low level, which always > adversely affects the > breath. > > The lungs are one of the three primarily eliminative > organs of the body (the > others being the kidneys and the colon). So as Bob > points out, if there is > any form of elimination going on in your body, it > almost always shows up on > your breath. > > Suggestion: Take nothing, otherwise you cut yourself > off from your body's > own feedback. Just continue to pursue a healthier > and healthier lifestyle > and diet. Odds are that if you are experiencing " bad > breath " on your raw > diet, it didn't begin then! But now, as your sense > of smell regains > functionality and sensitivity, you may simply notice > for the first time in > ages. In that case, congratulations are in order!!! > > Best to all, > Elchanan > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 AW Monday, July 18, 2005 10:47 AM Re: [Raw Food] " Bad breath " Thanx for the replies, guys. I haven't experienced any bad breath, yet but I was inquiring about it because I'm in the transition to eating raw. The only thing is that my mouth is very dry at times and I wondered if I would start having had bad breath as well. Al _____ Hi Al, If your mouth is dry, then your body is at least somewhat dehydrated. If you want to discuss this further, just UPDATE THE SUBJECT LINE and write back! Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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