Bad Breath is also known as Halitosis :

Bad smelling breath is an anti-social condition which affects many people.

Some causes of Bad breath are :

• Bad teeth or gums
• Infection of the throat, gullet, sinus or stomach
• Excessive bacterial activity on the tongue, possibly due to postnasal drip (catarrh coming down the back of the throat from the sinuses and nasal passages).
• Plaque between the teeth
• Candida
• IBS
• Digestive Problems
• Food Intolerance (can cause stomach bloating, improper digestion of foods etc.)
• Catarrh
• The breakdown of foods, especially proteins
• Bronchitis
• Pneumonia
• Gastritis
• Food reflux

How you can improve bad breath naturally :

• Make sure to maintain a high level of oral dental hygiene.
  Use floss along with brushing as foods bits in between teeth rot over time and not only cause gum disease but bad smells too.
• Scrape your tongue with special tongue cleaners and brush your tongue each time you brush your teeth
• Use a good mouthwash occasionally
• Eat a good wholesome diet and include plenty of vegetables
• Visit the dentist hygienist for teeth cleaning every 3 to 6 months as they will be able to scrape of plaq from areas inaccessible to your tooth brush and floss

In Naturopathic medicine, the causes of bad breath halitosis often indicates improper digestion & poor elimination of foods, toxaemia or defective elimination via the liver, kidneys, colon & skin.

Many people on the Dr Atkins high protein diet develop foul smelling bad breath due the nature of this specific diet.
As the body goes into ketosis, the metallic smell from the mouth becomes more prominent.

For persistent bad breath problems, if no infections are found internally or orally, a change in diet / type of daily food intake in combination with Caprylic Acid, Digestive Enzymes & Probiotics is found very beneficial.

BAD BREATH / HALITOSIS SUMMARY Alter / improve your eating habits & diet Improve the digestive process. Restore normal bowel flora (favourable bacteria in the colon). BENEFICIAL INGREDIENTS Digestive Enzymes Chlorophyll Peppermint Papaya (contains natural digestive enzymes) Acidophilus & Bifido probiotics Natural Antifungals Caprylic Acid Aloe Vera Alfalfa Psyllium Husk Garlic Tea Tree Oil Wormwood Goldenseal Echinacea Cinnamon Bark Grapefruit Seed Extract Barberry Bark

This page deals briefly with diet, poor digestion, food intolerance & how to deal with halitosis, causes of bad breath.