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to socializing.
There's this colleague of yours that is always armed with information
beneficial to only himself because no one seems to be able to "bear"
it.
It is this consistent "isolation" that leads many to this terrible
discovery of having bad breath because most people are completely
unaware of their situation.
Common causes of halitosis are odour bacteria on the gums, between the
teeth and on the tongue resulting from bad teeth and gum conditions.
Food with strong odour like
Onion and garlic, chewing tobacco and smoking are other causes of bad breath.
Other causes of halitosis are any conditions of the nose, throat,
respiratory tract, liver or kidney.
The teeth should be cleaned regularly after eating especially before
going to bed at night and food particles should be removed carefully
with toothpicks or dental floss. In case of decaying teeth and swollen
and bleeding gums, a dentist should be consulted.
Many have tried all forms of therapies and mouthwashes with no real or
lasting relief.
But have you tried walnut?
Two Nigerian teenagers, Eveshorhema Samuel-Alli and Ibukunoluwa
Oladeinde have proven from their research that walnut is the number
one mouth freshener!
'According to Eveshorhema, the idea for this project came while on a
school trip to a rural area in Nigeria where the host community served
them walnuts.
"When I woke up in the morning, I hadn't brushed my teeth yet but my
breath was already fresh. Then I remembered I had eaten walnuts the
previous night." To confirm her suspicion, she ate more nuts the
following night and awoke with fresh breath again and that made them
to carry out further research.
We conducted this experiment using 35 volunteers who were students of
our school. we sent out parents consent forms and when we received the
parents' consent, we continued the experiment.
The volunteers were divided into four groups. The duo then made two
different walnut products.
Walnut chewing gum: "We made walnut chewing gum by adding resins and
sucrose to chopped walnuts.
Walnut mouthwash: "Also, we made a walnut mouthwash mixing chopped
walnut, water and 10 per cent lime as preservative.
One group was given whole walnuts to eat; the second group was given
walnut chewing gum; the third was given walnut mouthwash while the
last group was given nothing so they were the control group.
"They took the walnut morning and night. We then observed them and
recorded the results. They did not brush their teeth for the duration
of the experiment. They were going only on walnut so we would be able
to see the improvement," said Eveshorhema Samuel-Alli.
"After this, we conducted an experiment using Lead tri-oxo nitrate (v)
in which the volunteers were made to blow bubbles into a solution of
lead nitrate and water before and after the experiment.
"Before they took the walnut and walnut products, they were made to
blow bubbles into the solution and then we recorded how long it took
to turn the solution black. What turns the solution black is hydrogen
sulphide and that is what causes mouth odour. So if it takes a short
time, that means the mouth odour is actually very bad. Then after the
experiment, they were also made to blow bubbles into the solution and
this time, it was noticed that there was significant time lapse before
the solution turned black.
When the control group who had bacteria in their mouths, blew bubbles
into the solution, it turned black while it remained clear when the
other groups blew bubbles into it. So we knew that the walnut was
actually working to cure halitosis."
This project actually won us a Life Science Award of $1,000 in the
Medicine and Health Science category, courtesy, Sigma Xi Scientific
Research Society."
Eveshorhema and Ibukunoluwa are representing Nigeria at the 2014 Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, California,
USA."
This actually endorses a study in the journal Molecular Oral Microbiology.
Researchers now believe that Omega-3 fatty acids (found in salmon and
walnuts) may blast bad breath better than most other cures.
The scientists said that Omega-3s, even in small doses taken via
supplements, have a way of lowering the amount of bacteria and other
pathogens in the mouth that cause bad breath.
Look no further...freshen your breath at work especially after hours
of a "shut mouth" situation.
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