You probably know that brushing and flossing your teeth can help prevent bad breath (halitosis).
Well, the truth is that these actions only solve the problem temporarily.
But, that's another story.
For now, let's focus on the ways to prevent smelly breath forever, or at least minimize it's severity.
One way to prevent the garlicky stench is to chew a piece of parsley after eating.
Your dinner guests might give you some odd looks about your new dessert of choice.
If that happens, then explain to them that parsley includes chlorophyll.
Scientists have discovered that chlorophyll can prevent foul odor and that it also purifies toxins that are contained in your body.
Another method you can use is to add some peppermint oil or tee tree oil directly onto your tongue, or add it to the toothpaste on your toothbrush.
An alternative approach is to choose toothpaste or mouthwash that includes these oils found in nature.
Such oils help to battle the bacteria cause halitosis.
Although we typically don't think of it as a method to preventing foul smells, dry mouth (officially called xerostomia) can cause it.
Use products such as breath spray and breath mints to keep saliva flowing in your mouth and prevent your mouth from drying out.
However, as a word of caution, keep in mind that such remedies only temporarily halt the garlic stench and don't particularly prevent sour smelling breath.
To supplement your everyday mouthwash, you can create a mouth rinse that is 50% water and 50% hydrogen peroxide.
Hydrogen peroxide can help to destroy the bacteria that result in foul breath.
You might also be surprised that eating cabbage (yes, cabbage) can result in sour breath.
Yet cabbage is indeed one of the prime culprits of bad breath.
There you have it! While many causes of the stench exist, many treatments do, too.
Find out which ones work best for you!