Bad Breath Halitosis Forum

The Anti-Viral, Anti-Microbial Benefits of Olive Leaves
But the usefulness of olive leaf extract doesn’t end there. It has also been found to be a potent broad-spectrum antiviral agent, active against all viruses tested, including:

Rhinovirus
Myxoviruses
Herpes simplex type 1and 2
Herpes zoster
Encephalomyocarditis
Polio 1, 2 and 3
Two strains of leukemia virus
Numerous strains of influenza and para-influenza viruses.
One 2005 study published in the journal Antiviral Research proposed that olive leaf extracts could be used as a safe and natural antiviral. Common antiviral uses in the field of natural medicine include fighting colds and flu, yeast infections, and viral infections such as the hard-to-treat Epstein-Barr disease, shingles and herpes.

In-vitro studies have also established that olive leaf extract is an effective antimicrobial agent against a variety of pathogens that cause intestinal or respiratory infections, including:

Salmonella typhi
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Stapholycoccus aureus, including penicillin-resistant strains
Klebsiella pneumonia
Escherichia coli
It works by inhibiting the replication process of the pathogens, which disables the infection long enough for your immune system to eliminate it and prevent it from spreading.

And, if all of that wasn’t enough, olive leaves also have anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and anti-diabetic properties; have a beneficial impact on your thyroid; and the ability to inhibit cancer growth.

Sounds almost too good to be true, doesn’t it?

But then again, maybe it was mentioned in the Bible for good reason. Nature is certainly full of powerful preventative treatments and potential cures for a host of diseases.

Dr. Mercola's Comments:
Halitosis (bad breath) is estimated to affect up to 50 percent of the population in varying degrees of severity, and can be a bothersome and embarrassing condition.

It can be caused by several factors, including systemic diseases, gastrointestinal and/or upper respiratory tract disorders, and microbial metabolism from your tongue, saliva or dental plaque.

Certain bacteria residing on your teeth or tongue surface, or in periodontal pockets are particularly odor-inducing, as are bacterial species associated with gingivitis.

Mouthwashes are only effective against bad breath caused by intraoral factors. Gargling and swishing can’t help you much if your problem stems from an imbalance of bacteria in your intestinal tract, for example.

Treating Bad Breath from the Inside Out

Maintaining a healthy digestive system is far more important than most people can imagine. An imbalance between healthy and unhealthy bacteria here can lead to a wide variety of health problems; foul breath and body odor being some of the least problematic.

However, if you suffer from either, I’d highly recommend limiting the primary fertilizer for the bacteria that cause bad breath and that is, you guessed it: SUGAR, and grains that rapidly break down to sugar. When you eat these highly processed foods they cause bad odor-causing bacteria to grow out of control.

Once you have cut down the fuel that causes them to grow you can then replenish the good bacteria by taking probiotics to re-establish proper balance and health to your digestive system.

Your body is home to about sixty to one hundred trillion bacteria, with some 500 different species of bacteria comprising that population. The ratio of good to bad bacteria is a critical measure in determining your overall health. A healthy balance is somewhere near 85 percent good, and 15 percent bad.

One of the jobs of good bacteria is to control the growth of bad bacteria by competing for nutrition and attachment sites in your colon.

Of course, if you want to achieve optimal results you will want to consider using probiotics in conjunction with a healthy diet, which means increasing your intake of appropriate vegetables for your nutritional type and decreasing your intake of sugar and carbohydrates.

Increasing your intake of fermented foods (such as kefir, natto or tempeh) is also recommended as they contain high amounts of natural, healthy bacteria that are essential for optimal health.

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