Avoid meat and cheese in your lunch.


The proteins in cheese and meat will break down into substances which can cause bad smelly breath. If you do not consume cheese and meat during the day, but just during your dinner then brush your teeth and clean your mouth thoroughly your mouth.

We recommend a salad or fruit and vegetables for your lunch.

Are you on an extreme high protein and low carbohydrate weight loss diet?


Does your breath have an offensive smell, that is reminiscent of pear drops? This smell is caused by ketones which are created by the breakdown of proteins.

The ideal solution to this problem is to rebalance your diet by reintroducing a small quantity of carbohydrates. Also try to cut out diuretics such as coffee and drink a glass of water every hour.

Dairy foods tend to thicken the mucus in your nose and the back of your mouth.


Thick mucus dripping onto the back of your tongue is a major cause of halitosis.

If this is a problem for you, we recommend that you try rice milk as a non-dairy alternative.

As you brush your teeth, do you find that your gums bleed or do you see traces of blood in the sink.

If you do this is sure sign that you are suffering with gum disease, this itself is a major cause of bad breath and halitosis.

You need to make an appointment to see your dentist, hygienist or oral health educator as soon as possible.

Citrus fruit, berries and yogurt all help in the reduction of bad breath and halitosis.

Fruits with a high level of vitamin C work by killing the smelly bacteria and yoghurt helps to lower the hydrogen sulphide levels in your mouth.

We recommend you start each morning and finish each day with a bowl of fresh fruit and sugar free yoghurt.

Both onion and garlic are known to create an unpleasant bad breath odour.

If however you love foods that are prepared with onion and garlic, we have a tip to help you.

Our recommendation is that that you chew on cinnamon sticks or fresh mint sprigs. The cinnamon sticks contain essential oils that can help to kill off various types of oral bacteria and is therefore a very effective bad breath remedy.

There are however plenty of occasions when chewing on a cinnamon stick or a mint sprig might be awkward, at these times we recommend a sugar free mint or chewing gum.

The 22-year-old singer - who is currently single - would never date a guy with halitosis and expects any potential suitors to have minty fresh mouths.

Joss - who previously dated Beau Dozier - said: "There's nothing worse than bad breath. I've kissed people with bad breath who smelt of fags and beer and it made me feel sick."

Although the pop star expects her men to be super-clean, she admits her hair isn't always freshly shampooed.

She added: "I once went a week without washing my hair and I did it deliberately because I wanted the natural oils to mend my hair. It didn't smell, surprisingly, and no one commented on it. They probably thought, 'Oh it's just Joss.' "

Joss has previously admitted she finds it hard to find a man because she is a "free spirit".

The UK soul singer said: "We love for a man to be protective over us, we love for a man to want and have a little tiny bit of jealousy.

"So you go for those guys, but when you want to be the free spirit that you are and just disappear or go on a road trip for two days or to go on tour or whatever that is, then you run into problems because you've chosen a man that's a little bit protective and possessive and jealous."

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The Wessex Fresh Breath Clinic, which will serve the counties of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, is to be located right at the junction of the three counties in the town of Gillingham. 85% of the time bad breath originates somewhere in the mouth so appropriately enough the Clinic will be located alongside a dental practice in Winning Smiles House. The Clinic is due to open early in the autumn of 2010.