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Diagnosing and Treating “Sewer Breath” via Telemedicine

Posted on May 11, 2020 by

Posted in Allergies & Food Sensitivities, Alternative Therapies, Blog, Candida (yeast) and Parasites, D, Digestion, Integrative Medicine, Knowledge Base, Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Vitamins, & Herbal Remedies — No Comments ↓

Those are actually the words patients use to describe their breath, though sometimes it’s “poop breath.” The medical term for bad breath, as you probably know, is halitosis, so if you don’t mind I’ll stick with that. For some people, the self-perception of chronic halitosis is more socially isolating that anything demanded by Covid-19. At least with this coronavirus you can talk to your fellow Read More

Tagged with: bad breath, functional medicine, gastritis, halitosis, Telehealth, telemedicine

“My Breath Smells Like Poop!”

Posted on February 23, 2020 by

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Usually by the time someone comes to us at WholeHealth Chicago with this complaint, they’ve already taken the obvious route. Ralph, a healthy looking guy in his 30s and recently married despite his halitosis, had already seen: –His primary care physician, who wasn’t sure he noticed anything odd about Ralph’s breath at all, but suggested regular brushing, flossing, and tongue scraping. –His dentist, who did Read More

Tagged with: bad breath, breath, dental health, SIBO

“My Breath Smells Like An Open Sewer”

Posted on April 4, 2016 by

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Robert’s breath had become his worst nightmare and as a consequence he knew was starting to isolate himself socially. For three years, he’d tried every over-the-counter remedy. When he walked, Tic Tacs rattled in several pockets. Robert had seen specialists, had his teeth cleaned every three months, and followed a twice-daily oral regimen that included flossing, brushing, and jet-streaming his gums. The finale was a Read More

Tagged with: bad breath, digestion, digestive aid, digestive enzymes, digestive health, digestive problems, digestive systems, digestive upset, GERD, heartburn, probiotic, SIBO

Bad Breath: Eight Ways to Sweeten

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

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On our patient questionnaire at WholeHealth Chicago, we list a lot of symptoms that people can mark if they want help with them. Since bad breath appears as a concern so frequently, I thought I might save you some unnecessary anxieties.

Tagged with: bad breath, brush, dental check ups, floss, scrape your tongue

Spirulina and Kelp

Posted on May 19, 2009 by

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For thousands of years, traditional healers in China and other parts of the world have looked to the water for healing remedies. Spirulina and kelp were two key finds.

Spirulina is a small, single-celled microorganism that’s rich in chlorophyll, a plant pigment that gives so many lakes and ponds their dark blue-green color. Kelp, in contrast, is a brown algae that grows only in the sea. The name refers to any of the numerous long-stemmed seaweeds that belong to the order Laminariales or Fucales.

Tagged with: bad breath, thyroid disease

Peppermint

Posted on May 19, 2009 by

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An herb prized for its medicinal benefits and distinctive flavor, peppermint (Mentha piperata) is a naturally occurring hybrid of spearmint (M. spicata) and water mint (M. aquatica). Unlike other mints, however, peppermint contains in its healing volatile oil the powerful therapeutic ingredient menthol, as well as menthone, menthyl acetate and some 40 other compounds. The oil is made by steam-distilling the plant’s aromatic leaves and stems, which are gathered just before its light-purple flowers appear in the summer.

Parsley

Posted on May 19, 2009 by

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A common herb found in kitchens and on party platters from Dresden to Detroit, the bright green parsley plant comes in numerous varieties. Different parsleys are distinguished primarily by the appearance of their leaves: Some are curly, others flat, still others divided or featherlike. Overall, the flat-leafed variety (Petroselinum crispum) is the one most commonly used for medicinal purposes.

Fennel

Posted on May 12, 2009 by

Posted in Blog, F, Knowledge Base, Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Vitamins, & Herbal Remedies

Most cooks–even unadventurous ones–can easily identify the yellowish-brown crescents known as fennel seeds. That’s because these tiny seeds, which actually represent the dried ripe fruits of the aromatic fennel plant (Foeniculum vulgare), have been handed down through the ages as a spice and food preservative. Their heady and memorable flavor, reminiscent of licorice and anise, is familiar to most people because fennel seeds are routinely used in rye bread.

Tagged with: bad breath, cough, stomach upset

Baking Soda

Posted on May 11, 2009 by

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Baking soda, a naturally occurring chemical formally known as sodium bicarbonate or soda ash, can do much more than raise bread. Enterprising homemakers have long relied on the versatile white powder for everything from cleaning and deodorizing to soothing minor aches and pains. In fact, the medicinal and self-care uses for baking soda were recognized by the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) more than 150 years ago.

Tagged with: antacid, bad breath, tooth cleaner

Gum Disease

Posted on May 5, 2009 by

Posted in Blog, Diseases, Ear, Nose, & Throat, G, Knowledge Base

If you’re ever sitting in the dentist’s chair, bracing yourself for an procedure called “scaling,” which cleans out the bacteria in your infected gums, just say to yourself, “This could have been avoided. I did not have to be here.” Some Americans must be getting the message and finally are brushing and flossing more efficiently, because serious gum problems are on the decline. Nevertheless, gum disease continues to cause more tooth loss than cavities, and is second only to the common cold in terms of prevalence (98% of people over age 60 have some degree of gum disease). And now, researchers have linked severe gum disease to an increased risk of both heart disease and strokes

Tagged with: bad breath, bleeding gums, loose teeth, sensitive gums

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Diagnosing and Treating “Sewer Breath” via Telemedicine

“My Breath Smells Like Poop!”

“My Breath Smells Like An Open Sewer”

Bad Breath: Eight Ways to Sweeten

Spirulina and Kelp

Peppermint

Parsley

Fennel

Baking Soda

Gum Disease

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