Bad breath stinks! (Excuse the pun.) No matter how attractive you are or how good you are at what you do, bad breath's a killer. It will kill romance, kill a deal and even kill career opportunities. It can affect every area of your life without you necessarily even knowing it. As a result, it can murder your self esteem. It can become such a chronic problem that many people feel depressed and hopeless about the condition and isolate themselves from others. If it hasn't become that bad for you, great. Don't let it. However, if it has, don't give up. There are many solutions to bad breath. At least one of them is bound to work for you.

Bad breath can be the result of something simple like not cleaning your teeth properly (or often enough), smoking, drinking, or eating large amounts of onions or garlic. However, it is often caused by more complex health issues such as infections, candida, digestive disturbances and constipation. Obviously, the first step to healing bad breath is to take care of oral hygiene issues. Brush your teeth regularly, floss and deal with dental cavities. Rinsing with a mouth wash during the day can also be beneficial. Tea tree oil mouth was is recommended.

However, there are a few very important things you also need to do to ensure a sweet smelling breath. Firstly, drink plenty of water. Eight glasses of water a day are recommended. If you have constipation problems (which can cause bad breath), you can drink six to eight glasses of water first thing in the morning, and then wait for an hour before eating or drinking anything else. This usually relieves constipation. Then drink water normally throughout the day. Adding water to your life in this way can quickly eliminate bad breath.

As well as this, eat a healthy diet full of fresh fruit and vegetables and limit fats, sugars and starches. Add regular exercise and your body's improved functioning can also help your breath to stay healthy.

While you are working on the longer strategy of improving your overall health, the following top five bad breath remedies may alleviate bad breath symptoms:

1. Brush your teeth regularly, floss and also brush your tongue since plaque build up causes bad breath.

2. Cloves are an excellent bad breath remedy. Chew one clove after a meal to reduce bad breath symptoms.

3. Drink fenugreek tea throughout the day as a bad breath remedy.

4. Eat plain yogurt every day to replace good bacteria in the digestive tract. This will help to combat halitosis.

5. Lemon juice in water should be gargled and swallowed a few times a day. This is a long term remedy and should be continued until all evidence of bad breath has disappeared.

Bad breath is embarrassing and can limit your capacity to enjoy life and succeed in it. However, it is not life threatening and it can be treated. Take action now to cure this problem and all areas of your life will improve as a result.