Could Fish Oil be the Missing Ingredient from Your Home-Bleaching Kit?
Posted by Michael Byrd on Mar 02 2010 | Tagged as: Fish Oil
We all want white, sparkling teeth and a beautiful smile, but when it comes down to brass tacks, I would honestly settle for a lack of morning breath. That’s right: while I wish I had a model-perfect smile, what I really wish is that my breath did not stink quite so badly in the morning, which is why I’m going to start sleeping with a sardine tucked in my cheek…
Okay, I just said that to get your attention. In reality, sardines are not the answer to bright, fresh morning breath – salmon are. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Kentucky and published in January in the 25th volume of Molecular Oral Microbiology indicates that the same omega 3 fatty acids that keep your heart strong and your mind clear also keep your breath minty-fresh. Sound crazy? It does to me too, but if you’ve ever woken up next to your loved one and smiled sweetly with your lips tightly clenched shut, then ruined the mood by leaping up and sprinting for your tooth brush, then you are probably thinking the same thing I am: “Definitely worth a try!”
Now, you do not actually need to sleep with a salmon clenched between your teeth. Keeping your levels of omega 3 at a healthy level through a daily dose of optimized omega 3 fish oil should help kill off the bacteria that contribute to bad breath. In fact, the study indicated that even miniscule doses of the omega 3 fatty acids led to the death of nearly 50 percent of the halitosis-causing bacteria. So simply getting your daily dose and keeping your omega 3 levels high should do the trick, since omega 3s naturally reduce inflammation in the body and the presence of bad bacteria.
The only trick is that you need the supplement each day since your body cannot create omega 3 fatty acids on its own from the foods you eat, but instead has to get them in their original form. This means that you either need to eat about 2 pounds of salmon a day, or take a daily omega 3 fatty acid supplement to keep your omega 3 levels up. I am definitely opting for the latter, since that much salmon would probably turn me into a mermaid in no time flat!
Learn more about omega 3 fatty acid health benefits and the best forms of fish oil for your health at http://www.omega-3.us.
