Re: Would this really CURE BB?

Why don't young kids have bad breath and we do? There are quite a few reasons.
Kids have healthier liver and kidneys to clean out there system. They have a better enzymatic/protein prophile as seen intheir ability to heal rapidly and with minimal scars. Basically in better health. bad breath could be a sign of poor health. You should be asking the question " How many healthy people have you seen with bad breath. Usually the answer would be only when they are stressed or dehydrated.

My point is that there are specific bugs that make us healthy and those that don't. The bugs that keep us healthy provide a front line defense against invaders and even shield us from environmental toxins in small quantities. We can harbor these bugs only when there are conditions which are favorable to them. When these are gone they are replaced by other more hardy but less favorable bugs. The bugs that are producing the foul odor are only there because there is a food source that is compatible with them and few competitors.

After the bacteria establish themselves they build fortifications (the plaque on the teeth where they hide out to weather the hostile environment in your mouth).If you use the traditional approach by brushing using floride toothpaste and use mouthwash that would only get rid of the surface bacteria and plaque. After an hour the bacteria hiding in the plaque under your gums would come out and remultiply. You would also need to do those annual cleanings to get at the plaque under the gums.

Oil pulling might work for some people. The oil would probably create an environment that is unfriendly to bacteria. Also to high vitamin E and other nutrients found in some oils may bolster gum and tissue health. If you have problems with oils or fats in your diet you may have a problem with this one.

I recently have heard of a stick that some middle eastern people where using (miswak). It is from a tree that has a lot of antibacterial oils naturaly in its branches. The end is frayed to use kind of like a thoothbrush. They use it throughout the day to refreshen themselves.

You can also use the probiotic approach:
"People with healthy breath typically have high levels of the beneficial oral bacterium Streptococcus salivarius living on their tongues.
People who suffer from chronic bad breath either lack, or have very low levels, of the normally predominant Streptococcus salivarius, and their tongues are inhabited by undesirable bacteria often responsible for bad breath....

Only 2% of the worlds population are born with Streptococcus salivarius strain K12. These people hardly ever have bad breath."
http://www.blis.co.nz/html/news/news_badbreath.html

Another bacteria worth mentioning is L. salivarius
"L. salivarius is most abundant in the mouth and gums (hence its scientific name), but it is also flourishes in the lining of the small intestine. It is important in helping to normalize the flora of the gut, especially in those with chronic bowel conditions. In one study printed in the American Journal of Gastroenterology (1998), only L. salivarius, and not L. casei or L. acidophilus, was able to produce high amounts of lactic acid and completely inhibited the growth of H. pylori in a mixed culture.

L. salivarius appears to help digest protein and may assist in the breakdown of any incompletely digested proteins and their undesirable by-products left in the gut which can cause putrefication. L. salivarius is classified as a facultative bacterium, which means that it can survive and grow in both anaerobic (without oxygen) and aerobic (with oxygen) environments, although its main effects take place in anaerobic conditions. This is a decided advantage over the well-known Lactobacillus acidophilus, which has little or no growth in an aerobic environment. L. salivarius is a very resilient bacterium which doubles its population every twenty minutes."
http://www.innvista.com/HEALTH/nutrition/biotics/proborg.htm

-venk