Green Tea as a Mouthwash for Halitosis (Bad Breath)

Green tea can help reduce plaque as much as the gold-standard chemical mouthwash without the side effects, but what about other aspects of oral health, such as bad breath?

If you missed the previous video, check out How to Get Rid of Garlic Breath ( ).

I originally discussed green tea as a mouthwash in What’s the Best Mouthwash? ( ).

You can also watch the recording of my webinar, How to Naturally Treat Halitosis ( ), which includes nine videos plus a Q&A.

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  • @COACH-CARBOHYDRATE says:

    Caffeine is not ideal. If you want to get your best quality sleep going to bed early, will give you a deeper sleep focus on more carbohydrates and less dietary fat for energy rather than stimulants , Carbs FTW!! 💪💪💪

    • @duncanherd says:

      With cold infusion brewing you can many benefits of green tea without as much caffeine. Consumed only before noon, it shouldn’t interfere with sleep quality.

    • @BoogieBoogsForever says:

      Carbs make me tired.

    • @BoogieBoogsForever says:

      Also which carbs are you talking about?

    • @BoogieBoogsForever says:

      Also, caffeine consumption in coffee and tea is causally related to encreaed life expectancy.
      So… just stop drinking it early in the day.

    • @isabellezablocki7447 says:

      @@BoogieBoogsForever well, I assume potatoes for one as they are super rich in potassium and potassium contributes to better sleep.

  • @duncanherd says:

    In Shizuoka prefecture, the tea capital here in Japan, children rinse their mouth and gargle with green tea that is available via a faucet at schools. 
    Green tea undoubtedly has positive oral hygiene applications as well as the astonishingly healthful benefits from typical consumption methods.

  • @rob._. says:

    1:53
    it’s distilled water not just regular water. The osmotic effect might have an effect on the bacteria.

  • @jimayers4397 says:

    If we assume that taking a drink of tea is a swish, then you would be rinsing out the mouth 70% repeatedly throughout the day. So for doing it like 10 times it would be 100% times 0.3^n or you would exceed 99% clean easily, around four or five drinks,

  • @susanweiler4948 says:

    During WWII, my Okinawan mother as a child used green tea to gargle & brushed her teeth to prevent disease.

  • @annaj.4740 says:

    Uh, nice-2-know 😎 thank you so much 💝

  • @Hyperion1040 says:

    Is it better to use green tea leaves or matcha?

  • @WitchDr. says:

    obrigado, eu sofro disso a muito tempo, já pensei em coisas muito ruins, mas sigo acreditando que um dia conseguirei uma boa melhora, TY again.

  • @misterx3188 says:

    I heard mushrooms work, too.

  • @xanxus8272 says:

    What kind of green tea should be used? Is the cheap green tea in tea bags enough? Has cold brewed green tea the same effect?

    • @ScrapKing73 says:

      Good questions… the expensive stuff certainly TASTES more potent, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it works better for oral hygiene. But my guess is that it would.

  • @lana7422 says:

    Don’t know how strong they are as far as helping, but Trader Joe’s has a green tea lozenge.

  • @teresagrace6475 says:

    Is decaffinated green tea as beneficial as caffinated in regards to all tea drinking benefits of green tea with caffine?

  • @leftyfourguns says:

    The anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of green tea also make it an effective acne treatment

  • @WeCelebrateEatingPlants says:

    YAY better breath 🎉🥦💖

  • @bringhomethebasil8729 says:

    What if the chemicals in the placebo mouthwash encouraged the growth of bacteria ?

  • @mchagawa1615 says:

    So cool 😀 been using green tea for gargling for a long time now, since the last videos 🙂 thank you so much <3

  • @NutritionFactsOrg says:

    If you missed the previous video, check out How to Get Rid of Garlic Breath: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-get-rid-of-garlic-breath

  • @meegy2 says:

    What about tonsil stones

  • @21972012145525 says:

    3 cups? When do they plan on sleeping 😅

  • @21972012145525 says:

    I think green tea MOUTHWASH is telling. Is that the same as just plain green tea? If not, what’s the difference

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