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BAD BREATH

Even women who aren't normally concerned about their breath worry when they reach for a wedge of garlic bread, a dollop of onion dip or a helping of their favourite curry.

Try these tactics

Start with the basics

Occasional use of odor-masking rinses can help, but it's also important for women to pay strict attention to good dental hygiene.

Brush with mouth rinse

People who brushed their tongues and rinsed with mouth rinse after breakfast and before going to bed reduced foul mouth odor.

Switch to a rubber-tipped brush

Use a toothbrush with a rubber pich on the end to do a little house cleaning.Food can gather not only in your teeth and gums but also in hidden folds near your tonsils-"anywhere in the little pockets in theback of your mouth.

Snack on a sprig

For basic food related odors, munching on some parsley-a folk remedy of sorts-really does clear the air.

Make water your after-dinner drink

Merely swishing your mouth with good old H2O will freshen your mouth after a meal or a coffee break. As an added bonus, it also helps remove plaque-the sticky builtup of bacteria and tartar that leads to tooth decay, gum disease and bad breath.