TUNG SPEAKS LIFE- Your Tongue...Your Life...Your Choice

Any bad odor directed at a person can evoke a primal instinct to run away from whatever is rotting in front of them.  For early man that would be food that was full of dangerous bacteria emitting a foul, rotten egg odor.  For modern man,  it can be as simple as the bad breath of a new aquantaince that can evoke the same response to run away......NOW.

Here's how it goes:  Bacteria on the tongue releases sulfur compounds that can have the odor of an overfilled dumpster on a hot, humid August afternoon in Florida.  The receiver of this smell (a person or animal) usually has a brain that begins to react immediately.  It knows that something is unhealthy and unclean and immediatly shifts into overdrive to devise ways to rapidly flee.  This is why people may step back or turn slightly away from you when you begin speaking to them.  Have you ever tried to keep talking to a person with bad breath without being rude.  It's almost impossible.

Now how does this relate to your dating/social life.  The answer is obvious but bears repeating.  You can use the best skincream, the right makeup, the perfect haircolor and have the tightest butt, BUT you are nothing but a smelly dumpster to the people to whom your are talking.  All that effort and investment for nothing....why?  All because of YOUR BREATH!  HEAR ME PEOPLE!  It's a deal breaker.  You may not even know you smell nasty but watch the non verbals on this one.  Breathe your mouth's odorous fumes right squarely in the face of your target and watch what ensues; if you can bear the rejection.

So please, for the love of beauty don't let your efforts go to waste.  You can rest assured that the problem can and will be solved with some thought and commitment. We all know the conventional ways we've been taught to combat bad breath but what are dental professionals recommending first line?  90%, yes 90%, of bad breath is due to bacteria on the tongue...FACT.   Therefore dental hygentists now educate their patients to mechanically remove bacteria from the surface of the tongue as the REAL solution for bad breath.  Tongue brushing if you will.  It's the most efficient and quickest way to solve the problem.  Otherwise you can spend money on alcohol based mouthwashes can actually dry out your mouth adding to the problem.  Likewise you can chew gum NONSTOP (resembling a farm animal) to mask the problem.  Careful with tongue scrapers; they are gross and painful; the hard edges can complicate the french kissing phase, a segment that we'll talk about in the coming days.  Stay tuned for that one!
Let me leave you with this-
Your Tongue...Your Life...Your Choice.

TUNG Speaks Life

We greatly underestimate the importance of the tongue and just how many things in life are related to it.  Speaking... tasting... kissing... eating...drinking...and so much more.  But it plays a more vital role in your overall health than you would otherwise have guessed.  The Chinese believe that the tongue is the gateway to health and reveals much about the internal self, physical and emotional.  Why then don't we focus more on our tongues; on how we can make them better or should I say how THEY can make us better?  We should be thanking them for all they do for us!  I mean without the tongue, we have nothing worth saying, nothing worth eating, no one worth kissing and on and on. 

In the coming days we will show you just how important it is to take care of this vital part of your body and give insight on every possible life/health tip related to the tongue.  We can and will improve our lives by addressing this vital part of the body.  After all, God used his tongue to SPEAK the world into existence.  Did he do that without a tongue?  I don't think so.

Stay tuned for more life changing advice by TUNG.

Good Oral Hygiene

Good Oral Hygiene is More Than Just Brushing

University of Iowa Health Science Relations and
John J. Warren DDS, MS
Associate Professor of Preventive & Community Dentistry
First Published: 2000
Last Revised: December 2004
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed

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Brushing your teeth is only part of a good oral hygiene program, says a professor at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.
"Good oral hygiene is important to maintain the health of the teeth and gums, but it is also important to maintain the health of the entire mouth," says Dr. John Warren, an associate professor in the UI College of Dentistry. "In addition to brushing the teeth at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste and flossing on a regular basis, it is also important to clean other areas of the mouth, particularly the tongue."
The tongue's rough and porous surface can harbor plaque-causing bacteria, Warren notes. Plaque is a bacterial film that forms when food particles collect on teeth, promoting tooth decay and gum disease. "If the tongue isn't cleaned regularly and continues to harbor these bacteria, it can serve as a reservoir and re-seed the teeth and gums with bacteria," he says.
Not only do the bacteria coating the tongue contribute to plaque formation, they also can cause odor, resulting in halitosis (bad breath), Warren says.
The solution to these problems is brushing your tongue with a soft-bristled toothbrush in good condition, "at least a couple of times a week," Warren says.
An alternative to brushing the tongue is the use of a tongue scraper, which is a hand-held device, usually with serrated edges, designed to remove bacteria from the tongue by drawing them across its surface.
"Tongue scrapers are OK," Warren says, "but they're really no better than a good toothbrush. It's really up to the individual as to how they clean their tongue. The important thing is that they do it on a regular basis."