The Atkins diet recently took another hit (although an anecdotal one) from the medical community when a 40 year old woman recently entered the hospital for a condition known as ketoacidosis, a condition which in its less threatening form is commonly associated with the high-protein, low-carb Atkins diet.

A professor from the New York school of medicine blamed her diet for the severe case of ketoacidosis, although admitting the patient might also suffer from complicating conditions such as pancreatitis or gastroenteritis as well.
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Coffee is one of Americans’ favorite beverages. If they only knew exactly what it does to their breath, it might not be a favorite anymore.

Coffee, along with other foods such as cabbage and onions, can create foul-smelling bad breath. This is because the acidity in coffee is much higher then that of our saliva. An acidic environment is a bacterial heaven. This is where bacteria thrive. Our saliva has a neutral acid/base composition, but when acidic substances such as coffee are introduced, bacteria begins to grow.
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The only way to cure garlic breath is to not eat garlic.

This seems like a fairly obvious realization, but it’s also highly unrealistic. Not only is garlic amazingly wonderful for your health, it’s also delicious. There’s no way to stop people from eating garlic, so if we’re looking for a realistic answer, we need to find a way to cure the garlic breath caused by it. Fortunately, there are several at-home cures and over-the-counter remedies to take care of garlic breath.
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One of the best ways to cure bad breath is with food remedies. It’s obvious that some of the foods we eat actually cause bad breath. Wouldn’t it make sense to assume that some of the other foods we consume can get rid of that bad breath? It can. There are some simple foods to turn to when you need to fight bad breath.

When using food as a bad breath remedy, it’s best to start with the basics. Focus on achieving a well-balanced diet. Not only is this healthy for your body, it’s also healthy for your breath. It’s widely understood that a variety of fresh foods in your diet helps to improve digestive function, and as a result, supports sweeter breath.
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How can your diet help you combat bad breath? What you do or don’t eat can have a direct affect on bad breath smells. Let’s have a look at how diet can cause bad breath — as well as help you combat it.

The old saying “you are what you eat” applies equally to your breath. Strong-flavored foods like garlic and onions contain odor-causing chemicals that are broken down during digestion, and carried through your blood stream. When blood returns to the heart to be re-oxygenated, these chemicals enter the lungs and are exhaled as bad breath. Good oral hygiene covers the smell slightly, but the bad breath will remain until these chemicals are processed out of your body.
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