Hello Balanced Life Family,
I know I’ve already done a blog on oral hygiene, but today I want to emphasize the importance of scraping the tongue, if you want to keep your mouth healthy and your breath fresher.
Scraping your tongue keeps toxins and bacteria from lingering on your tongue. Bacteria produce toxins, which promote infection and disease. And if you have infection and disease on your tongue, your breath is going to be unpleasant. Who wants that?
Have you ever noticed that your tongue has a coating? Try checking it the first thing in the morning, you’ll see what I mean. Scraping removes that coating that would otherwise lead to embarrassing halitosis. (bad breath, Ugh!)
Sometimes undigested food particles remain on your tongue. Scraping will help eliminate them and will clean your taste buds to enhance your sense of taste. I’m all for enjoying the taste of food.
Scraping gently stimulates the internal organs in your tongue and overall promotes oral and digestive well-being.
I purchased my tongue scraper at a health store. It’s just like the one you see in the picture above. They have all kinds and they are not expensive. I scrape my tongue in the morning. I prefer to do it before brushing my teeth. Wait until you see the crud that has built up on your tongue overnight. Don’t scrape too hard, you don’t want to temporarily damage your taste buds. It takes about 5 seconds to do.
So there you have it! Tongue Scraping! Just another tip you can practice to promote a healthier you.
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