"Sabine, your bad breath is turning customers away. If you don't get it under control soon, we'll have to let you go."
I heard these shameful words from my boss after he called me into his office for an interview. I couldn't believe this was happening to me. I had never felt so embarrassed in my life. I was aware that my breath may not have always been fresh. But I had no idea that it was so bad that people didn't know how to help themselves but complain about it behind my back....
After leaving my boss's office, I was so ashamed that I couldn't look my colleagues in the eye. I had earned a good reputation in this company through years of hard work, and now I was to be labeled "the woman who stinks out of her mouth" because of my breath....
I later learned that chronic bad breath actually affects nearly 60 % of the population. And that only 10 % of these people are even aware of it! This made me feel a little better. I simply had no idea that my breath smelled so bad.
Hello, my name is Sabine Messer, and in today's article I'm going to tell you how this humiliating incident at work made me finally look for a solution to get rid of my bad breath. Previously, I had already tried countless treatments and tips that had done little to solve the problem.
It helped me to get a naturally comfortable breath again. It gave me back my self-confidence. I was able to talk to other people again without having to cover my breath with mints or mouthwash. It also revived my love life with my husband. Because of my bad breath, he had turned away from me again and again.
Today I would like to share with you the unexpected discovery that led me to get rid of my bad breath within a few days. I had suffered from bad breath for years, and if this little-known solution worked for me, maybe it can help other people too.
But first, let me tell you a little bit about it....
How my bad breath severely affected my love life and self-confidence
My husband was also embarrassed, but he didn't like to talk about it. From his behavior towards me, however, I could clearly see that something was wrong with my breathing. The hesitant look in his eyes before he kissed me. The way he pulled his head back when I spoke near him. The way he was always careful to keep his distance when we talked....
And then one day, as we were cuddling and chatting on the patio, I leaned over to kiss him and he immediately pulled away with a genuine, instinctive look of disgust on his face:
"Sabine, I'm sorry, I can't kiss you. You might want to do something about your bad breath. It just doesn't smell good..."
That hurt like hell. I felt embarrassed and ashamed. I already suspected that my breath was not always pleasant, but hearing the harsh and unvarnished truth from my beloved husband completely destroyed my self-confidence. Even worse, I felt incredibly paranoid and insecure when talking to other people.
Every time I woke up next to my husband in the morning, my breath was the first thing on my mind. Every time I talked to someone standing next to my desk, I felt the need to chew gum to cover my breath so they wouldn't notice the foul odor.
And whenever I realized I was out of mints, I would panic....
And the worst part is: I could not explain why my breath smelled so bad!
I diligently brushed my teeth every day, morning and night, and then used super-strength mouthwash. My mouth felt "fresh" for a short time, but eventually my foul breath came back stronger than ever....
I felt downright cursed with the bad breath.
I had no idea what was in store for me....
The day my bad breath almost destroyed my reputation at work
I work in marketing. Every week, my team and I hold small group brainstorming sessions to present the latest, most creative advertising ideas for our clients.
One day, shortly after one of these team meetings, my boss took me aside and told me he wanted to have a quick talk with me in his office. Normally, he is a very confident man who tells people the truth straight to their faces without the slightest hesitation.
But this time I could tell from his body language that he was embarrassed, and that worried me....
He closed the large glass door of his office, paused for a moment as if gathering his thoughts, and said to me:
"Listen, Sabine, I don't know how else to say it... Several colleagues have complained about your bad breath, so maybe you should see a doctor and do something about it..."
When I heard these humiliating words from his mouth, I immediately felt sick to my stomach, my heart began to race, I felt the heat rush to my face and I blushed.
I had never felt so belittled in my life. I couldn't believe this was happening to me. It had taken me years to build a good reputation at this company, and now I was learning that I was "the woman who smells out of her mouth" to the team. My whole world fell apart.
Was my bad breath really so bad that people felt the need to complain about it behind my back?! Apparently yes...
Even though I brushed my teeth every morning and every night, rinsed my mouth with mouthwash, and tried to keep my breath fresh with gum at the office, people could still smell my bad breath.
After leaving my boss's office, I felt so ashamed and vulnerable that I couldn't look my colleagues in the eye. When I got home that night, I felt completely dejected and powerless. My self-confidence had never been so destroyed....
I felt like the whole world was against me.
I decided to go in search of a definitive solution to get rid of my bad breath once and for all....
The incident really hit me hard. I used to feel very safe around my colleagues because I knew they saw me as a competent woman who came up with fresh, original ideas.
But now that I knew everyone was disgusted with my breath...I didn't feel comfortable at all. I couldn't even concentrate on team meetings. I was constantly worrying about what others thought of me. Not to mention that my relationship with my husband was deteriorating day by day because I lacked intimacy....
So I vowed to do everything in my power to solve this problem forever.
I went to the dentist for advice, but all he did was lecture me about oral hygiene, regular brushing, tongue scraping, and all the things I was already doing - which didn't help at all.
So I searched the Internet for solutions to bad breath, read dozens of articles about it, read up on all kinds of remedies and treatments, and watched "bad breath" videos on YouTube. Honestly: I felt a little better after all this research, because I realized that I was not alone.
According to a study I read, chronic bad breath affects nearly 60 % of the population. And only 10 % of these people are even aware of it!
I also learned that it is impossible to smell one's own breath when we breathe into the palm of our hand because our nose has become accustomed to the smell through "acclimation." This would explain why my breath sometimes felt good, but people still backed away from me in disgust.
But aside from learning these interesting facts, I found no solution to my bad breath that I hadn't already tried. I tried brushing my teeth three times a day, using mouthwashes, taking fresh mints, scraping my tongue, avoiding certain foods like garlic, coffee and tuna, changing my toothbrush more often and every single tip you can find on the internet - but NOTHING worked
But then a good friend told me about a surprising "oral hygiene trick" that a doctor had recommended to her
When I was playing tennis with my former colleague and good friend Karla after work, I told her about my bad breath and how much it was affecting my family and professional life.
To my great surprise, she told me that she had also been struggling with bad breath for years, which had cost her her relationship with her ex-boyfriend. But then she began to tell me about an "oral hygiene trick" that a doctor had recommended to her and that had apparently solved her bad breath problems permanently:
"Sabine, believe me, I know how you feel now. In the past, when I was with Stefan, I had such bad breath that I set an extra alarm clock in the morning to brush my teeth and use mouth spray. But the bad breath always came back at some point during the day, and even chewing gum couldn't mask it. In the end, Stefan broke up with me for that very reason... I was devastated."
"So I went to my doctor, and she explained that bad breath is almost always caused by an imbalance between 'good' and 'bad' bacteria in our mouths. So basically, you have 'good bacteria' in your mouth that are healthy and odorless, and 'bad bacteria' that are responsible for the distinct foul, repulsive odor," she explained.
"My doctor said I probably have too many bad bacteria in my mouth and not enough good ones."
"And what did you do to get rid of that bad bacteria?", I asked.
"Unlike what you might think. You should not try to get rid of the bad bacteria, because they always come back anyway. That's why bad breath comes back even if you rinse your mouth with mouthwash or rinses... Besides, so-called bad bacteria are also an essential part of the oral flora, so there's no point in killing them. Instead, according to my doctor, you should repopulate your mouth with lots of beneficial bacteria so they can keep the bad bacteria at bay. If there are enough good bacteria in your mouth, the smell of putrefactive bacteria will no longer be noticeable to the human nose," she explained to me.
Her whole "bacterial imbalance" story sounded a little strange to me, but I let her continue:
"My doctor told me that one of the fastest and most effective ways to colonize the mouth with healthy bacteria and get rid of bad breath is to take so-called oral probiotics. These are little lozenges that you melt in your mouth, almost like flavored candy. But instead of causing tooth decay, they can quickly colonize the mouth with good bacteria and finally eliminate foul breath."
"Is there scientific evidence that these oral probiotics work?", I asked.
"So my doctor said that oral probiotics can significantly reduce bad breath in over 85 % of patients within three days. And it worked the same way for me. My bad breath is completely gone now, and I only need gum when I eat meals with garlic or onions, or when I've had coffee," she told me.
"Okay. And how do you get these oral probiotics? Did the doctor recommend a particular product for you, too?"
"You don't need a prescription for it, you can just buy oral probiotics at pharmacies or online. My doctor recommended a German probiotic called 'nupure probadent' because it is supposed to be one of the best rated oral probiotics currently on the market. Also, nupure offers a money back guarantee, so if it doesn't work for you, you can return the product and get your money refunded."
I was still very skeptical, but since I had nothing to lose, I decided to listen to my friend Karla and tried out nupure probadent
I did not expect it to work so quickly
I ordered 4 packs of nupure probadent to get a 10% discount and the package arrived a few days later. I popped a lozenge in my mouth before I left for work and it tasted surprisingly good.
I didn't yet feel confident enough to talk to my colleagues without chewing a piece of gum, but I directly sensed that people felt more comfortable talking to me. I began to think that maybe these probiotics could actually do something for my breath.
The next day I wanted to try something. I took a lozenge in the morning, didn't take any mints or gum during the day (I usually NEVER do that), and talked to my colleagues as usual. To my surprise, they didn't seem repulsed by my breath. In fact, they seemed much more comfortable talking to me than usual! I really felt like something had changed.
That same evening, I had dinner with my husband. After we finished eating, I asked my husband if he could briefly check my breath. It was a little embarrassing for both me and him, but I wanted to see if my breath had actually improved or if I was just imagining it. He smelled my breath and told me with a slight hint of surprise:
"Your breath is fine, honey."
I couldn't believe it. I hadn't tried to cover up my breath with gum or mints all day, and it still didn't smell bad! I hadn't felt this relieved in years. I immediately felt a huge boost in confidence.
I continued taking nupure probadent for weeks, and by now my bad breath has completely disappeared. I almost never feel the need to resort to mints anymore. I feel confident when talking to my colleagues and have not received any negative feedback since. My intimate life with my husband has improved a lot, kissing is much more fun again and I feel a stronger connection with him than I have in years....
I just got myself some nupure probadent lozenges and took one every morning. Within a few days, my bad breath was gone. I could walk around knowing I had naturally fresh breath.
At the beginning I was very skeptical. But given the positive effect on my self-confidence, I'm glad I tried nupure probadent.
I hope this article helps other people get rid of their bad breath for good and regain the confidence to talk to colleagues, friends, and people nearby without worrying about the smell of their breath.
All the best,
Sabine
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