Bad breath is usually caused by sulfur compounds which are created when the bacteria in your mouth breaks down proteins.

Brushing your teeth, flossing, using mouthwash, chewing gum, and sucking on mints are all things you can do when your breath is kickin. Drinking coffee and smoking also leaves your breath rather ripe. Even if you chew the gum after your morning coffee your breath is still not fresh.

Mints and gums only mask the odor for a small time. They do not really get rid of the nasty bacteria that causes bad breath

. The secret to telling your bad breath to kick rocks is green tea. Recent studies done by Japanese researchers revealed that green tea powder is the only one out of many so called breath fresheners including toothpaste that actually cut the production of the stinky bacterias.

A natural chemical in the tea with antioxidant properties does the trick. So drink more green or eat some green tea chocolate after meals or throughout the day and have less bad breath.

Besides the breath freshener green tea is also good for your body in other ways such as reduce your risk of cancer, lower cholesterol levels, helps with arthritis, infection and cardiovascular disease.