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Mouthwash or breath mints are not particularly effective, since the sulfurous compounds are absorbed into the bloodstream, and exit the body through the lungs and skin. Consuming parsley is a common folk remedy. [ 6 ]
Estimated rates of bad breath vary from 6% to 50% of the population. [1] Concern about bad breath is the third most common reason people seek dental care, after tooth decay and gum disease. [2] [3] It is believed to become more common as people age. [1] Bad breath is viewed as a social taboo and those affected may be stigmatized.
According to Bieler, "Discarding the germ theory of disease opened the way for me to explore new methods of eliminating the stagnating waste products from the body. Briefly stated, my position is: improper foods cause disease; proper foods cure disease." [4] Bieler was an anti-vaccinationist. [5]
Vis medicatrix naturae (literally "the healing power of nature", and also known as natura medica) is the Latin rendering of the Greek Νόσων φύσεις ἰητροί ("Nature is the physician(s) of diseases"), a phrase attributed to Hippocrates.
The word elixir was not used until the 7th century A.D. and derives from the Arabic name for miracle substances, "al iksir". Some view it as a metaphor for the spirit of God ( e.g. , Jesus's reference to "the Water of Life " or "the Fountain of Life ").
The defining feature of ORS is excessive thoughts of having offensive body odor(s) which are detectable to others. The individual may report that the odor comes from: the nose and/or mouth, i.e. halitosis (bad breath); the anus; the genitals; the skin generally; or specifically the groin, armpits or feet.
Shelton claimed that cooking food denatures it, and that a healthy body has the ability to restore itself from illness without medical intervention. Although heavily criticized by his contemporaries for advocating fasting over medical treatment, Shelton's work served as an early influence for the raw food movement.
Physician Logan Clendening described the Hay Diet as a "half-baked unscientific food fad" [10] Jeffrey M. Pilcher a Professor of Food History has noted that: [Hay] believed that carbohydrates and proteins should never be eaten at the same meal because the body uses alkaline enzymes to digest carbohydrates whereas acids work on proteins.