Good health, great smile? Meet Oragenics Probiotics

New Year is when a lot of people start vowing to turn their life around, inevitably setting themselves up for failure as the pressure is so great! It is a good time to ease yourself into a few, simple and healthy habits though, which can be everything from drinking more water to cutting dairy from your diet.
Taking quality supplements is always a move in the right direction, and they can also help boost your immunity and heal your gut post-holiday madness. One I’ve heard about recently that really intrigued me is a mint formulated to support the oral health of adults and children called Oragenics Probiotics for Oral Care.
Containing three strains of beneficial bacteria, it helps restore essential bacteria in the mouth that can protect against tooth decay, whilst crowding out the harmful bacteria that can damage oral health and cause bad breath. As an added bonus, the product is also proven to naturally whiten teeth (see Jessica, above); up to four shades in 30 days!
The Oragenics Probiotics formulation contains a blend of three naturally occurring strains of beneficial bacteria. These bacteria are found naturally in healthy mouths, and can reach where toothbrushes can’t, deep into the crevices on the chewing surfaces of teeth, gum tissue and deep beneath the gum line, where harmful bacteria can wreak havoc with oral health. They also help prevent overpopulation of the destructive bacteria that causes bad breath, leaving the oral bacteria balanced, thereby creating clean and fresher breath. Antibacterial mouthwashes and breath fresheners kill up to 99.9% of bacteria and germs in the mouth, but also wipe out both the beneficial bacteria along with the harmful bacteria, creating ongoing bacterial imbalances, and providing only a temporary solution by masking bad breath.
Taken daily, the beneficial bacteria will also release a low level form of hydrogen peroxide as a normal by-product - naturally whitening teeth in 30 days - without any of the potential side effects, such as pitting, cracking and sensitivity that may result from use of high dosage hydrogen peroxide commercial whitening systems. That gets a big tick from me!
Oragenics Probiotics for Oral Care range includes an Adult formulation (aged 11+) and a special Kids formulation (aged 3-10), and is available in New Zealand at Amcal, Unichem, Care Chemists, Radius and Life Pharmacies.