Healthy for the body, but how to get rid of bad breath when consuming garlic

Garlic is a food that brings many benefits to our body. Its antioxidant, antifungal and antibacterial properties have been known since ancient times.

In addition, consuming garlic helps lower blood pressure and improves heart health.

However, unfortunately, the consumption of this food is associated with bad breath problems that can create unpleasant situations due to the presence of some substances that are absorbed into the blood during the digestion process and transported to the lungs.

This is the reason why brushing your teeth after consuming garlic is not as useful for removing the bad smell as chewing gum or mint, the problem is not in the mouth, but in the digestive system, writes  Novi list .

What should be done then? Dr. Megan Rossi has shared an effective and natural trick to neutralize bad breath caused by consuming garlic.

To solve the problem, simply eat an apple at the same meal.

"The plant chemicals (including quercetin) in apples have been shown to interact with the sulfur compounds in garlic, neutralizing that particular smell ," explains Dr. Rossi in his post.

But it is not only the apple that has "power" over garlic.

Here is a list of foods that can be added to garlic-rich dishes to neutralize the smell of that food:

- green salad
- parsley
- spinach

In short, if you intend to enjoy garlic dishes or prepare them for guests, do not forget to put a nice basket of apples on the table or add some spinach or parsley leaves to the dish to prevent bad smell of the mouth.