Kiss Me Quick - National Kissing Day
The average person spends an estimated 2 weeks kissing in a lifetime. Are you ready to pucker up? Here, Holland & Barrett offer a few tips to help keep your snog factor high on National Kissing Day!1. Breathe a (fragrant) sigh of relief
Nothing cools the ardour more quickly than bad breath or halitosis. This often originates from the stomach and can be symptomatic of a more serious underlying condition. Keep your digestive system in good order with a supplement of Acidophilus; the friendly bacteria needed, to help maintain normal functioning of the intestinal tract.
2. Kiss goodbye to cold sores
L-Lysine is a natural remedy to prevent nasty and unsightly cold sores. Cold sores are painful and unsightly mouth sores that are caused by an outbreak of the herpes simplex virus. Sadly once you are infected with the herpes virus, it stays with you forever and although the virus stays dormant most of the time, recurrences are common and can be triggered by stress, sun exposure, illness and menstruation.
3. Neutralise nasty niffs
If you don’t want to share the pungent aromas of last nights curry or this mornings cigarettes, try a supplement containing parsley, this contains chlorophyll, the green compound found in leaves and stems in plants. Chlorophyll doesn’t just work to cover up smells but helps neutralise odour and toxins in the intestinal tract. Also Try Holland & Barrett Breath Check capsules, priced £4.99 for 150 capsules, containing parsley and sunflower oil to help keep breath fresh.
4. Treat your teeth with Tea Tree
Gum disease is another cause of halitosis; regular brushing of the teeth and gums with good quality toothpaste is essential. A natural safeguard to assist in controlling bacteria in the mouth that may cause unpleasant breath is toothpaste containing tea tree oil. Renowned for its powerful natural antibacterial action, tea tree may help fight bacteria to prevent infections that may cause bad breath. Herbal Authority Tea Tree toothpaste priced £2.99.
5. By Gum
Holland & Barrett Aloe Vera toothpaste also contains the nutrient Co-enzyme Q10 that has been shown to help reduce gum bleeding and helps to anchor loosening teeth. Studies have shown this antioxidant to help protect against gum disease. A regular dose of 30mg per day may significantly improve the structure of the gums to fight against infection and disease. CoQ10 is available from Holland & Barrett stores priced from £6.49.
Kissing facts:
• The world’s longest kiss took place on January 28, 2002. Louisa Almodovar and Rich Langly of New Jersey kissed for a record 30 hours, 59 minutes and 27 seconds on a segment of the American TV show ‘Ricki Lake’.
• In medieval Italy kisses weren’t taken, or given lightly. If a man and a woman were seen embracing in public they could be forced to marry.
• It’s illegal in the American state of Indiana for a moustached man to ‘habitually kiss human beings’.
• In Russia the highest sign of recognition was a kiss from the Tsar.
• Eskimos, Polynesians and Malaysians rub noses instead of kissing.
• Canadian porcupines kiss one another on the lips.
• African tribes pay homage to their chief by kissing the ground where he has walked.
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