6 Health Benefits Of Mint

6. Mask Bad Breath

It is true that most of the mint-flavored chewing gums and breath mints can mask foul-smelling breath for a few hours. However, experts suggest that they only cover up bad breath and can't reduce the bacteria or other compounds causing bad breath in the first place. Fortunately, drinking peppermint tea and chewing on fresh leaves may be able to both mask bad breath and kill bacteria, as test-tube studies have highlighted the antibacterial effects of peppermint oil.

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