Coffee Flavored Mouthwash

I usually open the blog with a reference to the stimulating cup of Black Ice gourmet coffee I'm drinking, or a comment on my view of the snow covered Green Mountains. So you may be having an adverse reaction to the image of mouthwash as your morning greeting. Just stick with me and we'll work our way back around to the charming characteristics of freshly roasted coffee beans and just brewed coffee.

The coffee flavored mouthwash that titles this blog doesn't yet exist; but, it might soon. And it is actually based on research that shows that drinking coffee is NOT a cause of bad breath. In fact, the researchers in this study, reported by CNN, were on a mission to prove that there is a link between drinking coffee and having bad breath. Instead, they discovered that there are specific ingredients in coffee that prevent the bacteria that cause bad breath.

That's right- they discovered that drinking coffee can lead to better breath.

If your common sense is saying, Hey Sandy, I'd love that to be true but my wife swears it's not, researchers suspect that it is the dehydrating effect of coffee combined with milk that can lead to bad breath. Anyway, this has motivated the lead researcher to look into creating coffee flavored mouthwash, gum or even toothpaste. More research is needed, but if I could trade in that nasty tasting Listerine and gargle with Ethiopia Sidamo, I'm on board.

Until our next cup,
Sandy Riggen