Dear Friends,
Many people are surprised to learn that tongue scraping is an ancient health practice that originated in ancient India with Ayurveda, the oldest holistic wellness system in the world.
Tongue scraping is pretty self-explanatory! It involves scraping a handled device gently over your tongue as part of your twice-daily oral care routine. But you are probably wondering, how can tongue scraping help improve my health? Well, read on and I will tell you.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TONGUE SCRAPING?
Improvement in taste. Every time you eat, tiny food particles and bacteria collect on your tongue, which over time form a coating that prevent you from fully tasting your food. Add dead skin cells from your tongue into the mix and you could not be tasting very much at all. Tongue scraping is an easy way to remove this coating and ensure you fully enjoy all your food.
Improving breath. The thing about this coating I just mentioned is that is also causes bad breath! From what friends and customers tell me, improving breath is the number one reason people turn to tongue scraping. If you don’t want to tongue scrape for yourself, do it for the people around you.
Plaque reduction. The bacteria buildup on your tongue doesn’t just stay there. By scraping your tongue, you are preventing this bad bacteria from spreading to your teeth, where it can build up into cavity-causing plaque. Tongue scraping isn’t just good for your tongue–it helps build up your oral health overall.
Lympathetic drainage. Tongue scraping also been associated with boosting the effectiveness of the lymphatic system, which is responsible for flushing out waste, toxins, and other unwanted substances from the body. By scraping away tongue bacteria that can block the lymphatic system, tongue scraping helps reduce inflammation, improves digestion, and speeds up the removal of toxins from the body that can cause bloating.
Weight Management. Tongue scraping has positive ripple effects. By removing bloat-causing toxins and improving digestion, as we just discussed, tongue scraping can actually support weight management too. Who could imagine that such a simple ritual could have such a massive impact on overall health?
WHAT TONGUE SCRAPER SHOULD I GET?
It is crucial that whatever tongue scraper you use is clean and made of stainless steel. And while you’re at it, why not get the best product at the lowest possible price?
Many top quality tongue scrapers are available on Amazon for $9.99. However, the GuruNanda Spoon Tongue Scraper 2-Pack is available at Walmart for $4.97. That’s double the product for half the price, with a travel case included!
These tongue scrapers are ergonomic, dishwasher-safe, rust-proof, and made of medical-grade stainless steel. They are are a part of my oral care routine twice a day and I hope they will become part of yours as well.
As I always say: How often can you do such an easy, simple task to improve your health so much?
Namaste,
Puneet
