Keeping your teeth white the natural way

Source: Health
If your teeth need a little brightening, but you’d prefer to skip whitening treatments, you’re in luck. Here are seven natural remedies for whiter teeth that you may already have in your kitchen:

1. Apples


2. Pineapple

Pineapple is the only food that naturally contains bromelain–a compound with anti-inflammatory and cleansing properties. A recent study in the International Journal of Dental Hygiene found that bromelain is an effective ingredient in a stain-removing toothpaste.

3. Broccoli


4. Raisins

You may think raisins are bad for your teeth because of their sticky sweetness, but they’re actually protective. Research shows that bran cereal with raisins helps clean the mouth faster than the same cereal without raisins.
Chewing raisins stimulates saliva, which helps prevent plaque, stains and cavities from developing by neutralizing the acidic environment created by other foods and bacteria in your mouth.

5. Cheese


6. Water

Drinking water throughout the day promotes saliva production, which in turn helps keep your pearly whites, well, white. Sipping water during and after a meal also helps rinse your mouth of any debris and loose plaque.

7. Strawberries


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