Herbs:<\/p>\n
Foods:\u00a0 Sugary, salty, bitter, and acidic foods will provoke saliva production.\u00a0 Chewing gum can also help – for a double impact, look for gums sweetened with xylitol, which also has antibacterial properties.\u00a0 Things with a lemon flavor will promote salivation.<\/p>\n
Vitamins and Supplements:<\/p>\n
Actions:\u00a0 Take frequent sips of water throughout the day.\u00a0 Be careful to avoid excess, however, especially of distilled water, as this can cause an electrolytic imbalance, which causes a number of other problems.\u00a0 Saliva levels are higher when standing or lying down than when sitting, so take a break, or a brief walk.\u00a0 Suck (not chew) on ice or popsicles.\u00a0 Rinse with warm salt water or a baking soda rinse.\u00a0 Suck on hard candy.\u00a0 Use an anti-bacterial mouthwash, just stay away from anything containing alcohol or sugar or phenol.<\/p>\n
Aromatherapy:<\/p>\n
Folk Remedies:<\/p>\n
Things to Avoid:\u00a0 Toothpastes that contain SLS.\u00a0 Avoid cinnamon and peppermint, as they can dry the mouth further.<\/p>\n
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Herbs: Foods:\u00a0 Sugary, salty, bitter, and acidic foods will provoke saliva production.\u00a0 Chewing gum can also help – for a double impact, look for gums sweetened with xylitol, which also has antibacterial properties.\u00a0 Things with a lemon flavor will promote salivation. Vitamins and Supplements: Actions:\u00a0 Take frequent sips of water throughout the day.\u00a0 Be careful […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[311,340],"tags":[79,206],"class_list":["post-2190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conditions","category-editing","tag-dry-mouth","tag-teeth"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2190"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2192,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2190\/revisions\/2192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}