When I was a kid and my brother and I were accusing each other of starting it, my mom would tell us to stick out our tongues. After careful inspection she would say, ok, I know who is telling the tuth and that would be that. The fight would end because how can you fight when you are completely absorbed by the question of how mom can know the truth by looking at our tongues?!

I've been thinking about this because I've been looking at my own tongue lately. The same way that the tail can wag the dog, the tongue can wag the person.

In ancient cultures one very basic health practice that is only now being inroduced to modern civilization is tongue scraping. One visit every six months to the dentist can't compare to the benefits of a little scraping every day. Best to use metal not plastic.

And lay off the ADA approved alchohol based mouthwashes which completely throw off the PH balance of your mouth. Better to use water and a little bit of pepermint oil. And/or clove. And/or cinammon oil.