Prepare yourself to feel medicals bad and fake. Doctors enter medicine with the hope of making patients feel better. However, when delivering bad news, that's not what happens. No matter how people feel before I give them bad news, afterward they always feel worse. If I don't recognize this as normal, that working hard to make people feel good about bad news is not only counterproductive to the grieving process but potentially deleterious for our doctor-patient relationship, in the long run I'll add to my patients' pain rather than diminish it.
Knowing that these medicals fake two things are the cause of of all cases of halitosis is actually good news. Why? Because both problems are fairly simple to correct.
I've written this article about my mental health well over a year ago. At the time I felt medicals bad and fake like Depakote was the answer to my prayers. Sadly, it wasn't. Neither was Lithium.
Express your commitment of support. I always make a point to say to every person to whom I deliver bad news, "I will not abandon you." I am continually amazed at the level of relief this provides. Just knowing there is someone in a position of confidence and authority who genuinely cares about what happens to them, who can explain the things that occur during the course of their illness and simply be available to them, is enormously relieving to most people. I also add, if it applies, "I will not let you suffer." Adequate training in pain relief is woefully sparse in most medical schools and residency programs, but the technology exists to mitigate, if not completely control, the pain of most (though not all) illnesses.
By doing these things you will hopefully see your health improve and as a side benefit be able to qualify for lower insurance premiums. Also, you won't have to be afraid of what an insurance health check may say about your health condition.
Obviously, none of these methods will have much effect if you do not practice good dental hygiene. Be sure to brush and floss your teeth after every meal, and to not skimp on your visits to your dentist for routine cleaning and examination. Remember to brush the back of your tongue in a back-to-front sweeping motion, since the back of the tongue is where most bacteria that cause foul breath breed.