Carpet tongue

It hasn't happened to me yet, but someone I know, someone very close to me, is experiencing what I call "carpet tongue".  Carpet tongue is the whitish covering of the tongue that occurs from the discharge of toxins in the body.  I'm quite sure that you have all experienced it while battling a flu/fever or perhaps on a Sunday morning after have far too many drinks the night before.

When sugar is removed from the diet the body goes into cleaning mode.  For those of you finding a furry feeling in the mouth there are a few things that can be done.  A good salt water gargle will scour and disinfect that mouth.   A mouthwash rinse does a fair job, though most are not as aggressive in removing the "carpet".  Most helpful for me is using a tongue cleaner.  This little tool goes to town!  If you have never used one before, you would be amazed at how much stuff these things can scrape off of your tongue.  

Here is a link to the best tongue cleaner I have found, which can be bought at Wal-mart:  http://snoreclipse.net/thetonguecleanerfrompurelineoralcare.aspx

Tom