Your digestive system works diligently every night while you sleep. One of its many nightly tasks includes removing toxins from the body and depositing them on the surface of your tongue. You must remove these toxins; otherwise, they reabsorb into the body. A buildup of toxins in the body can lead to various health issues, including bad breath.

Brushing and flossing your teeth is critical to maintaining your oral health, but if you don’t properly clean your tongue, you are still leaving tons of bacteria and toxins behind.

Don't fret, though! The simple act of tongue scraping is a daily practice that can significantly improve not only your oral health but your overall health. Tongue scraping is an Ayurvedic self-care ritual and growing trend in 2019. While many of us likely brush our tongues when we brush our teeth, using a proper tongue scraper is far more effective at removing all that accumulated gunk.

A tongue scraper is a U-shaped piece of copper, tin, brass, gold, or silver that you can purchase at nearly any health or grocery store. To scrape your tongue, all you need to do is stick it out and gently scrape from back to front. After each scrape, rinse off the scraper. Repeat this process five to ten times, or until your tongue feels clean.

It is highly probable that you will never commence your day in any other manner after you have scraped your tongue and observed the debris that emerges, as well as the sensation of a truly clean and fresh mouth.

The benefits of scraping your tongue every morning include, but are not limited to: 

Elimination bad breath

Prevention cavities, tooth decay, and periodontal disease 

Improvement your cardiovascular health

Strengthen of your immune system

Enhanced taste buds

Removal of toxins in your body