Five minutes ago, my tongue was white. No kidding. And the white was plaque.

Now it’s nice and pink like it should be.

It hit me while I was flossing. I looked at the scum on my tongue and thought, “I’ve got to do something about that.”

So I took the floss and held it taught between my fingers, and sawed it over my tongue repeatedly for a while.

Then I picked up my toothbrush, held it under the faucet and spent a few minutes brushing my palette, continuously wetting the brush.

At that point I recalled other people’s success stories with tongue flossing.

I brushed and I flossed again. I rinsed.

I looked at my tongue, and tasted a clean mouth with no bitterness, and I knew that was a million dollar job.

So, if you’re troubled by the pale palette yourself, take my advice and give yourself a similar hygiene treat.

Face it. That plaque does not look good on your taster. You also must have terrible breath.

Do what I just described right now.

Keep it up everyday. (And floss your teeth daily too, if you know what’s good for you.)

You’ll come out with better taste. Your breath will be better, you’ll even speak more clearly.

If you love yourself, you’ll put down this magazine right now and start a plaque attack!