"the minty menthol flavour of tooth paste wakes me up,"
Sounds like a commercial! LOL Sorry, I don't mean to make fun of you. Does it work well in the morning?
You could try what Ozzie suggested and use baking soda... YUK!
My hope is that you don't find my jesting offensive. It helps to find the humor in our situations.
Keep posting so we can get to know you better. You sound like a person worth getting to know.
<font color=blue>"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt" --Shakespeare</font color=blue>
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Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.