Does Chewing Your Food More Help Digestion?
What 30 Chews Actually Do
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Yes. Chewing each mouthful 20 to 30 times breaks food into particles small enough for your gut to work with, mixes it with the digestive enzymes in saliva, and signals the stomach and pancreas to prepare. People who chew thoroughly report less bloating and reflux, absorb more nutrients from the same food, and place […]
Hygienist Advice: How nutrition influences our oral health
Teeth are critical in food acquisition and processing. When looking at the mouth, we are looking at the first step to the digestive system. The following points illustrate the influence our nutrition has on the health of our mouth… 1. Keep chewing The jaw is a muscular system influenced by excerise. Research shows that underdeveloped […]
Tips for Mindful Eating
I’m sure you’ve heard of mindfulness, but what about mindful eating? So often today we inhale our food because we’re in a rush, stressed or distracted. Unfortunately with this speed means we often don’t chew our food properly and as a result struggle to get all the wonderful nutrients out of it. When we take […]