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 […]
Saliva 101
When you think about good oral and general health saliva may not be one of the first things that comes to mind, but it plays a huge role in everything from tooth protection to food digestion. Food + Saliva = a match made in biochemical heaven Mastication is the act of chewing which begins the breakdown […]
Dr Anup Desai: Sleep, Sleep Disordered Breathing and Obstructive Sleep Apnea – #1
Dr Anup Desai – MBBS (Syd) FRACP PhD Sleep Medicine (Syd) Dr Anup Desai is a Specialist Sleep and Respiratory Physician. As well as his Specialist Sleep and Respiratory Physician qualifications, he has a PhD (Syd) in Sleep Medicine. He sees all Sleep and Respiratory conditions, and has a particular interest in non-respiratory sleep disorders, […]
The importance of saliva in protecting your oral health
One of the keys in increasing a person’s immunity and oral health is saliva. Yes, saliva is one of the main ingredients that contribute not just to your oral health but to your immunity as well. According to a statistical measure made by the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research, more than 90% of […]