It's your local nutrition train conductor giving you the latest and greatest tips to improve your health. Actually, this is a pic from my princess days. I was Thomas for a day. It fit so appropriately with the topic of this post - Chewing your food - that I couldn't resist. Clever, huh? Sometimes I really do impress myself.
Onward.
Have you ever found yourself multitasking while you eat? Driving and eating? Gulping down a drink with a mouth full of food? Taking extra large bites and attempting to gracefully swallow the large lump of food?
I know you're busy. Places to go. People to see. You eat more for taste than for nutrients. Here's the deal though, if you want the energy to effectively do whatever you're doing, chewing your food helps. And you'll feel better. Your skin will glow. You'll also win the lottery.
Benefits of chewing your food well:
Chewing helps you digest food. Not only does chewing break the food down into easy to swallow mush, it also provides you with digestive enzymes. Our saliva is rich in alpha-amylase and lingual lipase. These fancy words help us break down fats and carbohydrates. What happens in our mouths is the first step in dynamic process of digestion. Even thinking about something "mouth-watering" will start the digestive process rolling. When you properly digest food, not only do you have better nutrient absorption, you'll also have less gas. And won't that make everyone happy?
Onward.
Have you ever found yourself multitasking while you eat? Driving and eating? Gulping down a drink with a mouth full of food? Taking extra large bites and attempting to gracefully swallow the large lump of food?
I know you're busy. Places to go. People to see. You eat more for taste than for nutrients. Here's the deal though, if you want the energy to effectively do whatever you're doing, chewing your food helps. And you'll feel better. Your skin will glow. You'll also win the lottery.
Benefits of chewing your food well:
Chewing helps you digest food. Not only does chewing break the food down into easy to swallow mush, it also provides you with digestive enzymes. Our saliva is rich in alpha-amylase and lingual lipase. These fancy words help us break down fats and carbohydrates. What happens in our mouths is the first step in dynamic process of digestion. Even thinking about something "mouth-watering" will start the digestive process rolling. When you properly digest food, not only do you have better nutrient absorption, you'll also have less gas. And won't that make everyone happy?