One would say What ?? Now I have to learn to eat or chew my food?
Yes, dear!
Maintaining health begins from the mouth. Salivary glands present in mouth waters ” with the smell of the food. That’s why the term ” mouth-watering”. Saliva contains a digestive enzyme, Amylase. Saliva is alkaline in nature.
Chewing :
- If one chews the food slowly and around 24-32 times and turns the solid food into almost watery solution, digestion is proper as One’s stomach does not have to secret more acid to digest the food.
- Chewing also increases the surface area of the food , so more digestive reactions take place and digestive system does not have to work hard.
- Chewing decreases the load on stomach on intestine.
Bottom line: Well chewed food is easily digestible. As the digestion system is the source of health or diseases, well-chewed food means good health!
Eat only when hungry and eating at set timings only.