Foods That Go Crunch
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Posted on 11-11-2022 02:18 PM
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there’s more to chewing than you might think. It’s arguably the first digestive activity that we bring to a meal, and unlike the chemical processes that occur in our gut, chewing falls under our conscious control.
Except of course, when we go a bit unconscious and inhale our food. But chewing is more than a digestive aid. It also has a potent psychological function that helps keep body, mind and emotions in balance. Consider the following:
have you ever wondered why crunchy foods are so popular, why advertisers promote products on the basis of crunchiness – “super crunchy,” “extra crunchy,” “stays crunchy even in milk”? have you noticed that whenever you eat your favorite brand of potato chips, pretzels, or crackers, they each have a similar degree of crunchiness? what advertisers understand and capitalize on is that crunching and chewing are primal activities, inborn urges dating back to the first life-forms that ever “crunched” on each other.
Most people think of bone as a static frame onto which living tissues like muscles and organs attach. But, your bones are actually dynamic, living tissues. Like muscles, they change shape, size, and density to meet the demands placed on them. When we use our joints and put pressure on our bones, the mechanical stimulation causes living bone cells to produce bigger, denser, stronger bone. This is known as wolff’s law. In the case of facial bones, using our jaws to chew makes our mouths, noses, and sinuses bigger and more capable of accommodating all of our teeth without crowding, and breathing without obstruction. https://www.facebook.com/HowDoICook https://www.facebook.com/HowDoICook
Benefits of Chewing Gum
Chewing hard foods is good for your dental health. Hard foods take more chewing, which stimulates the production of more saliva.
Saliva has many benefits for your teeth. It kills harmful oral bacteria, neutralizes harmful acid, and supplies minerals that help teeth stay strong. Many hard foods are also good meal-finishers that can clean your teeth when you eat them. Of course, sugar-free gum is a good choice after eating, because it cleans your teeth, removing food debris and bacteria. Carrots, celery, and apples can have a similar effect. Ending a meal with these types of foods can be almost as effective as brushing your teeth after eating, and in some ways it’s better for you.
A piece of gum can make or break a kiss, save you from offending a co-worker with your post-lunch breath, or give you that little refresher your mouth needs. But did you also know chewing gum has loads of health benefits? here are some of the perks: related: 7 surprising ways to become a more creative person.
Weight Loss & Obesity Home
While we worry about what to eat and when, what not to eat and why, obsess over dietary supplements and superfoods, and carefully negotiate the increasingly complex matter of what to eat for breakfast, we may be overlooking the simplest and most basic “how to” when it comes to healthy eating and weight loss: chewing our food slowly. It is said that there is beauty in simplicity, but too often, and this is especially true when it comes to weight loss and nutrition, the simple gets overlooked. With obesity now a critical issue in the uae and around the world, it seems the more serious the challenge with weight loss becomes, the more complicated and sophisticated the solutions are.
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