{"id":5511,"date":"2023-03-02T10:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T10:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happybellyhealth.com\/staging\/1293\/?p=5511"},"modified":"2025-10-30T17:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:20:51","slug":"importance-of-chewing-your-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happybellyhealth.com\/staging\/1293\/importance-of-chewing-your-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Importance of Chewing Your Food"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5511\" class=\"elementor elementor-5511\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bb0c4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bb0c4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8d9b6d\" data-id=\"a8d9b6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cdc61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17cdc61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"6a22a02\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div data-id=\"fb68a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\"><p>When it comes to increased health, it\u2019s not just what we eat but how<br \/>we eat. Digestion actually begins in the mouth, where contact with our<br \/>teeth and digestive enzymes in our saliva break down food. But these<br \/>days most of us rush through the whole eating experience, barely<br \/>acknowledging what we\u2019re putting in our mouths.<\/p><p>We eat while distracted\u2014working, reading, talking and watching<br \/>television\u2014and swallow our food practically whole. On average we chew<br \/>each bite only eight times. It\u2019s no wonder that many people have<br \/>digestive problems.<br \/><br \/><\/p><h2>Benefits of Chewing Your Food<br \/><br \/><\/h2><p>There are many great reasons to slow down and chew your food. Here are some of them:<br \/><br \/><\/p><div><div><ul><li>Saliva breaks down food into simple sugars, creating a sweet taste.<br \/>The more we chew, the sweeter our food becomes, so we don\u2019t crave those<br \/>after-meal sweets. <br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Chewing reduces digestive distress and improves assimilation,<br \/>allowing our bodies to absorb maximum nutrition from each bite of food. <br \/><br \/><\/li><li>More chewing produces more endorphins, the brain chemicals responsible for creating good feelings. <br \/><br \/><\/li><li>It\u2019s also helpful for weight loss, because when we are chewing well, we are more apt to notice when we are full. <br \/><br \/><\/li><li>In fact, chewing can promote increased circulation, enhanced<br \/>immunity, increased energy and endurance, as well as improve skin health<br \/>and stabilize weight.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Taking time with a meal, beginning with chewing, allows for<br \/>enjoyment of the whole experience of eating: the smells, flavors and<br \/>textures. It helps us to give thanks, to show appreciation for the<br \/>abundance in our lives and to develop patience and self-control.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><p>The power of chewing is so great that there are stories of<br \/>concentration camp survivors who, when others could not, made it through<br \/>with very little food by chewing their meager rations up to 300 times<br \/>per bite of food. For most of us 300 chews is a daunting and unrealistic<br \/>goal. <\/p><p>However, you can experience the benefits of chewing by increasing<br \/>to 30 chews per bite. Try it and see how you feel.<\/p><p>Try eating without the TV, computer, Blackberry, newspaper or noisy<br \/>company. Instead, just pay attention to the food and to how you are<br \/>breathing and chewing.<\/p><p>This kind of quiet can be disconcerting at first, since we are used<br \/>to a steady stream of advertising, news, media, email and demands from<br \/>others. But as you create a new habit, you will begin to appreciate<br \/>eating without rushing. 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