Chewing Food - Healthy Eating Habit
Improve Digestion with healthy eating habits
If there is one healthy eating habit that can help you overall is the
habit of chewing food well while eating.
Remember? Mother told you to chew your food well. Are you doing that?
Many of us have a habit of either gulping down food with a drink or may be
swallow food after chewing it for a few times. It fills the stomach fast but
does not help digestion.
Why should we chew food well?
How does chewing food properly helps
digestion?
For humans, the food digestion starts in the mouth itself.
when you start Chewing, the gastrointestinal system knows it is time to start the
digestive proces by releasing the digestive juices. As soon as you smell and see
food (provided you are hungry) saliva is produced in the mouth.
When you put food in the mouth, the saliva mixes with the food. (This saliva helps
in the digestion; it starts the digestion of starches, carbohydrates)
When you chew more, you grind the food in smaller pieces; more
saliva is
produced and mixed with food. This of course makes it easy to swallow and
digest food and your digestion needs all the help it can get to make digestion
easy if you have a digestion problem.
When you chew food, you do slow down. You are not gulping down
food any more.
That means you are giving time to your brain to understand how much your
stomach has filled up.
When you chew, your tongue has more time to know the flavor.
This results in
the message to the brain and the digestive system to send the correct digestive
juices in the stomach.
Chewing your food well means you are not likely to overeat
(which can happen when you are eating fast, gulping food down). That means no overload to your
digestive system; no unnecessary extra calories in your body and you can have
effective weight loss and maintain it. You are more likely to eat smaller
portions when you are relaxed and are chewing properly.
When you are chewing food slowly, you are paying attention to
the texture of the food along with the taste. This makes eating more enjoyable and
not just a stomach filling activity. You are worshipping/feeding the fire in your
belly (your hunger) which nourishes your body. Not just filling your stomach bag
with some food.
You are also avoiding the risk of the digestive problems such as
indigestion ,
heartburn,
bloating ,
gas and stomach ache.
So think it over. This is one healthy eating habit that you can get used to
which results in so many benefits. So it is definitely worth taking up and follow.
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