When I was very young, my parents told me to chew slowly ~ Books and magazines, TV media can often see such tips ~ But you should know that the simpler things are easier to operate, and the things that can't be effective quickly are rarely paid attention to, let alone persisted ~ Just like many health preservation theories, it is simple and free to practice deep breathing, but because of this, there is no sense of accomplishment and you can't do it on the spot. There are really few people who know much about nutrition. Even in our circle, few people insist on it every day ~ There is only one kind of person who may persist silently, that is, critically ill patients who may die if they don't practice ~
Back to the topic of chewing ~ I want to say that we have to eat a lot of food every day to absorb the nutrients in these foods and meet the metabolic needs of the body for nutrition "daily expenses" ~ Therefore, food can nourish the body, but it is not enough to eat it in the stomach. The important thing is complete digestion. I repeat the keyword "complete digestion"! Fully digested, the probability of being completely absorbed will increase, and fully absorbed can maximize the use of food nutrition and benefit the body ~ let me give you an example. If a piece of meat has a protein of 10g, which is completely digested and absorbed, then the protein that can really contribute to human metabolism renewal is 10g ~ If a piece of meat has 20g, it will be blocked after eating, and there is no way. Stay for more than 4 hours ~ Imagine that a piece of meat that can't be completely digested by the body, soaked in gastric acid in the stomach of 37 or 8, is bound to ferment and deteriorate, and protein degeneration, and bad protein can't be used by the human body. If you don't digest enough often, it is likely to stay in the intestine, and the depressions caused by intestinal problems will pile up and form the so-called poop ~
So, even if you eat 20 grams of meat, maybe only 5 grams will be used by the human body in the end, then the person who eats less in the end will be in better health than the person who eats more ~ this happens almost every day around us. People with dirty intestines must eat very fast. Food is swallowed without full chewing, and finally the stomach can't be fully digested, and it will swell up after eating a little ~
I remind you that our teeth are the first step in breaking down food. Teeth are more powerful than stomach for breaking down food. After all, teeth are crushed by physical properties, while the stomach is more chemical. The mouth secretes a lot of saliva, which itself is a good digestive enzyme and can help dissolve food. The longer you chew food, the more this enzyme will be secreted and the cleaner the food will be broken down. The best form is that when your mouth has completely felt that your teeth have chewed the food into paste like a blender, you feel that saliva has completely integrated with the food, like a milkshake, and I define it as the best time to swallow it ~ The food swallowed in this way, the stomach hardly needs much effort to wriggle, so that the blood originally delivered to the stomach can be well distributed to other organs for emergency ~
Many people will feel sleepy after eating, so try it. Consciously remind yourself to chew fully, which will bring a lot of saliva secretion and reduce the difficulty of digesting food for people with insufficient stomach acid ~ so don't blame yourself for poor digestion. It's very likely that your stomach has been constantly undertaking the work that should belong to your teeth for so many years, and it's too tired ~ In addition, it's best not to swallow food that your teeth can't chew, because your stomach's ability to decompose food is definitely worse than your teeth.
These days, I consciously remind myself that if I chew food fully, I obviously feel that even if I am full, the time to feel full is much shorter than usual ~ This is the effect of working more with my teeth in advance ~ Haha, there are many potential benefits, such as ~ Because food is mixed with saliva for a long time in my mouth, toxic substances, such as junk food and harmful microorganisms, will be preserved when swallowed in this step.
The key point is that whether a person is healthy or not has a great relationship with the content of enzymes in the body, because enzymes can not only digest food, but also be used for detoxification, synthesis and decomposition. These actions are of great significance, which may determine whether your wound is easy to heal, whether your immune system is more efficient, and whether the inflammation in your body, especially in blood vessels, is getting better ~ Every problem, every action and everything we think is faster. They are all catalyzed by enzymes to produce corresponding compounds to stimulate the production of more enzymes, which can even save lives at critical times. The less enzymes stored in the body, the worse the quality of life. However, only a simple and complete chewing action can greatly save the consumption of this enzyme. Because once you get into the habit, you will save not one or two days, but 10 and 20.
Finally, I want to say that we don't eat much food every day. For the body, what we need is adequate nutrition ~ follow two principles. First, completely digest and absorb the food ~ second, eat the right food ~ chew the food will usually prolong the eating time. This chewing process coincides with the digestive process of the body. Eating fast can easily lead to overeating, and eating too much can easily lead to accumulation in the body.