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jbischke · 03-17-2007, 05:49 AM

OK, I've read several places now that chewing your food really well is essential to good health (better nutrient absorption, less energy spent on digestion). So I'm trying to figure a way to train myself to chew each bite of food 30 times. Anyone have any suggestions or tricks for doing this?

maclinda · 03-17-2007, 07:19 PM

Eat dinner with my husband.

lol

I bolt my food and finish long before he does. He does that "chew everything many times". It might be good for your digestion, but it does make me a little nutty and his dentist says his hard chewing/biting is responsible for the 2 fractured teeth he's had this year.

It would trigger much more saliva release I guess. I think our stomachs are perfectly capable of breaking the food down though.

dips009 · 03-20-2007, 09:42 PM

Hi,
I ha the same problem, then I came across a book (buddhist book) which suggested eating dinner w/o TV and to count each chew. So far so good but it is a conscious effort till it becomes innate.

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jbischke Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 322	How to train myself to chew thoroughly OK, I've read several places now that chewing your food really well is essential to good health (better nutrient absorption, less energy spent on digestion). So I'm trying to figure a way to train myself to chew each bite of food 30 times. Anyone have any suggestions or tricks for doing this?

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03-17-2007, 07:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
maclinda Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 132	Eat dinner with my husband. lol I bolt my food and finish long before he does. He does that "chew everything many times". It might be good for your digestion, but it does make me a little nutty and his dentist says his hard chewing/biting is responsible for the 2 fractured teeth he's had this year. It would trigger much more saliva release I guess. I think our stomachs are perfectly capable of breaking the food down though.

03-20-2007, 09:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
dips009 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2	Hi, I ha the same problem, then I came across a book (buddhist book) which suggested eating dinner w/o TV and to count each chew. So far so good but it is a conscious effort till it becomes innate.

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