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More Energy

When we don’t chew our food properly it takes more of our energy to break the food down. Then we have even less energy left over.

When we take the time to chew more we get energy faster. Who would have guessed?

Digestion uses up a great deal of energy. It takes even more of our energy to break food down when we don’t chew it properly. Then we are left with even less energy. That’s no fun. We enjoy ourselves more when we have more energy, of course. Our food digests more easily when we break it up it by chewing, Best of all, is when we. before we swallow, we completely liquefy it to a consistency of applesauce. There are no teeth in our tummies, after all. Chewing properly allows your stomach and your whole digestive system to work more efficiently and break down your food faster for more energy.

Absorb More Nutrients

It is easier it is for your intestines to absorb nutrients from food particles, the smaller the food particles are.

This also prevents improperly digested food from entering your blood, which can result in a wide range of adverse effects to your health. The reason why is because undigested food in your intestines can ferment and turn toxic. 90% of food allergies stem from this.

The toxic byproducts that accumulate in your intestines will be absorbed through your intestinal wall. Unfortunately, they will end up in your bloodstream and this is how autoimmune conditions develop. They will come into contact with all the cells throughout your entire body when these toxins enter your bloodstream. All kinds of nasty things, like cancer, for example, can and do develop. when this occurs.

When larger unchewed particles pass through the body, they provide opportunistic bacteria and fungi with a source of fuel so they can multiply more rapidly. No point in feeding germs!

“Particle size [affects the] bioaccessibility of the energy of the food that is being consumed. The more you chew, the less is lost and more is retained in the body.”

-Dr. Richard Mattes, Purdue University professor

Excess Bacteria in Your Intestines

It’s definitely not a good idea to let large particles of improperly chewed food enter your stomach. And you certainly don’t want it to remain undigested when it enters your intestines.

That is because then bacteria in your intestines will have to break it down, causing it start to putrefy. This can lead to gas and bloating, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, cramping and other digestive problems. Uh oh. How many of us experience these problems?

The More Saliva, the Better

Old Taoist saying: Drink your Food and Chew your Water

Saliva contains digestive enzymes, including amylase, the enzyme that breaks down carbs. The longer we chew the more we give these enzymes more time to break down our food, This makes digestion much, much easier on your stomach and small intestine. For example, this allows another one of these enzymes, lingual lipase, an enzyme that helps break down fats, to do its job. Carbs, proteins, fats, etc, are all broken down by different enzymes.

It is better to eat food that contains its own enzymes, which will be released by chewing, rather than use up our own body’s supply of enzymes. This is the last thing we need because our bodies use our own enzymes to keep us healthy and full of vitality. They are responsible for all metabolic functions. Every action our bodies take, including healing itself, is run by the catalytic effect of our enzymes. Enzymes even destroy toxins. They are responsible for life itself. Unfortunately, cooking food destroys its enzymes.

Saliva also lubricates your food so it’s easier on your esophagus. It’s certainly not so scratchy when it is softened up.

Also, chewing signals the liver to secrete what is required to digest the nutrients in the food we eat.

For example, albumin is created in the liver. It is the major super-transporter in the body. Albumin is a high-density lipoprotein, which is a stress-relieving super-protein carrier. It is a little protein boat which is necessary for carrying nutrients into the body.

“Each gram of albumin contains about 3 million trillion molecules that transport nutrients and waste to purify and respire brain tissues and act as a rich cache of amino acids in protein synthesis” – Secrets of an Alkaline Body, The New Science of Colloidial Biology, Annie Padden Jubb and David Jubb, PhD. P. 171.

Having too much debris (acids) such as undigested protein and excess antibodies and white blood cells (infection fighters needed when your system is toxic) does not leave room for proper levels of albumin. “High levels of albumin in the blood indicate a robust immune system and a good constitution.” – Secrets of an Alkaline Body, p.171

We are hungry all the time when we don’t get the nutrients we need from the food we eat.

Healthy Weight

It takes about 20 minutes for your brain to signal your stomach that you are full. When people eat slowly, they feel fuller. And when they eat at a slow pace, especially if they chew more, they consume about 10 percent fewer calories, Chewing our food at least twice as long as we normally would, will instantly help control our portion sizes and how easy is that? This naturally decreases calorie consumption.

Leaving large chunks of undigested food in the system also triggers cortisol release, notorious for causing fat storage in the abdomen.

So go ahead and enjoy your food. We savor the food longer and eat more slowly when we eat for pleasure. When I used to watch my dog wolf her food down, I wondered if she ever tasted anything at all.

Good for Your Teeth

More saliva is produced while chewing and this helps to clear food particles from the mouth and wash away bacteria. Less plaque buildup and tooth decay will result from this, a great added bonus.

Enjoy Your Food

To really enjoy all the flavors your food has to offer, it is best to slow down. Savor each morsel. Yum.

It is much easier to chew smaller morsels, so it is best to eat smaller bites of food.

Chew until your mouthful of food has lost all of its texture and has become liquefied. When you don’t need to wash your food down with water, you don’t end up diluting the digestive juices in your stomach. This defeats the benefits of eating in the first place when the food is just washed down without being properly digested.

Finish chewing and completely swallow your now liquefied food. Then take another chunky bite of food and much away to your heart’s content as you savor that one. I have noticed that whole fresh foods taste better the longer you chew them. And I found that highly refined processed foods taste worse the longer I chew them. Stands to reason if they are empty starches full of chemicals.

It is actually better to drink fluids between meals. You don’t need them anyway when you chew well. In the same way, we use clean water to rinse our face or take a shower, water will wash away impurities within us when it is clean, pure and not mixed with food when we drink it between meals.