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Chew your fat

Jun 30, 2015 | Posted by in Tips and Thoughts | 0

Why is it important to chew your food? Rendesia e pertypjes korrekte te ushqimit. 1. Food is the source of life and as such it should be appreciated. Take your time and try to fully enjoy each and every single ingredient that is found in your food by savoring each morsel. 2. The process of the food breakdown and digestion starts in your mouth. Chewing signals the body to create and release enzymes that assist these processes. If we pass the food without chewing it properly then the stomach will need more time (and also encounter some difficulties) to properly digest them. When taken in the form of squeezed juices or smoothies, we can risk to lazy  our organism, by  turning our chewing muscles into jobless. 3. The more dissolved the food, higher the number of nutrients our organism can absorb. 4. If we chew the food properly and we eat slowly it will be enough for the body to understand whether it is satisfied or it needs more food to achieve the satiation level. In average, our bodies require 20 minutes to make this “judgment”. So, give it its time! 🙂 5. We spend calories while chewing, indeed :-D,Read more …