Ever feel bloated, gassy, uncomfortable after eating a meal? Sometimes feel like you’ve eaten too much?
Digestion starts in the mouth, so chew your food; Heres why.
- You wont eat as much: Chewing for longer slows eating process allowing the feeling of “fullness” to come about quicker (as a general rule if you ever feel ‘full’ you have eaten too much food).
- Starts the digestive process: Adding the enzyme Ptyalin, present in saliva, which is said to break down starches (carbohydrates) as much as 75% before they meet the stomach acids.
- Less chance for gasses to form: Large particles of food that pass through the digestive tract can sometimes remain partially digested, these particles pass into the colon where they are susceptible to bacteria growth. Causing gasses to form, and you feeling bloated and, well, full of gas.

