Think about your chewing habits next time you enjoy a meal. You are enjoying your food, right? Or is it just another chore you are working through quickly?
It's recommended that you chew your food twenty to thirty times or more. There are many reasons including breaking your food down in size, adding saliva and the initial digestion process.
Yes digestion does indeed begin in the mouth. If you chew your food properly then your stomach will not have to work as hard.
Chewing also helps you believe that you are eating more. So slow down a bit and lose weight as you help yourself become healthier.
Incomplete digestion can cause health problems such as bacterial overgrowth, excess gas, and an upset stomach.
Actually the chewing process triggers the rest of the digesting by signaling to your gastrointestinal system, "We have food. It's time to go to work". So don't shock your system. Chew for health's sake.
It may sound silly to sit there and actually count the bites as you eat. Just become aware of your eating habits, slow down and enjoy your food. You will sense the right chewing habit for you. Just think about this as you eat until it's a habit.
Once you slow down and really chew your food you will actually taste it, enjoy it, and benefit from it. Your body will absorb the nutrients from food easier.
Saliva contains an enzyme, lysozyme, which supports our immune system. This will help protect against bad bacteria.
Chewing food thoroughly will improve your alkaline balance, which can prevent illness.
Top quality supplements are a form of food. We don't usually chew these but instead take them with a meal so that they digest better. There are some supplements coming out now that you can chew. The people that make these realize that it's a better delivery system and is more like nature intended.
So chewing your food will let you feel satisfied with less food while enjoying it more and will keep you healthy also.
You may find that you can even think clearer than you did before. Now that's a nice bonus.
When you sit down at your next meal remember that you can enjoy it more while eating less, and nobody is grabbing it from your plate, so relax.
So slow down when you eat for a healthier you, and actually taste your food when you eat. "Chew for health" is your new motto.
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Eating habits maybe born of an addiction to certain foods, an emotional need, or years of learned behavior. It will not change until you completely adjust your eating habits and your lifestyle choices.
Today dieting for many has become more of a lifestyle trend with people rapidly flip-flopping from one diet to another, with little success though. But one should not give up. Failures are the steps to success.
One should learn from their experiences. A simple diet isn't going to magically make the pounds disappear. You will only be depriving yourself of those things you enjoy most and thus may result in more of a detrimental effect than a positive effect.
One must remember that dieting has it's negative sides too. Thus one must not only rely on dieting as it may lead to many side effects. What would be more effective than anything else is to incorporate positive lifestyle changes into your daily routines.
There are many simple daily activities which are equivalent to exercising and most of all cost free! People crib at the thought of taking the stairs or parking farther away and yet those are perfect methods of working a little more physical activity into your day.
Well... Not enjoying any of the above? How about learning to dance? Seriously, there are beginner dance classes in most communities that will welcome and invite people of all ages, sizes, and fitness levels if you are willing to make the effort. This can be a great way to keep fit while enjoying yourself. A dance class with your sweetheart or spouse can add a lot of spice into your life. A great way to exercise and enjoy some special moments. Moreover you are burning those calories you didn't eat.
If dancing isn't your kind of thing, try joining a walking club or finding another hobby. Anything that gets you on your feet and away from the temptation of your refrigerator is a good thing when it comes to dieting and weight loss.
However remember that you cannot lose a significant amount of weight by dieting alone. Incorporating physical fitness into your daily routine in order to achieve those immediate and visually stunning results is a must.
One of the pitfalls that people have faced while dieting is loss of patience. People give up far too quickly. Just as the results are beginning and progressing people get tired of the process or frustrated that they aren't accomplishing enough dramatic weight loss as quickly as they had hoped for.
When it comes to dieting remember that the scale can be your best friend or your worst enemy. If you are weighing yourself every day in hopes of catching the scale tick off yet another pound you are doomed to fail. You will never achieve the results you are hoping for overnight. When it comes to dieting there are very few diets that work. There are however, many lifestyle changes that when practiced consistently and aggressively will work. But finally it lies on you to take the big step.It's only your confidence, belief in your self, patience to stick to an improved lifestyle and a planned diet that can help you acheive the desired results and help you lead a healthy and happy life. Wishing you the very best!
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