Comments on: Chewing Your Way to Better Health

By: Vin

Vin — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:39:35 +0000

Hi Kelli, thanks for sharing your experience! Although I think you'd be much better off eating a meal that's more based on whole foods, I think your discovery supports an important point, and hopefully it will lessen the desire for you to eat chips or cookies every day.

By: kelli

kelli — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:49:07 +0000

I have been eating a full Subway meal every single day, including chips or cookies, and it never gets me full. Today, I bought the 6″ alone, and it has been over a half hour since I’ve started eating it! But, I have a quarter left of it, and I’m already full.

By: Vin

Vin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:08:17 +0000

Hi Chris, thanks for the compliment! It’s great that you’ve noticed improvements from more thorough chewing.

By: Chris - Zen to Fitness

Chris - Zen to Fitness — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:05:56 +0000

This is awesome I have always been lazy when chewing food but for the last year or so I have been making a conscious effort to really chew stuff well and it has definitely helped with everything from digestion to feeling more energy. Didn’t know there were so many other benefit though! amazing stuff, keep up the great posts!

By: Vin

Vin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:25:50 +0000

Thanks Jonathan! You’re absolutely right about the enzymes in raw food. In fact, it only takes a cooking temperature just above 100 degrees F to destroy many of them. We also tend to naturally produce fewer enzymes as we age, and because of this, digestive enzyme supplements can often be a big help.

By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills

Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:56:07 +0000

Hey Vin, great article. Enzymes are one of my favorite subjects in the field of nutrition. Raw food has them, dead food doesn’t. Taken on an empty stomach, the right ones can help reduce inflammation. Even blood ph can be manipulated with enzymes. They are powerful little uncouplers.

By: Vin

Vin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:29:59 +0000

Thanks for the comments guys!

Stephen – I’m glad you learned a few things! I know chewing isn’t the most exciting subject, but I feel that it’s important and a lot of people overlook it.

Jude – Thank you for the kind words. I love to read and pass along what I learn. It’s amazing how much value you can gain from a $15 book and think it’s something that we should all take advantage of.

Yes, supposedly it takes time for your brain to register that you’ve eaten and suppress your appetite. As such, chewing thoroughly allows more time for this. However, this can also depend on what you eat. Some processed foods are intentionally formulated to keep you hungry and wanting more. No matter how slowly you eat, you’ll still be likely to eat too much. I’ve experienced this many times with pizza.

Thank you for mentioning this! I wanted to include it in my article and forgot.

By: Jude

Jude — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:43:46 +0000

Wow Vin. What a wealth of knowledge you are. Another thorough article.

One other reason to chew your food is that it slows down your eating. People who eat quickly are more likely to overeat (and therefore put on weight) because they don’t give their body chance to signal that the stomach is full.

So chewing every mouthful can help with weight loss as well.

By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap

Stephen - Rat Race Trap — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:15:07 +0000

Great article Vin. I was not aware of the importance of chewing until recently and even then I certainly was not aware of all of this. Thanks so much!