Traditional Chinese medicine also has a lot of discussions on the health care function of chewing slowly, such as "A thousand gold prescriptions": "Chew while eating. "Health words": "No matter porridge, rice or snacks, you should chew them carefully and swallow them. "Thousands of Wings" advocates "don't talk big when eating", so that you can concentrate on chewing while eating to facilitate digestion. There is a saying in Chinese medicine that "the spleen opens the mouth", which implies that full digestion of food in the mouth is very beneficial to the spleen and stomach, which is also in line with the viewpoint of modern medicine. Old people's teeth are worn, their taste is reduced, and their digestive juice secretion is reduced. In order to make up for the degradation of digestive function, the elderly need to chew slowly, chew slowly, and must not "swallow dates".

Let's take a look at the benefits of chewing slowly.

First, reduce gastrointestinal damage.

Gobbling can easily lead to food accumulation in the body, increase the burden on the stomach and slow down intestinal peristalsis. In the long run, it is easy to cause various intestinal diseases due to indigestion. If you chew slowly, you can make the food better digested and absorbed, and it will not stay in the intestine and cause blockage.

Second, avoid overeating.

Chewing slowly can effectively reduce food intake and avoid intestinal diseases caused by overeating. People only eat when they are hungry, and this happens to be the period when their appetite is the strongest. In order to prevent the gastrointestinal burden caused by overeating, it is the best way to chew slowly, because it usually takes about 15-20 minutes for brain nerves to receive satiety signals.

Third, control weight.

Chewing slowly can not only avoid overeating, but also achieve the magical effect of controlling weight. Don't be surprised because a person's food intake is reduced, fat is naturally not easy to accumulate, and weight is also reduced.

Fourth, help digestion.

As we all know, food enters the esophagus through the mouth. When food is chewed in the mouth, it can combine with saliva to produce salivary amylase. And this substance is the main source of power to promote digestion. If you eat too fast, your metabolism will slow down, vitamins, minerals and amino acids in food will not be fully absorbed, and a lot of nutrients will be lost.

Fifth, pay more attention to the quality of diet.

People who eat fast often don't care whether the food is delicious or not, and think that as long as they can fill their stomachs. On the contrary, people who eat slowly know how to choose carefully, and choose some foods with high nutritional value as delicious food on their table. They not only enjoy the delicacy and fun of food, but also kill two birds with one stone. Why not?

Six, prevent heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux.

Eating fast can easily lead to acid reflux or heartburn, because eating too fast will greatly affect the digestion of food in the gastrointestinal tract. When a large amount of food cannot be completely digested, the above symptoms will appear. This will not only seriously damage the gastrointestinal health, but also induce more diseases in the long run, without any benefit.

In addition, chewing slowly and patient taste are also conducive to cancer prevention and fitness. Chewing teeth can increase saliva secretion, which is called "golden jade liquid" in Chinese medicine, which is beneficial to longevity. Chewing slowly can reduce the temperature of food, without scalding the esophagus and oral mucosa, and prevent malignant transformation due to repeated scalding and hyperplasia. The movement of the mouth is controlled by the brain, and the brain has signals to stimulate the brain and enhance the function of the cerebral cortex. Chewing exercises exercise many muscles of the face, mouth and pharynx, which is beneficial to beauty. Patients with liver cirrhosis are prone to esophageal varices. If you don't chew it carefully, rough food can easily cut blood vessels and cause massive bleeding. For patients with esophageal radiotherapy and those with chronic diseases of esophagus and gastrointestinal tract, we must also develop a good habit of chewing slowly.