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Alright our first fact of the day is about S C I E N C E (bi..

Added 2020-12-11 17:50:43 +0000 UTC

Alright our first fact of the day is about S C I E N C E (bish) I’m taking an online bio course right now as a means to take back control over my body. My goal in this is to fully understand how the body works so that I can diagnosis my own symptoms. I hate relying on doctors to call the shots, especially when most doctors have an agenda. This week, the coolest thing that stuck out to me was how powerful saliva actually is! Most lean and metabolically healthy people will take their time with their food and chew their food until its L I Q U I D. This is important because when you’re saturating your food with your own saliva, you’re mixing your own enzymes with the food. Fun fact, your saliva has an awesome enzyme that helps you break down carbs, specifically starches. So when you’re stressed out, you’re eating in a rush, or you’re just simply not chewing your food, if you dont chew that well you’re going to have a problem digesting it, especially if you already have issues with cards (diabetes, digestive issues etc) These enzymes don’t just help you break down carbs, they also help you digest your food in general which will help you feel fuller after! This leaves less room for binging and overeating. So when we’re stressed out and not paying attention to how much is going into our mouth, our body will push food into storage and BOOM we’re chunky. Slowing down to really enjoy your food will allow us to tune into our hunger signals and eat the proper amount for our body. And I have struggled with this for such a long time. Always being ON and gogogo means im eating when im work, im eating when im walking, im eating while im showering (lol yep) so really sitting down with my food and limiting my distractions has helped a lot with the movement of my bowels and digestion in general. I also have a routine that I do before each meal that helps ground me before I actually get to eating my food. I will be shaaring it monday for meditation monday :) stay tuned ♥