Chew, chew, chew
My Taiwanese Acupuncturist is always telling me to chew, chew, chew. I know that chewing is very good for digestion but did you know it’s very good for the brain?
The brain has it’s own lymphatic system to get rid of waste but unlike the rest of the body, it doesn’t have muscles that move the lymph. There’s just no room in the brain for muscles! In fact, the brain is so full of brain cells, that during the night, your brain reduces in size by 60% so the brain can activate it’s cleansing and have space in the brain to do it. Otherwise, during the day, there’s not a lot of space.
But chewing! Chewing activates the fascia surrounding the brain which helps ‘squeeze’ the brain, activating the glial–lymphatic system. So chew, chew, chew!
But what if your bite is off or you are missing teeth? A group of Japanese scientists took Beagle dogs (I’m not a fan of animal testing) and filed down the teeth by 1mm on one side of the jaw. Within months, all the Beagles got sick, scoliosis, kidney problems, and lot’s of other things going wrong. Just from having their bite off by 1mm! Then the researchers redid the study with a new set of dogs and filed down their teeth again by 1mm. Once the dogs became ill they restored the teeth to the proper bite and all the dogs got well within a couple months.
What about missing teeth? Missing teeth affect the jaw and your ability to chew properly.
A study as recent as last year showed that people “with more tooth loss had, on average, a 48% greater risk for developing cognitive impairment and a 28% greater risk for dementia, compared with people who had less tooth loss.” (1)
Wild, right!
So if you can, get zirconium oxide implants where you have a missing tooth. Dr Klinghardt says titanium acts as an antenna with EMFs. Zirconium Oxide is a better option.
Oh, and if your bite is off, ask your dentist for a splint that you can wear at night to keep the jaw aligned while you sleep. It does a body good.
So keep on chewing!
Thank you for reading!
Hugs,
~Christine
source:
(1) https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/tooth-loss-associated-with-cognitive-impairment-dementia
