yesterday i learned that in addition to supplying us with lots of needed enzymes (which is why you should chew your food carefully and not drink much liquid when you eat: digestion begins in the mouth!) saliva is also slightly antiseptic.
so when you see a child throw their pacifier on the ground and then you see the parent pick it up, stick it in their own mouth before giving it back to their child, however unappetizing it may seem...it's actually a good call. nature's double antiseptic!
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This reminds me of a man who attested that chewing food over 100 times before each swallow was the reason he made it out of the concentration camp and didn't starve to death.
I think he wrote a book on it, or at least lives by the 100 chews before swallowing -to this day.
What do you think about drinking tea right after a meal? Or should one wait at least 20 minutes?
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