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I ordered a bottle, can't wait to try it out. I'm not sure replacing your entire meals with any drinks is healthy since chewing improves digestion, but this se
by taskstrike 12y ago
I ordered a bottle, can't wait to try it out.
I'm not sure replacing your entire meals with any drinks is healthy since chewing improves digestion, but this seem great for a breakfast replacement.
- wlesieutre 12y agoIs it really the act of moving your jaw around that helps you digest better? I would have figured that meant "You can digest food more completely when it's been mushed into tiny pieces before you swallow it," which Soylent has covered pretty well.
- pyrocat 12y agoWhen we chew, our body sends a signal to our stomach that it's time to start digesting food.
- macNchz 12y agoIn addition to that, the digestion process of complex carbohydrates begins with enzymes in your saliva.
- logfromblammo 12y agoJust ship every nutrient slurry with a wad of ham-flavored chewing gum. Problem solved.
- mnem 12y agoChewing something that also causes you to salivate makes your stomach produce more acid in preparation for digesting whatever it is: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3376919 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3376919
- wlesieutre 12y agoHuh, interesting. Thanks!
- kamaal 12y agoI am currently drinking Ragi Malt[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_millet#As_Beverage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_millet#As_Beverage] People in South of India have been drinking this as a breakfast meal for may be thousands of years. Also its kind of like pretty common in folklore for providing immense health benefits, besides its nutritional value.