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Someone told that chewing gum tricks your body into producing igf-1. Has anyone read anything about this?
Someone told that chewing gum tricks your body into producing igf-1. Has anyone read anything about this?
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No, but I'd be interested to know the pros/ cons of gum.
If I feel hungry after dinner on fast days I often chew gum and it certainly helps me to get over that short hump till bed.
If I feel hungry after dinner on fast days I often chew gum and it certainly helps me to get over that short hump till bed.
I was chewing gum heaps on my fast days - almost constantly - because of bad breath from the fasts. I have never really chewed gum until fasting, and it became a fast day crutch.
A couple of weeks ago, I wondered if something in the gum could be triggering the sinus attacks I keep having, and I stopped chewing it. Found I don't need it. (I work at home, so just brush my teeth before I head out anywhere, otherwise no-one but me to offend.) My sinus has cleared up, but don't know if it was the gum because I also started taking an antihistamine. Yep, bad science
I'm happier to be crutch free though, and I'm sure that the most of the stuff in sugar free gum is pretty dodgy to have in your mouth regularly anyway.
A couple of weeks ago, I wondered if something in the gum could be triggering the sinus attacks I keep having, and I stopped chewing it. Found I don't need it. (I work at home, so just brush my teeth before I head out anywhere, otherwise no-one but me to offend.) My sinus has cleared up, but don't know if it was the gum because I also started taking an antihistamine. Yep, bad science
I'm happier to be crutch free though, and I'm sure that the most of the stuff in sugar free gum is pretty dodgy to have in your mouth regularly anyway.
When I'm desperate chewing gum gets me through. I also read recently that chewing gum is good for the brain?!
Gum makes me hungry. I've been told that it's because when we are chewing our stomach thinks we are eating and it produces gastric acids but I'm not sure if it's true...
Gum makes me hungry too TML13 - I don't eat it... cause it makes me hungrier rather than keeping hunger at bay!
I actually only eat it when I have had a (small) meal and just want to continue chewing a bit longer!!
I have also read that it produces gastric acid which can cause probs in the stomach if there is no food there.
I have also read that it produces gastric acid which can cause probs in the stomach if there is no food there.
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