When you make lifestyle changes you can dramatically improve your eczema and more than likely heal it completely.
One of the easier changes to make is to chew your food more thoroughly. Instead of eating whilst on the go, take a seat, relax and chew every morsel of food at least 30 times.
If you can chew your food 40 times that will create improved health benefits. You see when you chop and swallow your food it arrives in the stomach only partially digested.
The partially digested food then travels to the intestines where is ferments and putrefies. This leads to excess waste and toxin, one of the causes of eczema.
When you take a bite of your food the digestion process begins. When you eat a carbohydrate and you begin to chew, your saliva, which contains ptyalin, mixes with your food and begins the breaking down of it.
Once the carbohydrate has been thoroughly chewed is passed down to the stomach where it can be further broken down and absorbed into your system.
If you do not chew your food sufficiently it can result in your feeling tired, sluggish, moody, and angry and cause irritability and itchy skin.
The benefits to your scalp eczema of chewing your foods thoroughly are endless. Here are four that will make a tremendous difference to your skin health.
Healthy Benefits of Chewing - Tip #1
When you chew your food thoroughly you improve your alkaline balance of your system. If your system is alkaline you will not suffer any diseases or illness. However if your system is acidic then diseases and illnesses will thrive.
Healthy Benefits of Chewing - Tip #2
When you chew your foods thoroughly you strengthen your immunity. By chewing your food you increase the secretion of parotin, a hormone that strengthens and protects your immune system.
Healthy Benefits of Chewing - Tip #3
When you chew your food thoroughly you reduce the amount of food you need to feel satisfied. It takes twenty minutes for a signal to be sent to your brain indicating that it is satisfied. If you are chewing your food more thoroughly then you are eating a lot less food in 20 minutes. Nevertheless your brain receives a signal and you feel more satisfied sooner.
Healthy Benefits of Chewing - Tip #4
When you chew your food thoroughly you promote clearer thinking and a healthier nervous system. The more you chew your food the more oxygen you introduce into your system.
