Okay I asked my nutritionist friend about that statement and this is what she responded:
The general concept is actually correct - but I don't know where she got the "30%" figure. The idea is based on the fact that the sympathetic and para-sympathetic sides of your nervous system cannot both be "turned on" at the same time. One controls resting, digesting, etc. and the other controls your reactions and actions when doing other stuff (like working, driving, etc.). So, if you're not relaxed and focusing soley on eating, your not allowing your nervous system to switch over completely and your digestive system, therefore, will not be able to be working optimally.
I think overall, we have a chewing problem. Isn't it like, 80% of your digestion could take place in your mouth, but we all just gulp and swallow? Spurious science again, I suppose, 'cause I don't have a cite. But I think I could probably stand to chew more.
Having Beer Works on pretty much a direct path to the train from work is one of the bigger challenges inolved in said curtailment, I tell you what (it's like a vortex that sucks me in when I get close to it).
Can you change your route? Like, not all the time, but if you go after work 4-5 times a week, maybe work on walking a different way, say, twice a week?
I know what you're talking about, though. This is a strategy that works for me though. (in general, re: stuff I don't need and shouldn't have, but want quite a lot)
Re: multi-tasking- we've started eating our meals at our dining room table and not in front of the TV. It's nice.
All this basically means that I should clear all the crap off my dining room table so I can actually eat there.
All this basically means that I should clear all the crap off my dining room table so I can actually eat there.
I guess the fact that I'm typing this at my dining room table is not a good sign either.
In our new apartment, we'll have a formal dining area with a real dining table, so the days of eating in front of the TV will be over.
In our new apartment, we'll have a formal dining area with a real dining table, so the days of eating in front of the TV will be over.
This hasn't really helped me, since my lack of a real desk made the dining table my de facto work space.
When do you move?
I think that even if I did have a dining area, sitting down at a table and eating alone without TV or reading or something, wouldn't last very long.
I think overall, we have a chewing problem. Isn't it like, 80% of your digestion could take place in your mouth, but we all just gulp and swallow? Spurious science again, I suppose, 'cause I don't have a cite. But I think I could probably stand to chew more.
I don't know either, but it sounds like the eight glasses of water thing again. If almost no one chews the recommended amount, and you can't identify the harm, then how is it the case that we need to do it for good health? And this goes into my vitamin supplement argument...
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