While gum has typically been marketed as a way to stave away bad breath, Raafat W. Girgis, MD, a triple board-certified psychiatrist at the Rehab Center Moment of Clarity, says gum can do so much more than mask the aftertaste of the tuna salad sandwich you had for lunch. In fact, according to Dr. Girgis, chewing gum can actually help decrease activation of your fight-or-flight nervous system and reduce anxiety. Insert “mind blown” pun.
In truth, this isn’t the first time we’re hearing about the correlation between what we eat (or chew) and its impact on our neurological system. We recently chatted with board-certified psychiatrist and ADHD clinical specialist, Sasha Hamdani, MD, who revealed that spicy, crunchy, sour foods (what she calls “
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