The Surprising Connection Between Chewing, the Eyes, and Viruses

In our book, we talk about the importance of chewing and its role in digestion & nutrient absorption. Symptoms such as constipation, bloating, and indigestion can occur when larger food particles are swallowed whole.

If you think about how eating has evolved over the past several decades, society has shifted away from extended meal times at the table with family in exchange for hurried food consumption in between activities –

An on-the-go breakfast bar and coffee in the car.

Multi-tasking lunch at our desk.

Grabbing dinner at a drive thru before sports practice or dance class.

The reality is that when our nervous systems are in a state of stress, either anticipating a tight schedule or mentally preparing for the next hour of the day, our bodies are unable to focus on the task at hand in the way they were meant to.

And when we're in a rush and unfocused on the act of eating, one of the first things that suffers is our chewing.

As we have dug into more of the research around this, it’s taken us far past the implications of digestion and into new territory.

Insufficient chewing, we have discovered, has wide ranging effects beyond what it can do to the gut. In recent client cases, poor chewing has arisen as a root cause of two very interesting symptoms: puffy eyes, and a stubborn virus.

In the first client case regarding eye puffiness, muscle testing revealed that the kidneys were heavily taxed due to dense food. Upon further investigation, the density of the food was related to insufficient chewing – large particles were being swallowed, and through the process of the body trying to digest these, both the kidneys and right adrenal were undergoing significant stress. In this client, the stress manifested in puffy eyes.

In the second case, the client was complaining of swollen legs and a cold sore on her lower lip. Both symptoms were related to a virus, which was confirmed via muscle testing. Through our protocol, we would clear the virus and provide symptom relief – only for the symptoms to return a few days later. Further testing revealed that we had cleared the replication of the virus, but not the main host. The host, it turns out, was triggered by several different root causes; one of which being dense food related to insufficient chewing. Our research shows that food particles left behind create neurons which acidify, triggering the host to proliferate and the virus to spread.

Thankfully, our protocol not only has the ability to clear the host from the body, but also reveal important insight to help clients make necessary lifestyle adjustments going forward. Both clients were not at all surprised to learn what was at the root of their issues, but eager to realize they had more control than they previously thought.

As one of them stated so perfectly: “I am such a speed eater, and intuitively I have sensed my eating habits are not great – but this session confirmed it and offered insight that I’ve really needed. But who knew it would be connected to this issue??? Thank you for steering me in the right direction!”

It’s something to chew on (no pun intended) the next time you’re sitting down to eat:

·       Are you in a restful state?

·       How well are you chewing each bite?

·       And if you are juggling multiple things at once, while eating – is there something you could tend to after the meal?

Not only will your digestion thank you for it, but as we are learning, so many other parts of your health will, too!