There's an old riddle: " What's the difference between a gum-chewing girl and a cud-chewing cow?" The intelligent looks on the cow's face. "Well, the girl's suddenly looking pretty smart. Studies have shown that chewing gum increases blood flow to the brain.Australian researchers recently found that after 20 minutes of gum chewing,alertness went up by almost 19 percent. Chewing gum also lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol by about 16 percent, according to the study.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Why GUM Makes You more ALERT
There's an old riddle: " What's the difference between a gum-chewing girl and a cud-chewing cow?" The intelligent looks on the cow's face. "Well, the girl's suddenly looking pretty smart. Studies have shown that chewing gum increases blood flow to the brain.Australian researchers recently found that after 20 minutes of gum chewing,alertness went up by almost 19 percent. Chewing gum also lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol by about 16 percent, according to the study.
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