Gum Chewing

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[quote]EmilyQ wrote:
Damn, Ouro. And I thought if we lived near each other we could be great friends.

But…now I realize we couldn’t. I love gum. Love, love, love gum. It seems to draw off some of my excess energy. I have a hard time being still unless I’m reading, and life seems to demand a great deal of thoughtful stillness from me.

I feel less frenetic with gum. Having an outlet also prevents the energy converting into anxiety, which I’m prone to.

And then, too, I love the taste of…tastiness. I don’t allow myself very much sweet stuff and my diet is horrifically repetitive. Bubblemint gum is like the sunshine in my bland, Wheat Chex and chicken breast-inundated life.

You’re just a mean, anti-gum bully. And now you’ve crushed my spirit. THANKS.[/quote]

If most people who chew gum that I run across didn’t end up breathing heavily for no reason and smacking loudly, I wouldn’t mind it one bit. Unfortunately 99% of people, though otherwise decent people, do. If you fall in the 1%, you’re okay by me.

Otherwise, I’m with Ouro.

Regarding mouth health, I’d rather watch people floss in public than chew gum.

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[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
EmilyQ wrote:
Damn, Ouro. And I thought if we lived near each other we could be great friends.

But…now I realize we couldn’t. I love gum. Love, love, love gum. It seems to draw off some of my excess energy. I have a hard time being still unless I’m reading, and life seems to demand a great deal of thoughtful stillness from me.

I feel less frenetic with gum. Having an outlet also prevents the energy converting into anxiety, which I’m prone to.

And then, too, I love the taste of…tastiness. I don’t allow myself very much sweet stuff and my diet is horrifically repetitive. Bubblemint gum is like the sunshine in my bland, Wheat Chex and chicken breast-inundated life.

You’re just a mean, anti-gum bully. And now you’ve crushed my spirit. THANKS.

If most people who chew gum that I run across didn’t end up breathing heavily for no reason and smacking loudly, I wouldn’t mind it one bit. Unfortunately 99% of people, though otherwise decent people, do. If you fall in the 1%, you’re okay by me.

Otherwise, I’m with Ouro.

Regarding mouth health, I’d rather watch people floss in public than chew gum.

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Growning up my mother was an excessive gum chewer. She smacked, popped and worked that piece of gum. The noise was horrendous and has scared me. I wanted to say ‘For god sake would you just smoke or something.’ To this day, the sound of anyone eating or even loud juicy kisses give me the shivers. I have to eat with background noise.

I’m also an excessively twitchy ants in my pants person who used to smoke. That was hard to give up just because of the need to twitch. I drank tea for a while. Now I just give into the energy. I’m the person at work who doesn’t call anyone elses office, I have to skip over :slight_smile: MY PL coach says I’m high strung.

Emily, I’m sure we could still be friends, I’d just have to hum and tap my hands to cover up any noise :slight_smile: I may be humming and tapping anyway.

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Look up H.Pylori and a man by the name of Barry Marshall for the cause of the majority of gastric ulcers.

Don’t mind gum chewing, but can’t stand those who chew bovine style - close your damn mouth!

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:

If most people who chew gum that I run across didn’t end up breathing heavily for no reason and smacking loudly, I wouldn’t mind it one bit. Unfortunately 99% of people, though otherwise decent people, do. If you fall in the 1%, you’re okay by me.

Otherwise, I’m with Ouro.

Regarding mouth health, I’d rather watch people floss in public than chew gum.[/quote]

I’m very discreet, I swear! In public, anyway. I hope (I think) I’m in the 1%, though at home and in the car I feel a little freer. I floss a lot, too, but not in public.

[quote]Growning up my mother was an excessive gum chewer. She smacked, popped and worked that piece of gum. The noise was horrendous and has scared me. I wanted to say ‘For god sake would you just smoke or something.’ To this day, the sound of anyone eating or even loud juicy kisses give me the shivers. I have to eat with background noise.

I’m also an excessively twitchy ants in my pants person who used to smoke. That was hard to give up just because of the need to twitch. I drank tea for a while. Now I just give into the energy. I’m the person at work who doesn’t call anyone elses office, I have to skip over :slight_smile: MY PL coach says I’m high strung.

Emily, I’m sure we could still be friends, I’d just have to hum and tap my hands to cover up any noise :slight_smile: I may be humming and tapping anyway.[/quote]

And wouldn’t we be an appealing pair?? But okay, I’d be happy to be your friend. Do you by any chance talk with your hands?

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With all of the food that I eat, and hate the taste of leftover food-funky breath, I have to chew gum. Peppermint Orbit, preferably.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
All gastric and digestion issues aside, it really is a loathesome pastime. The sound and sight of endless mastication…blech.

Xylitol has been proven to reduce the bacteria associated with decay in the mouth. You may not like it, but I do believe more people should be chewing sugar free gum as well as taking better care of their mouths.[/quote]

So what brand do 9 out of 10 dentists recommend?

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
All gastric and digestion issues aside, it really is a loathesome pastime. The sound and sight of endless mastication…blech.

Xylitol has been proven to reduce the bacteria associated with decay in the mouth. You may not like it, but I do believe more people should be chewing sugar free gum as well as taking better care of their mouths.[/quote]

Yeah, but even sugar-free gum has almost 1g of carbs-- and can ruin your diet.

I read that right here on T-Nation…

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
The sound and sight of endless mastication…blech.[/quote]

There’s a great thread in SAMA about different places people have masticated. People do it everywhere.

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[quote]dianab wrote:
Professor X wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
All gastric and digestion issues aside, it really is a loathesome pastime. The sound and sight of endless mastication…blech.

Xylitol has been proven to reduce the bacteria associated with decay in the mouth. You may not like it, but I do believe more people should be chewing sugar free gum as well as taking better care of their mouths.

So what brand do 9 out of 10 dentists recommend?[/quote]

I really did laugh out loud at this.

The brand really doesn’t matter as long as it is sugar free and contains xylitol as the sugar/alcohol.

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Teachers and old people hate gum. I mean, it is like insulting their very being by chewing it. It offends their families, and the shaolin temple.

The other day … Kings of Leon (a band) was performing on the Dave Letterman show. The drummer had been chewing gum all throughout the song apparently (I didn’t notice.) At the end Letterman came to greet them and shake hands as they do, and he actually chastised the drummer, ‘you can’t chew GUM … spit that out’…live on TV. It made me laugh… and think… ‘hey, teacher…leave them kids alone’…

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Oh, and a bit more to that… the drummer of that band is the oldest in the band who recently quit smoking. The guitar player smokes constantly even in performances, (I’ve seen them five times) … Dave Letterman is a cigar smoker who has had his heart quit on him how many times now, and he is lecturing a rock n roll drummer for chewing gum instead of smoking.

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Wait, isn’t acid reflux actually an issue of LOW stomach acid? I could’ve sworn I read that somewhere.

I know my uncle had this issue and the doctor told him to have a spoonful of ACV with meals. After a while the reflux went away I believe.

By that logic, it would seem that chewing gum, if the study cited says is good for acid reflux, should be good because it increases stomach acid. No?

Gum chewing is fine. Gum chewing with your mouth open should incur Chinese Torture #437.

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I chew gum (sugarless) frequently, but I stuff it into my back teeth and stop chewing when I’m talking to someone.

I took up gum chewing a few years ago, and my dentist noticed. He said “You’ve been chewing gum alot, haven’t you?” When I asked how he knew, he told me that my teeth had a smooth polish to them that’s caused by it, and that chewing sugarless gum actually does help keep teeth and gums free from plaque.