Chewing gum can increase concentration and intelligence (photo: thankyourbody.com)
This sweet snack is the most delicious chew when we're on the move. Who would have thought, in addition to healthy, chewing gum can also improve the intelligence tablets.
Usually you may drink coffee to improve concentration. However, there are other ways to get help increase concentration without caffeine that can give the effect of anxiety and trigger ulcer disease. Chewing gum can also help improve concentration cleverness even tablets.
In a study from Cardiff University, it is known that people who chew gum to increase performance in solving problems of verbal and math as much as 10 percent. Effects gum effect on mood, memory and intelligence test performance.
Other studies show chewing gum can improve the ability of the brain in people of all ages. School student who likes chewing receive higher grades in math compared with those not like chewing gum.
Mint or caffeinated chewing gum can also reduce sleepiness and improve alertness. In addition, chewing gum has been shown to increase heart rate and cortisol levels. This can affect mood resulting in a better mood. In fact, another study found that chewing gum daily for two weeks was able to decrease anxiety and depression symptoms.
There is no definitive reason why gum is able to provide effects such as the above. Fortunately, the benefits are not derived from the sugars contained in chewing gum, as some researchers have proved that sugarless gum was able to feed that same benefits. Experts assess the effect may not be obtained from the gum, but we chew continuous action that makes us be alert and focused.
However, the effect of chewing gum can only be obtained during the candy still give a sense. In the study, people who chew gum five minutes before working on a series of cognitive tasks get better results than the group who chewed gum for 20 minutes.
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