Back to Teeth & Tongue in the Digestive Process

The three pairs of major salivary glands are:

- the Parotid Glands – located under the ears;
- the Sublingual glands - located under the tongue; and
- the Submaxillary glands, also known as the Submandibular glands, are located near the jawbone.

Saliva helps us fight off bacterial infection. But this defense is only really efficient if you chew your food well so as to create a larger surface area of food on which the saliva and enzymes can act against food-borne bacteria.

Many obese people have noted and persevered with our non-invasive and natural chewing disciplines. Their positive results are proving beyond any doubt that they could improve their general health and lose excess fat without dieting!

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