r/OakIslandDiscussion Executive Producer Mar 03 '25

It's Wood! Chewing different materials affects the brain and a new study found that chewing on wood (wooden tongue depressors), compared to chewing gum, led to a significant increase in a natural brain antioxidant called glutathione, and better performance on memory tasks.

https://www.psypost.org/chewing-wood-may-boost-memory-and-brain-antioxidants-study-finds/
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u/qzak15 I'm a Knights Templar Mar 04 '25

What no smelling???

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u/Rdick_Lvagina I'm a Knights Templar Mar 04 '25

Chewing is the new smelling.