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.

[u/mvea]

https://www.psypost.org/chewing-wood-may-boost-memory-and-brain-antioxidants-study-finds/

[u/EponymousTitus]

Would this apply also to wooden toothpicks or liquorice sticks? I’m kind of stumped to think of other bits of wood i would actually want to out into my mouth.

[u/slothson → u/EponymousTitus]

Im wondering if it coubts after eating a popsicle. I chew on those things for a bit cause they still got flavor

[u/infinityofnever → u/slothson]

Are you a rocket scientist now?

[u/jcaldararo → u/EponymousTitus]

Ice is my go-to. It doesn't have to be wood, it has to be hard.

[u/Velidae → u/EponymousTitus]

I chewed/ate uncooked noodles as a kid. Uncooked spaghetti was pretty tough, maybe that's a good alternative.

[u/ImObviouslyOblivious → u/EponymousTitus]

Birch wood tastes really good, I may look into getting birch sticks.. also Apple and hickory seem like good options?

[u/oobiedoobadoobie → u/EponymousTitus]

I was wondering this too because I chew toothpicks compulsively, in part because it helped me quit smoking. Toothpicks = drugs?

[u/Sunlit53 → u/EponymousTitus]

Try a vegetable. Like a carrot.