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.

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

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So that's why i liked to chew on ice cream stick so much xD

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Interestingly Muslims chew on wooden stick called "Miswak" to clean their teeth as it was the practice of the prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miswak

Although it has been replaced with Toothbrush is recent times but it used to be very common among Muslims.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) also recommended fasting twice every week.

He also recommended chewing food properly, and not filling up the stomach to full capacity.

He also recommend sleeping early and waking early and took short nap during mid day.

Nor to mention the various instructions and practices he advised fort anger and stress management

All of these practices have proven beneficial for our health by modern science. If only more Muslims followed their prophet.