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/citizenatlarge]

I used to that that all the time when I worked a job that used a lot of zip ties. Now I'm thinking anymore plastic in me from something like that is something I prob shouldn't ever do again. Ugh, zip ties are the best though. Curse you plastics!

[u/JonatasA → u/citizenatlarge]

Plastics are the best. They have no taste so all you have is your saliva going around the zip ties.