You’re ravenous and on a quick lunch break – you’re hardly going to take the time to chew every single bite of food into a fine pulp. And yet this is precisely what health experts say all of us need to learn to do. An awareness campaign led by dental technicians in Germany is calling on people to chew every bite of food up to 30 times, if possible – a habit that requires both mindful eating and self-discipline. Why is thorough chewing so important? Research has shown that chewing food for longer relieves the digestive system and also helps keep teeth and gums healthy. The gums are literally ma…