Summary
Unlocking Jaw Health joins Ben Greenfield Life to discuss mewing, bioesthetic dentistry, and tongue posture for total wellness life network: raw podcast #6. Key topics include mewing technique explained; bioesthetic dentistry approach; tongue posture importance.
Key Points
- Mewing technique explained
- Bioesthetic dentistry approach
- Tongue posture importance
- Connection to breathing and sleep
- Jaw structure and facial development
- Practical implementation tips
Key Moments
Mewing basics: suction your entire tongue against the roof of your mouth all day
Suction your entire tongue tip-to-base against the palate during all activities. The book Jaws shows dramatic facial changes from mewing.
"And actually, in the book Jaws, they show some shocking photos of people who began this process of mewing and proper jaw and tongue alignment, and their entire faces changed. They became more symmetrical. Jaws became more square and defined in men. The faces became less kind of like narrow and sharp in women, a little bit more round and beautiful. And so there's something to this idea of face reinvention."
Mouth taping forces proper tongue posture and nasal breathing during sleep
Mouth taping forces nasal breathing and better tongue posture during sleep. Also chew food 25-40 times per bite.
"So mouth taping does fit into this scenario. And one of the reasons it works so well with helping you get better sleep and better oxygenation is it does force you into a little bit better tongue posture and of course nasal breathing during sleep. In addition to making you sound like Kenny from South Park, if you're trying to have."
