Saliva moistens and lubricates the food mass. This salivary enzymatic secretion promotes the first of several chemical reactions that convert food into usable nutrients. During chewing, food reaches a temperature suitable for digestion. The food we eat, is broken down by digestive juices into small, absorbable nutrients that generate the energy required to maintain life, replace the cells that are constantly dying and to keep us functioning. Enzymatic secretion dysfunction is a major cause of indigestion.
Digestive enzymes act solely at the surface of food particles.
The rate of digestion is related directly to the extent to which food is masticated. Saliva contains the enzymes salivary amylase and lingual lipase that begin the process of breaking down starch and fat. Do not swallow any food until one has derived all the pleasurable taste from the food one is eating. Close one's eyes and feelingly meditate on the maximum pleasurable taste of the food in one's mouth before swallowing such food. To put the fire out before it begins, correct your lifestyle, mentality and spirituality.