You’ve felt that feeling before. You see, think, or smell a juicy burger or delicious slice of pizza and your mouth instantly starts watering. It might be happening to you right now just reading this. But why?
It’s all because of our reflex system which is essentially preparing our bodies for the food we are about to eat. Nerve signals are sent to our salivary glands to essentially start preparing saliva to assist with chewing, tasting and digestion of the food. Wow. Science! Our bodies are so cool.
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