— CORE 6

Digest

06  Digest

Slow down when you eat.

Digestion doesn't begin after you swallow. It starts before the first bite, when your brain sees and smells food, a step that gets skipped entirely when you eat in the car or at your desk.

THE RULE
Sit down, slow down, and eat without distractions each day.

STARTING TODAY

Pick one meal. Sit down, put the phone somewhere else, and take five slow breaths before your first bite — four seconds in, six seconds out. Then chew each bite until it's the texture of applesauce, and put your fork down between bites.