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Okay, so chewing gum isn't exactly the most demure of habits. And, sure, gnawing on a mondo piece of Bubblicious (like, how we used to do in middle school) might not be totally approp for work.
But! You may want to keep a pack of gum at your desk anyway: According to a new study, chewing the sticky stuff is super awesome for your brain. Research that was recently published in the journal Brain and Cognition found that smacking on gum boosts thinking and alertness. Apparently, as many as eight areas of the brain are affected by chewing (including the ones that determine attention and movement), making people's reaction times up to 10 perfect faster when they've got gum in their mouths.
Another crazy-cool perk? Chewing actually boosts arousal as well.
So, while you might not want to blow a monster bubble in the middle of your morning meeting—or during sex—chewing gum could make you more, shall we say, productive during both. Pretty sweet, huh!?