work it! enzymes, let's go!

work it! enzymes, let's go!

In humans, digestion begins in the oral cavity where food is chewed (mastication) with the teeth. Saliva is secreted in large amounts (1-1.5 liter/day) by three pairs of exocrine salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and submaxillary) in the oral cavity, and is mixed with the chewed food by the tongue. The saliva serves to clean the oral cavity and moisten the food, and contains digestive enzymes such as salivary amylase, which aids in the chemical breakdown (hydrolysis) of starch (polysaccharide) into maltose (a disaccharide). It also contains mucin, a glycoprotein which helps in softening the food. The softened food is called bolus.

i think i love my enzymes very very much.

as you all know, i am having mechanical digestion difficulties currently. so, for the preliminary part of digestion, i can only rely on my digestive enzymes to chemically breakdown my food into swallow-able nature.

ahh. i just love biology so much. i miss lessons with mrs joseph's wonderful voice.



anyways, i have found three (hoping for more!) types of non-liquid food which i can safely put into my mouth without hurting. there's mash potato, mummy's homemade super-minced meat and potato porridge (i think even babies can eat this. it's more of swallow than eat.) AND CHEEESE!

i know! i was so surprised too! i was throwing this whole fit for being unable to chew on stuff, that i grabbed a slice of krafts just oh-so-rebelliously and randomly from the fridge (after that, i did thank God that apples werent stored in the middle compartment. dont imagine.). but, it turns out, my trusty enzymes can break it down pretty fast, so i am as happy as tyng-with-normal-teeth!

but i am still not eating to the point of satisfaction (think minimal total/marginal utility) cause i get pissed off from having to hurt my tongue against the protector. grr.

everything involving my mouth is taking forever these days. i take 15 minutes to brush my teeth. i cant really be bothered to talk, which kills me inside so that's why i am illustrating details here (sorry if it grossed you all out.).

i am just happy i can suck at CHEESE while i get too bored from everything (not thinking of stepping out of the house. ugly. cant eat. no friends in msia. boo.). maybe i wont lose weight afterall. but i do hope i will. and school will be great for the diet plan, as there isnt much i can eat there, right? whee! okay, i think my optimism is disgusting even myself.

my bros are out watching harry potter but i am at home. dont ask why. it all amounts to impatience and grumpy mood caused by pain. so, anybody wanna watch harry potter with me? i dont mind even if it's downloaded. hah!

garbage's "tell me where it hurts".

i love! so sinful and pretty deep.

they did a pretty rad rendition too. but i have no idea who this band is.

ta-ta.

xoxo.

YAY ME for working embed of youtube!