“Taste. The ability to notice or recognize flavors when you eat or drink” (www.merriam-webster.com) Taste is an interesting sense. Without taste, there would be very little difference in what we eat. Combined with smell, flavors are created. Flavors are the reason many cultures consume different kinds of food. All five senses are important in our lives, but taste is unique. It gives variety to what we consume. As one of the five main senses, everyone should understand the science behind taste, the five groups of taste, and effects of taste on the mind and body.
How does taste work? According to Tim Taylor, Anatomy and Physiology Instructor, on the tongue there are small projections called papillae. In the valleys between these are …show more content…
Debi Mueller cites in her article “Excessive use of the sweet taste: Effects on the body and mind” “Frawley goes on to describe the positive effect of the sweet taste as he writes, "Each taste has its specific therapeutic actions. Sweet taste is building and strengthening to all body tissues. It harmonizes the mind and promotes a sense of contentment. It is demulcent (soothing to the mucous membranes), expectorant and mildly laxative. It counters burning sensations."” ( https://www.ayurvedacollege.com) In this part of the article, Meuller is discussing how David Frawley has written about the sweet taste’s role in the body and mind. She explains how the sweet taste can improve the body’s cell’s ability to reproduce and maintain their overall health. The sweet taste can also have a positive effect on your mood by giving you “cheerfulness, energy and happiness, and containing the energy of love." (https://www.ayurvedacollege.com) According to Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, taste is also connected to the part of your brain that forms a memory of a time and place of an event, hippocampus. Between the hippocampus and the insular cortex, the region of the brain that identifies tastants, memories can be linked to taste. Also, due to the connection with locations and memories, if you try a food in one location and didn’t like it, you may be able to retry it in a new location with a
How does taste work? According to Tim Taylor, Anatomy and Physiology Instructor, on the tongue there are small projections called papillae. In the valleys between these are …show more content…
Debi Mueller cites in her article “Excessive use of the sweet taste: Effects on the body and mind” “Frawley goes on to describe the positive effect of the sweet taste as he writes, "Each taste has its specific therapeutic actions. Sweet taste is building and strengthening to all body tissues. It harmonizes the mind and promotes a sense of contentment. It is demulcent (soothing to the mucous membranes), expectorant and mildly laxative. It counters burning sensations."” ( https://www.ayurvedacollege.com) In this part of the article, Meuller is discussing how David Frawley has written about the sweet taste’s role in the body and mind. She explains how the sweet taste can improve the body’s cell’s ability to reproduce and maintain their overall health. The sweet taste can also have a positive effect on your mood by giving you “cheerfulness, energy and happiness, and containing the energy of love." (https://www.ayurvedacollege.com) According to Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, taste is also connected to the part of your brain that forms a memory of a time and place of an event, hippocampus. Between the hippocampus and the insular cortex, the region of the brain that identifies tastants, memories can be linked to taste. Also, due to the connection with locations and memories, if you try a food in one location and didn’t like it, you may be able to retry it in a new location with a