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Episode: 0098 – Sidebar on Saliva: What Actually Is It?
Description: 0098 – Sidebar on Saliva: What Actually Is It? The mouth has saliva – 99 percent water and a variety of electrolytes, including sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate, and phosphates. We make about three pints of it a day.[1] Saliva helps you taste, makes it easier to chew and swallow and washes away food particles. Its enzymes aids digestion and helps prevent tooth decay by neutralizing acids.  [1] https://www.thejpd.org/article/S0022-3913(01)54032-9/fulltext#:~:text=Saliva%20is%20composed%20of%20a,such%20as%20urea%20and%20ammonia  Through t...