Still burning at 9. The chew people forgot.
A piece of ancient chewed 'gum', a burn that starts at 9 p.m., and the after-dinner habit people forgot.
Image: Jensen et al. 2019, Nature Communications 10:5520, Fig. 1a, CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Cropped.
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Lola's gum.
5,700 years ago, a woman in Denmark chewed a lump of birch pitch, a sticky tar made from birch bark, and left it in the mud. In 2019, scientists pulled her entire genome out of that one piece. They could tell she likely had dark skin, dark brown hair and blue eyes. They even found traces of hazelnuts and duck, maybe from a recent meal. People have chewed tree pitch and resin for thousands of years.
Still burning at 9.
It starts after dinner: a burn that climbs up behind her breastbone. Then it runs her nights. She can't lie flat. Antacids in her purse, her car and her nightstand. Still burning at 9. A second pillow. Still burning at 9. No food after 7. Still burning at 9.
Then it takes her food.
The spicy dish. The glass of red. The tomato sauce. One by one, off the list.
It is not only what she ate.
A Cleveland Clinic doctor explains: the drop in estrogen can weaken the valve at the top of the stomach, and that lets acid rise. It isn't only what she ate. It's her body changing the rules.
After a meal.
In a study of 31 people with reflux symptoms, chewing sugar-free gum for half an hour after a meal cut the time acid spent in the food pipe.** The researchers' idea: chewing makes you swallow more, and swallowing helps clear acid back down.
**Research is on regular sugar-free gum, not on mastic or Gum of Gods.
The resin from Chios.
Mastic is a tree resin from the Greek island of Chios. In the 1st century, Dioscorides wrote that it helped indigestion. Today the European Medicines Agency lists it as a traditional herbal medicine for mild indigestion, based on long-standing use. Studies on mastic found less heartburn and stomach pain in adults with indigestion.* In one placebo-controlled study, 77% of people with indigestion taking mastic reported marked improvement, vs 40% on placebo.*
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An after-dinner habit, not another snack.
Gum of Gods Classic is one ingredient: mastic resin, hand-harvested on Chios. A slow, firm after-dinner chew. An after-dinner habit, not another snack.
The night is hers.
Dinner out with friends. She orders what she actually wants. She laughs through dessert. She goes home, and the night is hers.
Rated 4.9 from 810 reviews.
Rated 4.9 from 810 reviews on the Classic Pack. 60,000+ orders. We've worked with the Chios Mastiha Growers Association for five years. Hand-harvested on Chios. We pack orders by hand in Pennsylvania.
Before you try it
What is it, exactly?
The Classic tin is one ingredient: real mastic resin from Chios, chewed like gum. Nothing added.
What does it taste like?
Not minty, not candy-sweet. A clean, slow, firm chew.
How do I chew it?
Start with one or two small pieces. It starts crumbly, then comes together after a minute of chewing. Chew slowly, after meals or with your afternoon coffee.
Is it for everyone?
Not for people with dental work. Mastic is a hard resin. If you have crowns, bridges, implants, braces or dentures, skip this one.
Is it a medicine?
No. Gum of Gods is a food. It does not diagnose, treat or replace anything your doctor gives you. Talk to your doctor about your health and your medication.
When will it ship?
Ships same or next day. Every tin is packed by hand in Pennsylvania.
She chewed resin 5,700 years ago. Your turn.
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*Research is on mastic, not on Gum of Gods specifically. Forms and doses varied.
**Research is on regular sugar-free gum, not on mastic or Gum of Gods.
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