Fellas, we already know, there are only so many things we can do to get a more attractive face. We don’t have makeup, we don’t have Instagram filters (okay, we do, but if you use an excessive amount it’s embarrassingly obvious), so all we really have is getting a decent haircut and going to the gym. But the latter doesn’t effect our most people-facing attribute: the face.
So, how can you make your face more attractive?
In short, breathing through your nose and chewing harder foods.
Everyone’s favourite internet scientist, Dr. Andrew Huberman, spoke about the evolution of facial structure and how, as humans, we are meant to chew tough, hard foods which not only strengthens the jaw muscles, but opens up the nasal canals, resulting in better nose-breathing and sending more oxygen to the brain. But decades of chewing soft foods and slurping meals through straws has reduced our facial muscles, worsened our teeth, and lastly, turned us into mouth breathers.
Many people are under the misconception that a facelift and eye-bag reduction is due to the skin loosening, but, according to Huberman, this is actually a result of the facial muscles beneath the skin being underutilized, in turn sagging and giving that loose appearance. Much like your biceps, these muscles need to be trained too in order to stay firm, something done by chewing harder foods and keeping your mouth closed.
Side Effects of Mouth Breathing
Mouth breathing overstimulates certain cheek muscles which can result in a longer face, tired, lazy eyes, changing the shape of your nose, and your chin sinking inwards, reducing jaw size. And if there’s one thing we know from the internet, it’s that ladies love a sharp jawline.
When breathing through your nose, small hairs called ‘cilia’ filter out debris like pollution, allergens, and even microscopic insects, a protective shield which the mouth does not provide. This also dries out your mouth and your lips, reduces jaw size, causes bad breath, and results in reduced oxygen flow to the brain, which, over time, will make you dumb, hence the insult “mouth-breather”.
When nose-breathing, your tongue is supposed to be placed on the roof of your mouth, resulting in better oxygen flow to the brain, to your lungs, better jaw alignment, and, when done over time, will in fact make you hotter.
In the book Jaws: A Hidden Epidemic, authors Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich discuss a study in which identical twins had their facial structure observed during their adolescence, but one ate tough foods that required consistent use of their teeth and jaw, the other was given a (unfortunately) customary diet of the modern age: soft foods, a lot of slurping, etc. The conclusion showed the subject who ate tougher foods not only had much better jaw muscles, but a much more attractive face as well: higher cheek bones, more prominent jaw, better teeth.
Despite the skyrocketing trend of male plastic surgery, much like getting a six-pack implant, getting jaw surgery is costly and totally unnecessary. Think about it, consider the last time you chewed a lot of gum: your jaw may ache afterwards, but it also looks a bit flexed, like getting a pump at the gym.
Bottom line: do like our barbarian ancestors. Release yourself in the woods, hunt down a wolf with your bare hands, and eat it. You’ll look like Giga-Chad in no time.
