blsm
#62
Last year I read a really interesting book called Breath by James Nestor that had a chapter on chewing as helpful for building facial bone so I decided to give it a try. I’ve been chewing Falim gum 2-3 times per day for 30 minutes over the past 14 months and it indeed seems to at least have made a modest difference in my appearance. I’m not a doctor or a dentist but I figured this n1 experiment was pretty benign and I could stop or take a break at anytime if I didn’t like it but I plan on continuing chewing.
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LaraPo
#63
Great minds think alike! 
I started doing it last year. Bought Falim on Amazon. It really helps! Being almost 70, I still don’t have jowls, which contributes to a younger look.
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blsm
#64
WooHoo! That’s wonderful news!
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Exercising the masseter isn’t likely to build bone on the mandible. If you look at the origin and insertion of the muscles of mastication, medial and lateral pterygoid, temporalis and masseter you can somewhat visualize the direction of forces. Possibly, it might only generate more tori, although that process isn’t well understood. More likely it would create or advance abfractions on the teeth. In some, heavy chewing, as suggested above could lead to TMJ problems. But, if you like the Brad Pitt look, hypermasseterism, it could be worthwhile.
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LaraPo
#66
Chewing is part of facial exercise routine which supports facial muscles. I do facial exercises regularly in addition to using micro-current which also contracts muscles.
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Dr.Bart
#67
My masseters get a great work out at night when I grind and clench my teeth for that chipmunk look 
I have to massage them during them during the day as my jaw clicks when I eat.
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I recommend you watch this podcast with a woman OBGYN who’s using and prescribing rapamycin; she reports good results from using rapamycin the past 17 months (specifically with regard to skin): Rapamycin for Fertility and Menopause; Clinical Results
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helenas
#69
Another underestimated epidemic. The search for simple, pre-made foods like soylent and smoothies, health drinks, palatable all contribute to weak jaws. We focus so much on glamour muscles and yet never work out the ones that require usage on a daily basis.
I’ve been chewing mastica for some time now, no comparison, the best gum to workout the masseter. Everyone comments on mine, had to explain to my dentist friend what it is.
If I were less private of a person, I’d show videos of me doing workouts by hanging weights from a towel or exercise band and clenching the towel with my teeth to do mouth/neck curls. Friends think I’m ridiculous. I think they have weak mouths.
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There’s some debate about whether topical estradiol raises systemic estrogen. Personally, I’m avoiding it because (tiny) uterine cysts developed with a very small increase in my transdermal estradiol dosage.
My integrative medicine MD suggested topical estriol, a much weaker estrogen. He said there’s some evidence that estriol may be key to balancing other hormone levels for women on HRT.
I was getting it compounded, but it was expensive, so I now use the OTC Emerita estriol cream. I do see improvements in facial skin appearance, texture, and hydration.
This study by Alloy found that estriol cream had similar results to estradiol topical cream:
Estriol seems safer-- particularly for women with family history of breast cancer or other risk factors.
Bridget
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