Mastic chewing gum's health benefits stem from its rich composition of antioxidant, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory compounds. Here's a breakdown of how these compounds may promote gut health.

Learn more about the tiny particles that can come off of your gum — what is essentially a soft piece of plastic — as you chew ...

Chewing gum is made by first melting down the base ... In Greece, a natural gum was harvested from the mastic tree on the Southern Island of Chios, dating back 2,500 years to the time of Hippocrates.