Mastic Gum

Mastic gum side effects: what you need to know before trying it
Safety and Usage Mastic gum side effects: what you need to know before trying it By YALA Team  ·  9 min read  ·  June 2025 Hero Image — 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB File: mastic-gum-side-effects-safety-guide-hero.webp Alt: "YALA mastic gum — safety guide, side effects, and who should use caution" 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB Mastic gum has an excellent safety record across thousands of years of use and modern clinical research. For the vast majority of people, it is completely safe and well-tolerated. That said, as with any natural botanical... Read more...
Greek chewing gum: the ancient history of mastic gum from Chios
History and Culture Greek chewing gum: the ancient history of mastic gum from Chios By YALA Team  ·  10 min read  ·  June 2025 Hero Image — 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB File: mastic-gum-ancient-greece-history-chios-hero.webp Alt: "The ancient history of mastic gum from Chios — 3,000 years of Greek chewing gum" 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB The history of chewing gum begins long before the first stick of Wrigley's was made. It begins on a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, with a tree that has been producing the same... Read more...
Mastic gum for oral health: what dentists and studies say
Oral Health Mastic gum for oral health: what dentists and studies say By YALA Team  ·  11 min read  ·  June 2025 Hero Image — 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB File: mastic-gum-oral-health-dental-antibacterial-hero.webp Alt: "YALA mastic gum for oral health — antibacterial Chios mastiha for plaque and fresh breath" 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB Oral health is one of the oldest documented applications of mastic gum. Long before modern toothpaste existed, inhabitants of Chios were using mastic resin to clean their teeth and freshen their breath. Modern research has investigated whether... Read more...
Is mastiha the same as mastic gum? Clearing up the confusion
Mastic Gum Basics Is mastiha the same as mastic gum? Clearing up the confusion By YALA Team  ·  8 min read  ·  June 2025 Hero Image — 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB File: chios-mastiha-mastic-gum-terminology-hero.webp Alt: "Chios mastiha — the Greek name for mastic gum from the island of Chios" 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB If you have been researching mastic gum, you have almost certainly encountered several different names: mastic gum, mastiha, mastika, Chios mastic, greek gum. Are these all the same? Mostly yes — but there are some important... Read more...
How to chew mastic gum (and what to expect the first time)
How To Use How to chew mastic gum (and what to expect the first time) By YALA Team  ·  9 min read  ·  June 2025 Hero Image — 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB File: how-to-chew-mastic-gum-yala-pieces-hero.webp Alt: "YALA mastic gum pieces ready to chew — Natural, Cool Mint, and Wild Berry" 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB Mastic gum is not like conventional gum. The first time most people chew it, they are surprised — not unpleasantly, just unexpectedly. It does not behave like the synthetic polymer gum you grew up with,... Read more...
Mastic gum vs regular chewing gum: what's actually different?
Comparison Mastic gum vs regular chewing gum: what's actually different? By YALA Team  ·  10 min read  ·  June 2025 Hero Image — 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB File: mastic-gum-vs-conventional-chewing-gum-hero.webp Alt: "YALA mastic gum vs conventional chewing gum — a comparison of ingredients and health properties" 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB If you have been chewing conventional gum your whole life, switching to mastic gum raises an obvious question: what is actually different? The short answer is almost everything — from what it is made of, to how it behaves... Read more...
Mastic gum and digestion: what the research actually shows
Gut Health Mastic gum and digestion: what the research actually shows By YALA Team  ·  11 min read  ·  June 2025 Hero Image — 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB File: mastic-gum-digestion-gut-health-hero.webp Alt: "YALA mastic gum for digestive health — PDO-certified Chios mastiha after meals" 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB Mastic gum has been used for digestive complaints since antiquity. Hippocrates referenced it. Ottoman physicians prescribed it. Mediterranean grandmothers still recommend it. But what does the actual clinical research say? This post cuts through the tradition and looks at the evidence... Read more...
Where does mastic gum come from? The island of Chios explained
Origin and Sourcing Where does mastic gum come from? The island of Chios explained By YALA Team  ·  10 min read  ·  June 2025 Hero Image — 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB File: chios-island-aegean-sea-mastic-gum-origin.webp Alt: "The island of Chios in the Aegean Sea — the only place on earth where mastic gum is produced" 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB Mastic gum comes from one place on earth. Not one country. Not one region. One island — and a specific part of that island. Understanding where mastic gum comes from is... Read more...
What is mastic gum? The complete guide to Chios mastiha
Mastic Gum Basics What is mastic gum? The complete guide to Chios mastiha By YALA Team  ·  10 min read  ·  June 2025 Hero Image — 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB File: yala-mastic-gum-chios-mastiha-hero.webp Alt: "YALA mastic gum pouches — Natural, Cool Mint and Wild Berry Chios mastiha from Greece" 1200×630 · WebP · <100KB Mastic gum is one of the oldest natural substances ever used by humans — and still one of the least known outside of Greece. If you have recently come across it and are wondering what it... Read more...