Let's get rid of your gag reflex (and stop choking)

Did you know that you could actually hack your body into doing some pretty neat things? Like hacking your gag reflex and turning it off. For real.
Continue reading to see how.

How do you do that?

Squeeze your left thumb like there's no tomorrow. That's all there is to it.

Nah, you don't really have to squeeze it THAT hard. The hard squeeze is to relieve yourself from heart burn. 

What kind of sorcery is this? 

This knowledge has actually been around for quite a while. It's just that we were too ignorant to take some time to search for this vital information.

How is this vital to us?

If you had to swallow a bomb which only triggers once a loud sound is made, I'm sure the last thing you'll want to do is accidentally coughing due to choking on the said bomb. Therefore, learning the art of turning off your gag reflex is of course, very vital to our daily lives.

On a serious note, this body hack can be essential when you're at the dentist, and they're shoving all these skinny metal things into your throat (and if you're lucky, your mouth). 

Don't worry, it'll only sting like an Africanized Bee's sting.