Our bodies have several mechanisms built into them to make sure we survive as a species. One of these self-preservation modes is hunger. Think about it, every time you try to eat less than your body thinks it needs you usually get very hungry and find that you must eat food. This is due to the complex chemical processes our body uses to make sure we eat enough to stay alive.
You may think that your hunger alarm is all in your stomach and that dieting is all in your head. But the truth is that hunger is regulated by a complex system of chemicals that communicate with all the systems of the body. Signals are sent back and forth from your brain to your body. What starts hunger depends on whether the signals come from sensory or mechanical origins.
After extensive research scientists have discovered that it is the hypothalamus part of our brain that is responsible for regulating our hunger. The hypothalamus cells send signals to other cells in our brain that begins the signals that tells you how much and what to eat. These chemical signals travel both ways so we know when to stop eating.
This chemical communication channel is started when our brain becomes stimulated enough to turn the desire to eat into the physical act of eating. The smell of the food, how it looks and any memories you have of eating it before are what gets the chemicals in your brain moving.
Another way the process starts is at a cellular level, when messages sent to the brain tell it that fuel is needed and that it's time to eat.
Chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters transmit signals to other brain neurons when your body feels it needs nourishment to keep running. Although new discoveries are being made all the time about how the hunger process works scientists feel that one special neurotransmitters called Neuropeptides is what triggers the need for carbohydrates
According to the theory, low levels of glycogen (carbohydrate in storage form in your body) and low blood sugar levels stimulate NPY's release from the hypothalamus. As NPY levels increase, so does your desire for sweet and starchy foods.
While you sleep, your glycogen and blood sugar stores are used up, and they send a message to the brain to release NPY. It's no coincidence that our favorite morning foods are rich in carbohydrates - cereal, breads, bagels, and fruit.
By skipping breakfast you are setting yourself up for a carbohydrate binge by the afternoon as your Neuropeptides level increase through the day. Be aware that this is built-in to each of us and is not something that we can easily control. Some other factors that are thought to trigger the release of Neuropeptides are dieting and stress. - 15343
You may think that your hunger alarm is all in your stomach and that dieting is all in your head. But the truth is that hunger is regulated by a complex system of chemicals that communicate with all the systems of the body. Signals are sent back and forth from your brain to your body. What starts hunger depends on whether the signals come from sensory or mechanical origins.
After extensive research scientists have discovered that it is the hypothalamus part of our brain that is responsible for regulating our hunger. The hypothalamus cells send signals to other cells in our brain that begins the signals that tells you how much and what to eat. These chemical signals travel both ways so we know when to stop eating.
This chemical communication channel is started when our brain becomes stimulated enough to turn the desire to eat into the physical act of eating. The smell of the food, how it looks and any memories you have of eating it before are what gets the chemicals in your brain moving.
Another way the process starts is at a cellular level, when messages sent to the brain tell it that fuel is needed and that it's time to eat.
Chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters transmit signals to other brain neurons when your body feels it needs nourishment to keep running. Although new discoveries are being made all the time about how the hunger process works scientists feel that one special neurotransmitters called Neuropeptides is what triggers the need for carbohydrates
According to the theory, low levels of glycogen (carbohydrate in storage form in your body) and low blood sugar levels stimulate NPY's release from the hypothalamus. As NPY levels increase, so does your desire for sweet and starchy foods.
While you sleep, your glycogen and blood sugar stores are used up, and they send a message to the brain to release NPY. It's no coincidence that our favorite morning foods are rich in carbohydrates - cereal, breads, bagels, and fruit.
By skipping breakfast you are setting yourself up for a carbohydrate binge by the afternoon as your Neuropeptides level increase through the day. Be aware that this is built-in to each of us and is not something that we can easily control. Some other factors that are thought to trigger the release of Neuropeptides are dieting and stress. - 15343
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Caralluma Fimbriata is a plant used for centuries in India to control hunger and is avaliable now in an all natural product called Caralluma Burn.
