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đŊī¸ The Story of Ghrelin, Cortisol & Leptin:Â
Why Stress Makes You Hungry:
Step 1: Your Stomach Becomes Empty đŊī¸When your stomach is empty, it releases a hormone called Ghrelin.Ghrelin says:"I'm hungry! Please eat something."āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
āĻĒā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻšāϞā§
Ghrelin āύāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāϏā§āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϞā§,"āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤"
Step 2: You Feel Hungry đThe brain receives Ghrelin's message.Now you feel hungry and start thinking about food.āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
āĻŽāϏā§āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻ āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Step 3: Suddenly You Feel Stressed đMaybe...
āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āύāĻļāύ, āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻļāϰā§āϰ Cortisol āύāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϏ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤Step 4: Cortisol Talks to Ghrelin đĸCortisol tells Ghrelin,"Make the person eat more!"Now your hunger becomes stronger.You start craving sweets, chips, pizza, or sugary drinks.āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
Cortisol, Ghrelin-āĻā§ āĻŦāϞā§,"āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāϞā§!"āϤāĻāύ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻĢā§āĻĄ, āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϏ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϞā§āĻĄ āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤Step 5: You Eat More đExtra food becomes stored as body fat, especially around the belly.āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋ (Belly Fat) āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĨ¤Step 6: Fat Cells Send a Message đŠFat cells release another hormone called Leptin.Leptin tells the brain,"We have enough food. Stop eating."āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āώ āĻĨā§āĻā§ Leptin āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāϏā§āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϞā§,"āĻļāϰā§āϰ⧠āϝāĻĨā§āώā§āĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤"Step 7: But Too Much Stress Changes Everything â ī¸If stress continues for weeks or months,
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϏ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§,
āĻŽāϏā§āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϤāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§,"āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤"āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž...āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϏ...āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋ...āĻāĻ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻāϞāϤā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤đ¯ Simple Summaryâ Ghrelin = "I'm Hungry."
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: Ghrelin āĻŦāϞā§, "āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤"â Cortisol = "We're Stressed. Need More Energy."
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: Cortisol āĻŦāϞā§, "āĻļāϰā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϏ⧠āĻāĻā§, āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤"â Leptin = "I'm Full. Stop Eating."
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: Leptin āĻŦāϞā§, "āĻĒā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻā§, āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤"
â¤ī¸ Final MessageLess Stress + Good Sleep + Healthy Food + Regular Exercise = Better Hormone BalanceāĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
āĻāĻŽ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϏ + āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽ + āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ + āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ = Ghrelin, Cortisol āĻāĻŦāĻ Leptin āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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Why Stress Makes You Hungry:
Step 1: Your Stomach Becomes Empty đŊī¸When your stomach is empty, it releases a hormone called Ghrelin.Ghrelin says:"I'm hungry! Please eat something."āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
āĻĒā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻšāϞā§
Ghrelin āύāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāϏā§āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϞā§,"āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤"
Step 2: You Feel Hungry đThe brain receives Ghrelin's message.Now you feel hungry and start thinking about food.āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
āĻŽāϏā§āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻ āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Step 3: Suddenly You Feel Stressed đMaybe...
- Too much workPoor sleepFamily tensionFinancial stress
āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āύāĻļāύ, āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻļāϰā§āϰ Cortisol āύāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϏ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤Step 4: Cortisol Talks to Ghrelin đĸCortisol tells Ghrelin,"Make the person eat more!"Now your hunger becomes stronger.You start craving sweets, chips, pizza, or sugary drinks.āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
Cortisol, Ghrelin-āĻā§ āĻŦāϞā§,"āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāϞā§!"āϤāĻāύ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻĢā§āĻĄ, āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϏ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϞā§āĻĄ āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤Step 5: You Eat More đExtra food becomes stored as body fat, especially around the belly.āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋ (Belly Fat) āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĨ¤Step 6: Fat Cells Send a Message đŠFat cells release another hormone called Leptin.Leptin tells the brain,"We have enough food. Stop eating."āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āώ āĻĨā§āĻā§ Leptin āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāϏā§āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϞā§,"āĻļāϰā§āϰ⧠āϝāĻĨā§āώā§āĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤"Step 7: But Too Much Stress Changes Everything â ī¸If stress continues for weeks or months,
- Cortisol stays highYou keep eating moreBelly fat increasesMore Leptin is produced
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϏ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§,
- Cortisol āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĻĒā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§Leptin-āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§
āĻŽāϏā§āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϤāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§,"āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤"āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž...āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϏ...āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋ...āĻāĻ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻāϞāϤā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤đ¯ Simple Summaryâ Ghrelin = "I'm Hungry."
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: Ghrelin āĻŦāϞā§, "āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤"â Cortisol = "We're Stressed. Need More Energy."
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: Cortisol āĻŦāϞā§, "āĻļāϰā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϏ⧠āĻāĻā§, āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤"â Leptin = "I'm Full. Stop Eating."
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: Leptin āĻŦāϞā§, "āĻĒā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻā§, āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤"
â¤ī¸ Final MessageLess Stress + Good Sleep + Healthy Food + Regular Exercise = Better Hormone BalanceāĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
āĻāĻŽ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϏ + āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽ + āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ + āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ = Ghrelin, Cortisol āĻāĻŦāĻ Leptin āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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