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EP-296|🧠 Hunger Cycle: From Hunger to Fullness 🧠 āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻžāϰ āϚāĻ•ā§āϰ: āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤ⧃āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ| wellness podcast
30 July 2026

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Jontrona Tonic: The Omega-3 Kitchen( āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āϟāύāĻŋāĻ•: āĻ“āĻŽā§‡āĻ—āĻž-ā§Š āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϘāϰ)

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Hunger to Fullness: Simple Step-by-Step GuideEnglish + Bengali (For Common People)Step 1: Fasting, Stress, or Poor SleepEnglishWhen you skip meals, feel stressed, or do not sleep well, your body thinks it needs more energy.āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āύ, āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϘ⧁āĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž, āϤāĻ–āύ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤âŦ‡ī¸Step 2: Two Important Hormones Are Released:
Your body releases two important hormones:
    Ghrelin from the stomach (hunger hormone)Cortisol from the adrenal glands (stress hormone)
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§‹āύ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇:
    āĻ˜ā§āϰ⧇āϞāĻŋāύ (Ghrelin) — āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ⧀ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ (āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻžāϰ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§‹āύ)āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϏāϞ (Cortisol) — āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāύāĻžāϞ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ (āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āϏ⧇āϰ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§‹āύ)
âŦ‡ī¸Step 3: Ghrelin Makes You Hungry: Ghrelin travels through the blood to the brain. The brain receives the message that the stomach is empty, so you start feeling hungry. āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻ˜ā§āϰ⧇āϞāĻŋāύ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āϕ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ• āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ⧀ āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ, āϤāĻžāχ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
âŦ‡ī¸Step 4: Growth Hormone Is Released. Ghrelin also tells the pituitary gland to release growth hormone. This hormone helps repair tissues, maintain muscles, and support normal body functions. āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻ˜ā§āϰ⧇āϞāĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻŋāϟ⧁āχāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧋āĻĨ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§‹āύ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§‹āύ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āϟāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁ āĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
âŦ‡ī¸Step 5: Cortisol Gives Emergency Energy : Cortisol reaches the liver. The liver breaks down stored glycogen into glucose and releases it into the blood to provide quick energy. āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϏāϞ āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϰ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāχāϕ⧋āĻœā§‡āύ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϞ⧁āϕ⧋āϜ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ⧇ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âŦ‡ī¸Step 6: Blood Sugar Increases:The extra glucose increases your blood sugar and gives energy to your brain and muscles.āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ—ā§āϞ⧁āϕ⧋āϜ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ⧇ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ• āĻ“ āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€āϕ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âŦ‡ī¸Step 7: You Eat FoodEnglishBecause you feel hungry, you eat food.āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻžāύāĨ¤
âŦ‡ī¸Step 8: Food Is DigestedEnglishYour digestive system breaks food into nutrients like glucose, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. These nutrients enter the bloodstream.āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ•āϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϞ⧁āϕ⧋āϜ, āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āϟāĻŋāύ, āϚāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋ, āĻ­āĻŋāϟāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻ“ āĻ–āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ⧇ āĻļā§‹āώāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âŦ‡ī¸Step 9: The Liver Processes the NutrientsEnglishThe liver:
    Stores extra glucose as glycogen.Controls blood sugar.Processes carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.Produces bile for fat digestion.Helps maintain the body's energy.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϰ:
    āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ—ā§āϞ⧁āϕ⧋āϜ āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāχāϕ⧋āĻœā§‡āύ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻž āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ⧇ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϰāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ, āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āϟāĻŋāύ āĻ“ āϚāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤āϚāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋ āĻšāϜāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤ (Bile) āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
âŦ‡ī¸Step 10: Insulin Is ReleasedEnglishAfter eating, blood sugar rises. The pancreas releases insulin. Insulin helps glucose move from the blood into the body's cells.āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ⧇ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāϝāĻŧ āχāύāϏ⧁āϞāĻŋāύ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤ āχāύāϏ⧁āϞāĻŋāύ āĻ—ā§āϞ⧁āϕ⧋āϜāϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āϕ⧋āώ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âŦ‡ī¸Step 11: Ghrelin DecreasesEnglishBecause your stomach is now full, ghrelin levels decrease. Your hunger starts to go away.āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ⧀ āĻ­āϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ˜ā§āϰ⧇āϞāĻŋāύ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻžāĻ“ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âŦ‡ī¸Step 12: Fat Cells Release LeptinEnglishFat cells receive energy and release leptin, the satiety hormone.āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāϚāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϰ āϕ⧋āώ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϞ⧇āĻĒā§āϟāĻŋāύ āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϤ⧃āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§‹āύ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
âŦ‡ī¸Step 13: The Brain Receives the "Full" SignalEnglishLeptin travels to the brain and tells it:
"We have enough energy."The brain reduces hunger.āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāϞ⧇āĻĒā§āϟāĻŋāύ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
"āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤"āĻāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ• āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻž āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âŦ‡ī¸Step 14: You Feel FullEnglishYou feel satisfied, stop eating, and your body starts using energy normally.āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϟ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
Simple Flow Chart (English)Fasting / Stress / Poor Sleep
âŦ‡ī¸Ghrelin ↑ (Hunger Hormone) → Hunger increasesCortisol ↑ (Stress Hormone) → Liver releases glucose
âŦ‡ī¸Blood sugar increases
âŦ‡ī¸You eat food
âŦ‡ī¸Food is digested
âŦ‡ī¸Liver processes nutrients
âŦ‡ī¸Insulin increases
âŦ‡ī¸Ghrelin decreases
âŦ‡ī¸Fat cells release Leptin
âŦ‡ī¸Brain receives "I'm full" signal
âŦ‡ī¸Hunger decreases + Energy use becomes normalāϏāĻšāϜ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ (āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž)āύāĻž āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž / āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻĒ / āĻ•āĻŽ āϘ⧁āĻŽ
âŦ‡ī¸āĻ˜ā§āϰ⧇āϞāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ → āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϏāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ → āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϞ⧁āϕ⧋āϜ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇âŦ‡ī¸āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ⧇ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇
âŦ‡ī¸āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻžāύ
âŦ‡ī¸āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻšāϜāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
âŦ‡ī¸āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧁āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇
âŦ‡ī¸āχāύāϏ⧁āϞāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇
âŦ‡ī¸āĻ˜ā§āϰ⧇āϞāĻŋāύ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡
âŦ‡ī¸āϚāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϰ āϕ⧋āώ āϞ⧇āĻĒā§āϟāĻŋāύ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇
âŦ‡ī¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ• āϤ⧃āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ
âŦ‡ī¸āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āϧāĻž āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

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