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Don't wait for the leptin

Your Enteric Nervous System is affectionately referred to as the second brain; it is primarily responsible for regulating important aspects of digestion. It uses electrical circuitry running along the entire length of your intestines to coordinate the timing of rhythmical, muscular contractions to keep everything moving along.

Electrical messages are also sent to and from your brain via a large bundle of neurons called the Vagus Nerve. Your gut even has its own set of hormones that it uses to communicate via chemicals travelling in the bloodstream up to your brain. These hormones switch the hunger centres of your brain on and off according to whether your digestive system is empty or full.

Ghrelin is ...