The Professor's Teaching That Resolved the 'Separate Stomach' Debate: 'I'm Full' Means No Room Even for Favorites! I've Been Defiant No Matter How Much People Called Me 'Weird'
'I'm full!'
'I'm so stuffed, I ate too much!'
they say, but when they see
desserts or sweets,
'I have a separate stomach for that!'
the people around me say happily...
I have always found that scene mysterious.
For me, the standard is
'I'm full' = 'No more room'
Even if it's my favorite food,
I truly don't want any more.
But strangely enough...
I'm usually told this by those around me...
'Huh? That's weird!'
My 'I'm full' is a literal interpretation.
If anything, isn't the concept of 'I'm full' for people around me
just loose...?
I have stubbornly pushed back, saying 'I'm not the weird one.'
But it is also a fact that I have felt uneasy, being constantly told I'm 'weird' by the overwhelming majority.
The one who gave the best scientific answer to that long-standing'separate stomach debate'was
an article by Professor Ushiro Ueda that I found on note.
By the way,
as a fan of the drama 'Trick',
I read the whole thing in that person's voice and image, haha.
The level of the homage is just too high!
Shocking Fact: The 'Separate Stomach' Was a Brain Hacking Error
Professor Ueda's article
explained in detail about the magic of'orexin'which causes the brain to expand the stomach.
Receiving visual information of so-called sweets (desserts and snacks)
-> The brain's reward system is stimulated
-> A hormone called orexin is secreted
-> It forcibly relaxes the stomach, which should be full, to create space
This, he said, is the true nature of the 'separate stomach'.
After reading this article, I was shaken...
'Is it a normal function to be able to have a separate stomach?'
'Is my body, which doesn't function that way, the one with the bug?'
So...
I decided to take the plunge and ask a question in the comments section.
I was waiting for an 'explanation of the bug' from a scientific perspective...
but what came back from Professor Ueda was
a completely unexpected
'total affirmation'.
Let's start with the conclusion.
Your condition is not a 'bug',
but proof of an extremely normal and robust 'security' system.
According to the professor's explanation,
the state where a 'separate stomach' is activated to forcibly stuff food in is actually
an 'error state where the brain's desires have hacked the stomach's physical limits'
.
Not having a 'separate stomach' activate wasn't 'weird' at all!
It seems that instead of sweet temptations,
you prioritized the correct alert of 'stomach limit',
and your system was completely blocking the brain's runaway behavior.
Your perception of 'zero capacity' is
biologically overwhelmingly correct.
It's not that the people around you have loose concepts,
it's just that their stomachs are being deceived by their brains.
Be proud of your robust OS that doesn't bug out.
This was the moment the confusion I had been carrying
vanished completely.
There was no bug in my body.
On the contrary,
it was equipped with an excellent security system.
A perfect survival strategy inherent to living organisms
Triggered by Professor Ueda's words,
I decided to change my perspective and look into it.
'When I'm full, I stop eating even my favorite food'
Isn't thisthe very survival strategy inherent to living organisms?
Let's think about
wild animals for a moment...
When lions and zebras
are full,
even if there is still a feast in front of them,
they stop trying to eat any more.
Because eating more than necessary
leads tofatal risksfor living organisms.
<Increased survival risk>
The body becomes heavy, movements slow down, and you can't escape from enemies.
<Overuse of internal organs>
Energy is taken away for digestion, reducing energy available for self-healing and immunity.
<Metabolic disorder>
Nutrients that cannot be processed start causing harm within the body.
In other words...
The function of accurately sensing the fullness line that the body needs and stopping appetite without being deceived by the brain's temptations
can be called an extremely rational and sophisticated mechanismfor 'maintaining one's body in the safest and most sustainable way'.
Has your 'OS' been hacked lately?
In the past,
during times of famine when you didn't know when you'd eat next,
having a 'bug' that allowed you to force food in even when full (a 'separate stomach')
might have been advantageous for survival.
For the brain's programming at the time, that was likely the right thing to do.
However, in modern society where food is abundant,
considering the risks mentioned earlier,
it feels like the 'separate stomach system' is backfiring.
As a survival strategy for living healthily in the modern age,
isn't it becoming more necessary
to have a robust security 'OS'
that can listen to the real voice of your internal organs and put a stop to things?
'Which one is right or wrong'
is not a simple matter of polarization.
When people around you are enjoying their 'separate stomach',
you can just think, 'Their brain is being hacked again,'
and quietly observe them with a warm, scientific gaze.
However, in the modern world...
there is an overwhelming abundance of delicious things, strong seasonings,
and attractive information that comfortably hacks the brain.
If you let your guard down,
our bodies will quickly be swallowed up by external errors.
Why not occasionally step away from the noisy information outside
and listen closely to your own internal sensors?
If you hear, 'I'm already full,'
don't look at the temptations, and trust that voice as it is.
Could it be that
this is the simplest way to take care of yourself??
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