#Appetite

[feral-ballad]

Maya C. Popa, from Wound is the Origin of Wonder: Poems: “Dear Life”

[foodshowxyz]

Hi friends.

We recently tried

This delicious prosciutto, fresh burrata and grilled peach slices on toasted bread.

[suave1foru]

Never letting go

[classycookiexo]

[mindblowingscience]

Even the simplest of creatures know hunger. That ache for food drives decisions and behaviors in all living things. For most of us, the consequent behaviors of hunger originate in our brains. Then, it's up to our outer nervous system to let our brains know when we've had enough to eat. But not all animals have brains, so University of Kiel zoologist Christoph Giez and colleagues examined jellyfish relatives found in freshwater, called hydra, to see how brainless creatures balance feeling hungry and full. To their surprise, they found hydra have more sophisticated networks of neurons than expected. Despite their brainlessness, hydra also have a nervous system, with one network acting like our central nervous system, which includes our brains, and another network acting like our peripheral nervous system, which includes all the nerves outside our brain and spinal cord, including the nerves in our guts.

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[misskaboom]

Lyrics from Only You by Matthew Perryman Jones

… 🖤

[hq-erotic-hypnosis]

New Track! Calm Cravings: Smash Plateaus, Jumpstart Your Gains

Based on my work with three gainers who came to me because their progress had stalled for several months.

One of the most common causes of weight gain plateaus is stress.

It's also one reason some people never begin their journey!

This track is here to help you get back into the flow and swell up like you never thought possible!

For the first couple weeks, it should be listened to before bed or before a nap or some other time where you will not suddenly (and unexpectedly) encounter stress.

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Doja Cat opened a pop-up ice cream parlour and bakery in a local mall. The blackberry flavour was the best.

….Then I lost my appetite after finding out that she made the ice cream from her vag.(?!)😳

[curiositysavesthecat]

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[zestrish]

love saturday mornings cuz breakfast goes a little something like this

[sheikthegeek]

This is how I feel on Turkey Day every year looking for fast food to eat...

[suave1foru]

Feel it

[unscramblerer]

Todays Word Of The Day is: Gulosity

Gulosity originates from the Latin gulositas(gluttony). English usage of the word began in the late Middle Ages.

[kevinbroome]

Dream fridge.

[mindblowingscience]

The discovery, detailed in the journal Scientific Reports, could pave the way for refined therapeutics to treat appetite disorders faced by cancer patients as well as anorexia and potentially obesity. After exposing mice to vaporized cannabis sativa, researchers used calcium imaging technology, which is similar to a brain MRI, to determine how their brain cells responded. They observed that cannabis activated a set of cells in the hypothalamus when the rodents anticipated and consumed palatable food that were not activated in unexposed mice.

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[neurodiverse-adulthood]

Nourishing with a Low Appetite: Primary Edition

Inspired by low appetite & a lifelong complicated relationship with nourishment.

Sufficiently nourishing is critical to wellness and functioning. It can be hindered by disordered thoughts & habits, brain-body disconnect, and low appetite. This list is meant to help with nourishment and weight care!

Many of these get at efficiency. Aim to get in maximum caloric & nutritional value per bite, since you can't take many. > I am not a professional-- just a struggling ND adult trying to put their Bachelor degree in psychology to good use!

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↖️ Top left: Meal bars

high nutritional concentration, low spoon use

⬆️ Top middle: Fruit & vegetable pouches

hydration & nutrients, enjoyable & sensory-easy format

↗️ Top right: Ready-made microwave meals *

filling & substantial, high nutritional concentration, low spoon use

⬅️ Middle left: Multivitamins

high nutritional concentration

🫵 Middle middle: Fruit popsicles

hydration & nutrients, enjoyable & sensory-easy format

➡️ Middle right: Reminder app

keep on track, combat inattention and interroception

↙️ Bottom left: Eating affirmations

helps make eating feel safe & okay, improve relationship with body & food

⬇️ Bottom middle: Nutrition drink

high nutritional (& caloric) concentration

↘️ Bottom right: Accessible food prep/storage

Keeping food, supplies, & appliances in your "safe space" (e.g. next to your bed) lowered spoon use, helps make eating feel safe & okay

* brands for vegans and vegetarians: Saffron Road, Annie Chun, The Good Bean, Loma Linda Brand, Somos, Fillos, Tasty Bite, Healthy Choice, Marie Callender's

See also: upcoming tummy and digestive care posts, low appetite secondary edition