What is Appetite Correction, and Why Does Fasting Cause You to Feel More Satisfied?

When we eat constantly, our brain can become deaf to the hormone leptin which signals satiety. Fasting heals leptin resistance and puts our brain in touch with our satiety signals.

Summary:

• When we eat constantly, our brain can become deaf to the hormone leptin which signals satiety

• Healing leptin resistance can take a few weeks

• When you are suddenly not able to finish your food even though you really liked it, you’ll know that appetite correction is kicking in

A cascade of magical changes occurs in your body when you give it a break from food. The cells get busy recycling their damaged and misfolded proteins which cleans them from the inside and causes them to function better, a process called autophagy. (If you’re new, click here for my post on autophagy).

Another amazing process that occurs is that hormone signaling in the body gets regulated which leads to appetite correction.

Before I was into fasting, I could eat enormous amounts of food and not feel full. My appetite signals were completely broken. Now, I regularly have a hard time finishing my plate, but NOT because I’m practicing self-discipline. I just can’t take another bite.

There’s a physiological reason that fasting causes your appetite signals to work again. I’ve talked a lot about the hormone insulin but today I’m going to introduce you to a new friend, the hormone leptin.