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[chuckles] [Alok] The stomach's really fascinating
in how it can tell your brain, "I'm full" or "I'm hungry." Our brains actually get a signal
when our stomach is stretched out, saying, "Oh, my gosh, I'm full.
Don't eat anymore." On the other hand,
when our stomachs are empty, this also triggers our brain
in saying, "Eat, and fill me up." Our guts can directly
affect our moods, and vice versa
in how it can tell your brain, "I'm full" or "I'm hungry." Our brains actually get a signal
when our stomach is stretched out, saying, "Oh, my gosh, I'm full.
Don't eat anymore." On the other hand,
when our stomachs are empty, this also triggers our brain
in saying, "Eat, and fill me up." Our guts can directly
affect our moods, and vice versa
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[chuckles]
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[Alok] The stomach's really fascinating
in how it can tell your brain,
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"I'm full" or "I'm hungry."
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Our brains actually get a signal
when our stomach is stretched out, saying,
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"Oh, my gosh, I'm full.
Don't eat anymore."
00:00:15.598 --> 00:00:17.933
On the other hand,
when our stomachs are empty,
00:00:18.999 --> 00:00:21.103
this also triggers our brain
in saying, "Eat, and fill me up."
00:00:22.188 --> 00:00:25.566
Our guts can directly
affect our moods, and vice versa.
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Movie Summary
Diverse personal stories from around the world reveal how lives, passions and goals are facilitated by the human body's various complex systems; narrator Jad Abumrad.