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BODY sensation

Hunger

Body signaling need for nourishment.

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Classical Definition

A physiological drive state arising from energy deficit, mediated by hormones including ghrelin (appetite-stimulating) and leptin (satiety-signaling), characterized by sensations of emptiness, stomach contractions, and motivational urgency to seek food. It is regulated by hypothalamic circuits integrating peripheral metabolic signals.

About

Pure bodily signal. No story required.

In the Body

Region
stomach / lower abdomen
Chakra
Manipura
System
digestive
Tradition
Western physiological

Stomach contractions, hollow sensation in abdomen, lower blood sugar signals from gut to brain.

Sources: Basic physiology

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