The Quiet Voice Inside That Tells Us When to Stop Eating

What Is Nesfatin-1? A Simple Understanding

Let me begin by telling you what I have learned through many long conversations with scholars and through my own careful reading of books that have traveled from distant lands to reach my hands. There exists inside every human being a very small substance, so tiny that no eye can see it, which is called nesfatin-1. This name comes from the English word “satiety,” which means the feeling of being completely satisfied after a good meal. I first encountered this word perhaps fifteen years ago, when a young student from Bangkok came to visit me and spoke of her research with great excitement in her eyes. She explained to me that nesfatin-1 is like a small letter written by the body itself, a letter that is sent from one part of the body to another part, carrying a very simple message. The message says only this: “You have eaten enough. You may stop now.” It is such a simple message, and yet, as I have observed in my own life and in the lives of those around me, we so often fail to hear it.

How This Quiet Messenger Works in Our Bodies

When we sit down to eat a meal, whether it is a bowl of simple rice soup or a plate of green curry with fresh vegetables, the body begins a very complicated process of receiving and understanding the food. As the food enters the stomach and begins its work, the body starts to produce nesfatin-1 in certain special places deep inside. I have read that this production happens mostly in a small region of the brain and also in the stomach itself, though I prefer not to use the difficult names that doctors use for these places. What matters is this: as the food is being processed, the level of nesfatin-1 in the body begins to rise slowly, like water rising in a river after the rain. When this level reaches a certain point, the nesfatin-1 sends its message upward to the thinking part of the brain, and the brain receives this message and says, “Ah, I understand. We are full now.” This is the natural way of things, the way the body was designed to work, and when everything is in harmony, a person eats what they need and then stops without any struggle at all.

My Personal Journey of Observing Hunger and Fullness

I must tell you honestly that I have not always been wise about these things. When I was a younger man, perhaps forty years old, I loved food very much. My wife is a wonderful cook, as many Thai women are, and every evening she would prepare dishes that smelled so beautiful I could hardly contain myself. I would eat and eat, and even when my stomach felt tight and uncomfortable, I would take another spoonful of rice because the taste was so good. It was only later, when I began to feel heavy and slow, when my knees began to complain when I walked up the stairs to my temple, that I started to pay attention to what was happening. I began to notice that the quiet voice of nesfatin-1 was speaking to me, but I was simply not listening. I was too busy enjoying the flavors, too busy talking with my family, too caught up in the pleasure of the moment to notice the gentle signal that said “enough.” This realization was the beginning of my long study of how the body communicates with us, and I have spent many years since then learning to listen more carefully.

The Connection Between Nesfatin-1 and Our Daily Meals

In my observations over these many years, I have noticed something very interesting about the relationship between nesfatin-1 and the kinds of food we choose to eat. When I eat a simple meal of vegetables and rice, the way my body feels afterward is very different from when I eat a meal that is heavy with oil and sugar. After the simple meal, I feel light and clear, and the message of fullness comes to me gently and clearly, like a soft bell ringing in a quiet room. But after the heavy meal, something strange happens. The message seems to become confused, or perhaps it is that I become less able to hear it. I have read in the books that have come to me that foods which are very rich in fat and sweetness may actually interfere with the work of nesfatin-1, making it harder for the body to send its message properly. This makes sense to me when I think about it carefully, because the body is like a delicate instrument, and when we put the wrong things into it, the instrument cannot play its proper song.

Natural Ways to Support This Inner Messenger

Through my years of study and observation, I have come to believe that there are certain ways we can help our bodies produce nesfatin-1 more easily and listen to its message more clearly. The first and most important way, in my opinion, is to eat slowly. In our modern world, everyone is always in such a hurry. People eat their lunch in five minutes while looking at their telephones, and then they wonder why they still feel hungry an hour later. When I eat, I try to put down my spoon between each bite. I try to taste the food completely, to feel the texture of the rice, the warmth of the soup, the sharpness of the lime. This slowness gives the body time to produce nesfatin-1 and to send its message before we have eaten too much. The second way is to sleep well. I have noticed in myself and in others that when we do not sleep enough, our appetite becomes confused and we want to eat things that are not good for us. The body needs rest to keep all its systems working properly, including the system that produces this quiet messenger of fullness.

About Abslim – A Natural Supplement for Those Seeking Balance

I must also speak of something that has come to my attention in recent years, which is a natural supplement called Abslim. This is a preparation in the form of drops that is designed to support the body’s natural processes of managing weight and appetite. I have spoken with several people in my community who have tried this supplement, and they have told me that it helps them feel more in control of their desire to eat, as if it helps the quiet voice inside them speak a little more clearly. I am always careful about such things, because I have seen many products that promise much and deliver little, but from what I have observed, this one seems to work with the body rather than against it. It is important to know that Abslim can only be obtained through its official website at abslim.org, and I would advise anyone who is interested to learn more there before making any decision. I do not take money from any company, and I speak only from what I have seen with my own eyes and heard from people I trust.

The Role of Stress and Emotion in How We Hear the Message

There is another matter that I feel I must discuss, because it is something I have seen many times in my life and in the lives of my friends. When a person is worried, when they are sad, when they carry heavy burdens in their heart, they often turn to food for comfort. I have done this myself. When my mother passed away many years ago, I found that I wanted to eat constantly, not because I was hungry but because the act of eating gave me a small moment of peace. What I did not understand then, but understand now, is that strong emotions can interfere with the work of nesfatin-1. The body becomes so caught up in dealing with the stress and the sadness that it forgets to send its normal messages about food. This is why so many people eat too much when they are unhappy, and why they sometimes cannot eat at all when they are very worried. The balance of the body is easily disturbed by the movements of the heart, and this is something we must all learn to watch carefully in ourselves.

What I Have Learned from the Young People of Today

In my village, I have many young friends who come to me with questions about their bodies and their health. They are a different generation from mine, and they face different challenges. They live in a world where food is available at every hour of the day and night, where advertisements on their telephones tell them to eat this or that, where their friends are always posting pictures of beautiful meals on the internet. I listen to them carefully, and I try to share with them what I have learned about nesfatin-1 and about listening to the body. Some of them understand immediately, and they begin to make small changes in the way they eat. Others find it very difficult, because the world around them is constantly pulling them toward food that is not good for them. I do not judge them, because I remember very well what it was like to be young and to want to enjoy every pleasure that life offers. But I do try to plant a small seed of understanding in their minds, a seed that may grow later when they are older and more ready to listen.

The Importance of Patience and Gentle Practice

I want to say one more thing before I finish this long reflection, and it is perhaps the most important thing I have learned in all my years of study. Changing the way we eat, learning to hear the quiet voice of nesfatin-1, is not something that happens in a single day. It is like learning to play a musical instrument, or like learning to meditate properly. At first, everything feels strange and difficult. You sit quietly and try to listen to your body, but you hear nothing except the noise of your own thoughts. You try to eat slowly, but your hands move quickly because they are used to moving quickly. This is natural, and you must not be angry with yourself. I have had days when I ate too much even after all my years of practice, and on those days I simply forgive myself and try again the next day. The body is very patient with us, and it will keep sending its messages as long as we are alive. Our job is simply to become better at hearing them, and this takes time and gentle practice, not harsh discipline or punishment.

Final Reflections from My Years of Observation

As the sun sets over my garden now and the birds begin their evening songs, I sit here thinking about everything I have written. I am an old man, and I have seen many things change in this world. I have seen the food change, I have seen the way people live change, and I have seen the way bodies change. But some things remain the same, and one of those things is the quiet voice of nesfatin-1 that speaks to every human being, telling them when they have eaten enough. This voice has been speaking since the first humans walked upon the earth, and it will continue to speak long after I am gone. My only hope in writing these words is that someone, somewhere, will read them and will pause for a moment during their next meal and will listen carefully to what their body is trying to tell them. If even one person learns to hear this quiet voice, then all my years of study and observation will have been worthwhile. I bow my head to you, dear reader, and I wish you peace and good health in all the days of your life.