Peptides & Possession
the-lurkers-gatekeeper-frog- stomach The Peptide Switchboard: The Body's Messaging System Peptides run the messaging system of the human body. This article maps what they control, from energy and mood to love, memory and even the shape of the body. Most people have never heard the word peptide, yet peptides shape nearly every part of daily life. They decide when you feel awake or drained, calm or afraid, hungry or full, attached or distant. Whoever controls the messages controls the person. Peptides: The Body's Messaging System What peptides are Peptides are short chains of amino acids. The body makes thousands of them. They are not fuel like food, and they are not building blocks like large proteins. They are messages . A peptide travels to a cell, locks onto a receptor, and tells that cell what to do. The switch No peptide, no function. When the peptide shows up and binds, the function turns on. The dimmer A small amount makes a whisper of activity. A lar...
