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A Sixth Sense to guage our body's internal state

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When it comes to well-being we know the  five senses (touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste), but not everyone knows that we have an additional sense called interoception.This additional sense of our body's internal state. It helps us feel and interpret internal signals that regulate vital functions in our body, like hunger. The Interoception is important for our mental health, it contributes to many psychological processes - including decision making, social ability, and emotional wellbeing, thirst, body temperature, and heart rate.https://www.sciencealert.com/what-is-interoception-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-our-wellbeing/amp


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