#140 - Dr. Anna Lembke: Understanding Addictions, Dopamine & Motivation, The Path To Recovery, Pain & Pleasure Balance, Socially Acceptable Addictions, Radical Honesty, Opioids, CBD & THC, And More!
The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast
Do We Need to Adapt to a Society of Plenty?
Do you think our bodies or brains will ever evolve to adapt to a society of plenty where we don't get addicted? Or will those who get addicted kind of just get weeded out by their own addictions, so we wouldn't adapt to it. 70 % of global deaths are attributable to diseases caused by modifiablers like smoking and over eating. Rates of depression, anxiety, suicide are going up alarmingly in rich nations compared to poorer ones. And as you know, i hypothesise that that's because we're getting too much to opmean,. So i really think we do need to figure this out. It's of some urgency. I am optimistic that we will eventually get
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