
Breather: Dopamine - Learn The Difference Between Beneficial Pursuits And Health-Destructive Pursuits
Let’s talk about dopamine—specifically beneficial vs. health destructive dopamine pursuits.
We hear about this wonderful chemical (often referred to as the reward chemical) all the time, but as you’ll learn in this show, the experts will tell you that it’s really the motivation chemical. When dopamine is released into your bloodstream, it motivates you to continue to pursue what is perceived as pleasurable and rewarding behaviors. But we have hijacked our body chemistry in modern life, and we no longer exist in the same kind of life-or-death circumstances of primal times, so now we can…
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