PODCAST: ‘Hacking of the American Mind’

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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BY ERIC BRICKER MD

Our Brains Have a Reward Chemical Called Dopamine That Causes a Brief Pleasurable Feeling Followed by a Worsening of our Mood.

However, Our Brains Also Have a Contentment Chemical Called Serotonin That Causes Peace and a Calming of our Mood.

Substances and Behaviors That Stimulate Dopamine Include: Sugar, Caffeine, Alcohol, Nicotine, Illicit Drugs, Prescription Narcotics, Social Media Apps, Gambling and Sex.

Substances and Behaviors That Stimulate Serotonin Include: The Amino Acid Tryptophane, Positive Relationships with Others, Service to Others, Prayer and Meditation.

Corporations Tailor Their Products with Dopamine Stimulating Strategies to Increase Sales.

Facebook’s Chamath Palihapitiya Even Admitted on CNBC that Facebook Intentionally Designed its Social Media Platform to Stimulate Dopamine in the User’s Brain To Make Them Use the App More.

Unfortunately, the Constant Stimulation of Dopamine in Our Brains Has Increased Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Depression.

Lustig Estimates That 75% of the $4 Trillion Spent on US Healthcare is for These Diseases That Can Be Traced to Our ‘Hacked Minds.’

Dr. Robert Lustig is a Pediatric Neuroendocrinologist at the University of California at San Francisco. His Book ‘Hacking of the American Mind’ Posits that Corporate Predators Exploit Our Brain Chemistry to Increase Their Profits at the Expense of our Health.

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