{"id":2296,"date":"2021-10-04T19:36:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T19:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/podcast-745-do-you-need-to-take-a-dopamine-fast\/"},"modified":"2021-10-04T19:36:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T19:36:04","slug":"podcast-745-do-you-need-to-take-a-dopamine-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/podcast-745-do-you-need-to-take-a-dopamine-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #745: Do You Need to Take a Dopamine Fast?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Do You Need to Take a Dopamine Fast?\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/the-art-of-manliness\/do-you-need-to-take-a-dopamine-fast\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You probably know someone who\u2019s struggled with a severe addiction to drugs or alcohol. Maybe you\u2019re battling a big addiction right now. Even if you don\u2019t have a severe addiction, you might have a habit that you\u2019re not happy with, like looking at your smartphone or playing video games too much. Whether big or small, these compulsive behaviors share a similar underlying cause: they\u2019re an attempt to assuage pain through pleasure. But as my guest today argues, the problem is that the relentless pursuit of pleasure only leads to more pain.<\/p>\n<p>Her name is Anna Lembke and she\u2019s Chief of Stanford\u2019s Addiction Medicine Clinic and the author of the book <em>Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in an Age of Indulgence<\/em>. At the start of our conversation, Anna unpacks the definition of addiction, why she believes it applies equally well to substances like drugs as behaviors like using porn, and how it exists on a spectrum from the serious and severe to the mild and minor. Anna explains why life in our comfortable, pleasure-filled modern society is increasing the problem of addiction, and argues that the reason we\u2019re so miserable is that we\u2019re working so hard to avoid being miserable. She then digs into the science of why we become addicted to substances and behaviors and how it all comes down to our mind and body trying to seek balance between pleasure and pain. We discuss dopamine\u2019s role in this seesaw dynamic and how the substances and technologies of modernity can lead to a dopamine deficit.<\/p>\n<p>We then walk through the process of getting a handle on your addiction, including the importance of doing a dopamine fast, and how long the fast needs to last to be effective. Anna shares tactics for sticking through this abstinence period, which include, counterintuitively, intentionally seeking out <em>pain<\/em>. She explains why a dopamine fast can help you rebalance your brain, what comes after it\u2019s over, and much more.<\/p>\n<h2>Resources Related to the Podcast<\/h2>\n<h2>Connect with Anna Lembke<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast! (And don\u2019t forget to leave us a review!)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111440 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/listen-apple-podcasts.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Podcast.\" width=\"300\" height=\"77\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111443 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/overcast-1.png\" alt=\"Overcast.\" width=\"300\" height=\"79\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spotify.png\" alt=\"Spotify.\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/listen-on-stitcher.png\" alt=\"Stitcher.\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/listen-google-podcasts.png\" alt=\"Google Podcast.\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to the episode on a separate page.<\/p>\n<p>Download this episode.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to the podcast in the media player of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>Listen ad-free on Stitcher Premium; get a free month when you use code \u201cmanliness\u201d at checkout.<\/p>\n<h2>Podcast Sponsors<\/h2>\n<p>Click here to see a full list of our podcast sponsors.<\/p>\n<h2>Transcript Coming Soon!<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/health\/do-you-need-to-take-a-dopamine-fast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You probably know someone who\u2019s struggled with a severe addiction to drugs or alcohol. 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