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While society’s understandings of addiction have progressed from the days when sufferers were dismissed as weak-willed hedonists, food addiction is a nascent concept—one laden with controversy.

Addiction specialist Anna Lembke describes how our relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to greater addiction and pain.

One thing I've learned along the way of my explorations into the human condition is that, when we get chronically stuck in defensive nervous system states (fight, flight, fawn or freeze), we tend to become more: self-centred; manipulative;...

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The author of <em>Dopamine Nation</em> talks about our society-wide overindulgence in pleasure

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Lawmakers debate the role of tourism, including whether to make a “very considerable appropriation” to what was then called the Hawai‘i Tourist Bureau.

Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explains when too much pleasure-triggering dopamine upsets the delicate balance of pleasure and pain our brains need to feel "normal," which can lead to long-term pain and addiction. In todays dopamine-filled world, heres how keep that balance in check.