Key Takeaways Pain and pleasure system is a scale: if you overwhelm the pleasure system, you will set yourself up for anhedonia (lack of...

Key Takeaways Dopamine lies at the heart of all addictions We can increase dopamine through behaviors, with rapid and long-lasting...

Key Takeaways Don’t use cold towels or sponges on the neck! This will send false signals to the brain about your thermoregulation Cooling...

Key Takeaways A hormone has to be able to bind the receptor and take action on target cells to be effective Testosterone and estrogen can...

Key Takeaways Testosterone and estrogen fluctuate across the lifespan but there are lifestyle factors and supplements which can impact...

Key Takeaways Hormones are involved in both the desire to eat and satiety or reduction in appetite Emulsifiers in highly processed foods...

Key Takeaways Heavy lifting increases testosterone release which has important benefits for muscle growth, ligament and tendon health,...

Key Takeaways Stress is a generic system the body uses to turn on what it needs, turn off what it doesn’t, and stimulate the body or...

Key Takeaways We are driven by timers controlled by dopamine and serotonin which cause us to perceive experience differently depending on...

Key Takeaways Metabolic functions include repair of injury and brain tissue, clearance of damaged neurons, and energy for cells – not...

Key Takeaways Dopamine is involved in wanting – not having – the excitement or anticipation about something increases dopamine firing...

Key Takeaways Our whole nervous system is designed to move us toward or away from things Smell, taste, and ability to sense the chemical...