![]() ![]() Lustig writes, “if we don’t understand what’s actually happening to our brains, we become prey to industries that capitalize on our addictions in the name of selling happiness” (7). Some industries blur “the link between their products and disease” and “willingly confuse the concepts of pleasure and happiness with the sole motive being profit” (6). Lustig says there is enough circumstantial and empirical evidence to show that “pleasure is the slippery slope to tolerance and addiction, while happiness is the key to long life” (7). He also explains that “the connecting of our moods and emotions to rational public policy is complex, nuanced, and indirect. Current scientific data on addiction and happiness, or contentment, relies mostly on animal studies and correlative human studies (11). Lustig acknowledges early on that there is no “smoking gun” to prove a full-blown conspiracy. ![]() Lustig shows how our country’s “toxic environment” is harming our health and making us miserable on the neurochemical level.ĭr. In his newest book, The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains, Dr. ![]() Some take medicines previously reserved for adults, like metformin for type 2 diabetes or benazepril for hypertension” (page 1). ![]() Lustig says, “but sadly in my pediatric clinic I now watch many of them grow horizontally rather than vertically. The pediatric endocrinologist noticed a concerning trend 10 years ago: Robert Lustig treated kids with hormone-related problems for three decades. ![]()
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