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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#192 - Loretta Breuning, Ph.D.: Status Games & Social Hierarchies, Optimism Vs. Pessimism, Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin & Endorphins, Temporary Trust, Matriarchies & Patriarchies, Childhood Brain Development, Collective Negativity, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2023

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Transcript

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0:00.0

When I know how to meet my needs, then I feel good. When I can't meet my needs, then I feel bad.

0:07.1

Whatever triggered your sense of social confidence in the past, wired you to seek more of that today.

0:13.1

Where do my expectations come from?

0:15.1

It's from my past experience with oxytocin. Being negative meets our need for social alliances. Adrenaline lasts for

0:23.2

very short time and cortisol lasts for a long time. This is exactly what we are doing all the

0:28.6

time, but we can't admit it because it's not nice. Welcome to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast,

0:34.9

where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,

0:40.3

mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack

0:47.2

your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing medical advice

0:53.0

and are not responsible for any outcomes

0:55.3

you may experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.

1:04.0

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Okay friends, words cannot describe how much I enjoy today's episode. I talk about this in the

1:13.7

episode, but I read one of Loretta's books and I immediately had to read as many of her books as I

1:20.5

could. The work she does is so mind-blowing when it comes to why we do what we do in regards to our brain, our neurotransmitters,

1:30.0

our endorphins, our serotonin, our oxytocin. We talk about so many cool things in this episode,

1:35.5

like how animals interact with hierarchies and matriarchies, the implications of the modern

1:41.5

cocktail party, why we laugh, the role of being touched in our health and

1:46.0

wellness, the concept of morality, what creates trust, and specifically the idea of temporary

1:51.9

trust, why we do what we do in regards to myelination that happens in our brain, in early

1:58.0

childhood, the concept of being offended, dopamine addiction, and so much

2:03.5

more. I truly cannot wait to hear what you guys think of this episode. So definitely let me know

2:09.1

in the Facebook group. That is IF BioHackers, Intermittent Fasting plus Real Foods plus Life.

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