Dopamine Nation
Mentions in Episodes:
- Episode: Buy What You Love Without Going Broke | Frugal Friends | Ep 527
Podcast: ChooseFISure, I mean I think that "Dopamine Nation" by Anna Lembke would be a great resource to look into.
- Episode: AMA #18: Cold Therapy Advice, Skin Health Tips, Motivation, Learning Strategies & More
Podcast: Huberman LabRegarding Huberman Lab resources, if you search for addiction on hubermanlab.com, you’ll find specific timestamps, primarily from an episode with Dr. Anna Lembke, the director of the Dual Diagnosis Addiction Clinic at Stanford, who wrote Dopamine Nation and skillfully describes the underlying biological mechanisms related to dopamine and addiction treatment. You can overcome addiction; people achieve sobriety.
- Episode: Hidden Addictions and How to Overcome Them | Dr. Anna Lembke
Podcast: The Jordan Harbinger ShowIn the book, there’s a rats and cocaine example, and calling this a bummer is kind of an understatement because it's really scary.
- Episode: Hidden Addictions and How to Overcome Them | Dr. Anna Lembke
Podcast: The Jordan Harbinger ShowIn the book, you write that we're cacti in the rainforest and we're drowning in dopamine.
- Episode: Hidden Addictions and How to Overcome Them | Dr. Anna Lembke
Podcast: The Jordan Harbinger ShowThis book helped me grasp the workings of addiction in a new light, particularly around dopamine's role in our behaviors, which feels increasingly relevant in discussions today.
- Episode: Hidden Addictions and How to Overcome Them | Dr. Anna Lembke
Podcast: The Jordan Harbinger ShowAddiction distorts our perception of time, which was another interesting aspect of the book.
- Episode: Nicotine’s Effects on the Brain & Body & How to Quit Smoking or Vaping | Huberman Lab Podcast #90
Podcast: Huberman LabIt’s noteworthy that cold showers can elevate dopamine levels, a concept discussed in Dr. Anna Lembke's book, "Dopamine Nation."
- Episode: Optimize & Control Your Brain Chemistry to Improve Health & Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #80
Podcast: Huberman LabOne previous guest on the Huberman Lab Podcast, Dr. Anna Lembke, our director at the Dual Diagnosis Addiction Clinic at Stanford, authored the book 'Dopamine Nation,' discussing dopamine's uses and dangers in addiction. She illustrates the case of a patient who used deliberate cold exposure to maintain dopamine levels while withdrawing from drugs that were heavily increasing his dopamine, leading him toward addiction.
- Episode: Controlling Sugar Cravings & Metabolism with Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Podcast #64
Podcast: Huberman LabThere, I'm paraphrasing what Dr. Anna Lembke has said and has written about in her beautiful book, 'Dopamine Nation.' If you haven't read that book, I highly recommend it.