what is dopamine what does it do and how does it work well in today's video I'm
gonna answer these questions and more for you so if you want to learn why we
feel good when we kiss someone or why we feel addicted to sugar and certain drugs
Then sit back relax and keep watching
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started with the basics dopamine is a neurotransmitter and play several key
roles in the brain and body it is one of those chemicals that is responsible for
transmitting signals between the nerve cells in the brain these also called
neurons dopamine is a feel-good hormone and is able to give you pleasure a sense
of reward and therefore motivation to do something when you are feeling pleasure
from maybe kissing someone the brain will release a big amount of dopamine
and that's the reason why you'll feel so amazing when it happens so how do you
feel when you eat a really good meal fast food when you consume a coca-cola
you feel good right so what's the reason for this there is a system in your brain
that's called the reward system this can be found in both humans and animals this
system was designed to reward you when you're doing things that advances your
survival this includes primal behaviors like eating and sexual acts the brain
knows when you eat or drink because it transmit that you're doing something
right and it releases a bunch of feel-good chemicals and a reward system
these chemicals include the neurotransmitter dopamine which your
brain translates as pleasure now the thing is that the brain is hardwired to
seek out these behaviors that release dopamine in the reward system that is
why addiction is the thing the problem with junk food is that it causes a
reward that's way more powerful than anything you can get from Whole Foods so
the brain will trick you into thinking that it's okay to
I eat junk food and it will make up excuses why it's okay to eat it
dopamine reward you by making you feel good right so because of this we seek
more of it that's why cocaine and sugar are so addictive
cocaine itself are not responsible for making you feel good it's only a trigger
that releases a massive amount of dopamine into your brain which by
extension is why you will feel like you're on top of the world now I
certainly don't recommend doing drugs because what happens next is that you
will get these highs and lows that dopamine by doing drugs will deplete
your dopamine reserves a mess with your natural production of dopamine this will
in the end result an addiction because when you get dopamine from somewhere
else than your natural dopamine production your brain doesn't get the
same amount of dopamine from doing normal things like eating or drinking
for example and because of this you'll experience mood swings depression lack
of motivation and the list goes on now that we know how important dopamine is
for us how can we improve our dopamine levels in a natural way well first off
don't take things that increase dopamine unnaturally here's something you can
take action on right now you might not know this but caffeine increases
dopamine levels not by a lot but if you drink coffee often and in large amounts
this will have negative effects on your natural dopamine production so being
thoughtful about how much your drink will increase your natural production of
dopamine things like eating junk food candy playing video games and watching
porn is all triggers that will release big amounts of dopamine so the less
should do these unhealthy things the more easier it will be to do the healthy
ones because when you stop your body from
dopamine it will start seeking out new things that will release it this is
where like running and making important work will benefit you a lot because I
can tell you this much imagine you just finished something you put 10 to 20
hours of hard work sweat and tears and then finally finishing it the feeling of
accomplishment of all that work you did to achieve this you'll feel so much
better than playing any video game or eating any kind of food
dopamine is able to make you feel a natural high and you can achieve this by
running or doing exercise because your body will be releasing dopamine
naturally understanding that dopamine is responsible for why we do things is a
huge advantage if we act accordingly to reduce our own motivation rewire our
brains and by extension achieve our goals that's it for this video thank you
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