THE HACKING OF THE AMERICAN MIND with Dr. Robert Lustig

The best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig explores how industry has contributed to a culture of addiction, depression and chronic disease. Always provocative, Lustig reveals the science that drives these states of mind and offers solutions we can use. [10/2017] [Show ID: 32572]

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[fugguhber]

Serotonin: I have been clean and sober - after being a hardcore drug addict until I was 35 years old - for 32 years now, and understand these concepts very well.
At about 2 years clean and sober, I had a very important awakening, that showed me that I was going to make it: I was at a park, by myself, on a wonderful sunny summer day, and I was just sitting and watching people, and then I saw this little 3 or 4 year old boy chasing ducks around and just laughing and being a bundle of fun. I just felt joy, and for real, and I realized that this was the feeling I tried to find during 20 years of drug and that what I was missing was real life, and simple happiness.

[pgapronj]

Finally someone is telling the world 🌎 the truth!... absolutely brilliant.

[sementaralah]

"They're all your mother told you, but you forgot". This statement makes me chills.

[cswann]

As someone who's gone to the mat with recreational drugs and crawled away bloodied and bruised, the differences between pleasure and happiness make perfect sense as explained by Dr Lustig.

[naomicharman]

This man is absolutely BRILLIANT. Love ur work Robert

[michaelshaw]

I just enjoy Dr. Lustig's talks, very enlightening. Unfortunately, we have too few of true intellectuals like him.

[DanielinLaTuna]

Fascinating. I’m old enough to remember the real estate industry conflating house with home. Initially, it was used because, I believe, houses were becoming harder to buy, and people were being “down-sold” the more affordable condominiums and townhouses. To remove the stigma of not being able to buy a traditional house, the industry massaged housing options into “homes.”

Of course, they were also selling the concept of a “home, ” a place where love resides, as being the same thing as the commodity “housing, ” a collection of walls, floors, and ceilings.

[IansUToob]

I've been pounding this message for years and thought I was alone. I LOVE everything Dr. Lustig is saying. Marketing is at the crux of our current cultural issues.

[brandib]

This video turned on a lightbulb in me I didn't even know burned out. I'm FLOORED that I blurred the two for so long. Dr. Robert Lustig is a visionary for the body and soul.

[mgmovassaghi]

Dr. Lusting is knowledgeable, great speaker, very helpful and the best. I love his speeches.
Good bless you sir.

[delmariecrandall]

Hello from Alberta, Canada. I am speechless with agreeing with you. I will review your book. Here's one for you : GRATITUDE TURNS WHAT WE HAVE INTO ENOUGH.

[jackday]

Salute to Mr. Lustig for your wisdom and knowledge and courage! You are an American hero!

[kookookachu]

I had the opportunity of listening to this guy on coast to coast AM riding home, and my god this guy is such a good talker. He's definitely extremely well read. I referred his book to my professor, and my professor absolutely loved it! This book needs more recognition.

[Wituski]

True happiness and fulfillment come when you feel that you are making a valuable contribution to your world.

[marleen]

We need more people like dr Robert Lustig. He has has all the knowledge and arguments to show us what is actually going on in society (and not only is the US, here in Europe happens exactly the same)

[renupathak]

I am an Indian, a biochemist and a teacher. I am completely in awe of this amazing man's articulation of the truth. Have his book fat chance and now listening to this is happiness for me. You Sir deserve a noble prize.

[pernielsen]

Right on Dr. Lustig. "You shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free."

[jameswhite]

As someone who has lived in a variety of economic/social situations, I have learned that not only does money not buy happiness, poverty actually contributes to happiness (in the absence of crime). Not believing that you CAN have more, allows a human to be content in their world. A famous quote that is just timeless: "I have learned, whatever state I am in, to be content". Our trap is that we are told "You deserve more than I had" and "You can grow up to be President" (you can't, not really) - and so we we are NEVER content with what we have, or our lot in life.... we seek the pleasure advancing, a fast car, a beautiful house, authority over minions but we forego the happiness of spare time to be with friends and family.

[tonelocrian]

Still one of the best interviews of the decade, regarding how the brain has been hacked by corporate misinformation on your diet & nutrition, and how that affects your motivations for pleasure vs. true happiness. Featuring Ashley Mason, PhD & Dr. Robert Lustig.

[RedeemedSon]

This is truly amazing. (I have heard of him before), but I didn't really make the connection between pleasure and happiness. He explains everything so clearly. And the 4 C's that my mother told me (but I forgot): Connect, Contribute, Cope and cook. Wow! The next iPhone is 1000. this man has so much wisdom!