The Pleasure Trap
by Lisle, Douglas J., Ph.d.; Goldhamer, AlanFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-03-30
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Summary
"The authors offer unique insights into the factors that make us susceptible to dietary and lifestyle excesses, and present ways to restore the biological processes designed by nature to keep us running at maximum efficiency and vitality.A wake-up call to even the most health conscious people, The Pleasure Trap boldly challenges conventional wisdom about sickness and unhappiness in today's contemporary culture, offers groundbreaking solutions for achieving change, and provides a fascinating new perspective on how modern life can turn so many smart, savvy people into the unwitting saboteurs of their own well-being.nspired by stunning original research, comprehensive clinical studies, and their successes with thousands of patients, the authors construct a new paradigm for the psychology of health, offering fresh hope for anyone stuck in a self-destructive rut."
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. viii |
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Telling the Truth: Understanding health and happiness | p. 3 |
| The Biological Purpose of Life: The motivational triad and the moods of happiness | p. 7 |
| The Pleasure Trap: The rewards of pleasure; "magic buttons" | p. 17 |
| The Miracle and Madness of Modern Medicine: The role of pain; the healing goal | p. 25 |
| The Evolution of Diet: Modern civilization and the "Diseases of Kings" | p. 41 |
| Looking for Health in All the Wrong Places: Mental biases; health by subtraction | p. 51 |
| Losing Weight Without Losing Your Mind: The law of satiation; "yowel" circuits, "skinny" genes | p. 63 |
| Magic Food: The dietary pleasure trap; rate your diet and lifestyle | p. 83 |
| Getting Along Without Going Along: The Milgram experiment; preparing for integrity | p. 95 |
| The Path of Least Resistance: Steps to a healthy life | p. 109 |
| Environmental Revolution: A relentless advance; diet and cancer | p. 119 |
| Let There Be Light: The need for sleep | p. 143 |
| Heartbreak Hotel: The happiness strategy | p. 153 |
| The Myths of Moderation: Breaking free | p. 163 |
| Fasting Can Save Your Life: Escaping the pleasure trap | p. 173 |
| "Show Me the Data": Removing the cause | p. 187 |
| True North: The road home | p. 203 |
| Appendices | |
| Sample daily menu | p. 210 |
| Endnotes | p. 211 |
| References | p. 218 |
| Index | p. 224 |
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