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Hacking Addiction with Dr. Mark

The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance

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The Importance of Intensity in Extreme Sports

The key is, am I dependent upon that in order to feel alive? Okay. Am I mentally preoccupied with that and always planning to do it and that taking me out of the present moment? And is that having a negative impact on my health, my life, my relationships, my responsibilities? So if that we're constantly looking for the next fix, remember one of the hallmarks of addictions is tolerance. That means we have to go further and further extremes or higher and higher dosages to get the same kind of feeling experience. It's absolutely possible and very likely a lot of people who do extreme sports will have that addictive component to them, but not necessarily so.

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