The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness Kindle Edition

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People love to hear good news about their bad habits... but you won't find that here. You will learn why it seems to be so hard to control certain behavior & habits and how modern society sets up to be addicts. But with knowledge comes the power to change! Eye opening & valuable information for all health & happiness seekers

We are collectively only beginning to realize how the majority of our behavior is driven by instinct as opposed to reason. There's a ton of neuroscience in the last two decades studying this phenomenon, an excellent lay introduction to this material is put forward in the book "Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ".We don't really like to think we are driven by "primitive" impulses, it goes against the fundamental precepts that allows us (hubristic) humans to think we are so different from the "lower" animals. Most of the time we don't like to think we are basically just animals, and we have technology to prove it.But if we are so smart, how did it come to pass that with all the technology we have at our fingertips we came to be so sick from something as simple as diet?If at this point we need a quick reminder that this is in fact the case (that we are collectively "food sick"), the fact more developed world people die of heart disease than any other single thing can serve as quick illustration. How does that work? Heart disease is not the intractable condition we have come to think it is, but is in fact one easily and quickly reversed with a simple change of diet.If you didn't know yet that heart disease is easily and quickly reversed I recommend to you the book "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease", written by one of the (many) who have run clinical trials showing exactly that.And a mountain of other clinical trials points to reversals of too many other "food sick" conditions to quickly name, which also comprise most of the other major causes of death in the developed world population.So back to the original question: if we are so smart, how did it come to pass with all the technology we have at our fingertips we are so sick from something as simple as diet?The answer is something called the pleasure trap, which is as perfect an example you'll find of how we are primarily driven by instinctual impulse as opposed to reason.And don't get me wrong...I'm not going to advocate a future of genetically modified humans who no longer have the characteristic of driven primarily by instinct, a disaster that would "self-extinct" our species IMHO."Smart evolution" lies in another direction, that of simply becoming more consciously aware that we are driven primarily by instinct, and how that works in various sets of the most common conditions. Like diet and food for example, and the direct and profound consequences of those choices on health.Reading The Pleasure Trap is one of the smartest things one can do for their health. And yes the authors are vegan, but please don't let that stop you. Paleos will get a lot from it also.

This installment to my knowledge base, gave me more information for my prep fasting. The Pleasure Trap gave me more tools for life. So much my eyes were open. I am sure I will recommend this reading to others.

At first, it was kind of hard to get into. I read half of it and then put it down and didn't read it again until I became really ill with allergic reactions to more and more things. I was getting hives and psoriasis to the point of my body feeling like it was burning on fire. I went to several different doctors, including naturopaths and functional medicine doctors. But all seemed to want to ADD this or ADD that. Take this to suppress it or that to heal your gut or this for more nutrition. Well, what I needed was to REMOVE all of that. This book gave me the push I needed to go on a fast to heal myself. I was stubborn about it for over a year, but I just couldn't stand suffering anymore and having tried EVERYTHING. I followed Dr Klaper's online protocol for doing a fast and elimination diet. I made it 65 hours on a water fast at home, but was so weak I didn't want to go further without medical help (you should never fast more than 3 days unless you are at somewhere like True North where they can monitor yo. Well that's all it took for me anyway. So I ate some watermelon and started a strict elimination diet. My hives were gone. All my inflammation healed! And now it's been over a year and still doing good- I eat a gluten free vegan diet. I know what to do if I feel inflammation. Cut out the processed food, drink water, do a fast for a day and give the body a break. It does wonders.

Since I met the work of Dr. Lisle, my perspective on life has changed for the best.I understand myself better, and I understand others better. And I have practical suggestions to improve my hapiness and health, many of which I have already put in practice and seen results.I wish this book was available in Portuguese an every other language so that I could give a copy to everybody I know.Absolutely worth your investment!

The Pleasure Trap is a great book that uses easily understood words. It explains 'where' and 'why' we are going wrong looking after our health and food intake. Not just another 'diet' book or diet sales tool. It spells out very clearly that you are responsible for your OWN health and what you need do to escape The Pleasure Trap!

it is just so logical and such a great reminder as to why we are the way we are

Now you will understand why we do what we do especially if it comes to food choices.

Great book, well researched and balanced.