Why We Need Pleasure

Pleasure gets a bad wrap in religious and spiritual teachings and also in secular society. The “there is no gain without pain” meme needs to be questioned. Here we’ll skip the bias, leave behind the cultural conditioning and discuss the importance of pleasure (including sexual pleasure!) – with the scientific research to prove it!   Connect with me on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JennymartinDrReferences:Journal of Americal Medical Association Anti-obesity medication that turned off reward center in brain https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/209801Neuroendocrinology Letters 2001Sexual pleasure/repression effect on the immune systemhttps://www.academia.edu/20731499/A_review_on_cancer_psychospiritual_status_interactionsSupport the show