Nutr J. 2015; 15: 5. Published online 2016 Jan 13. doi: 10.1186/s12937-016-0124-6 PMCID: PMC4711027 Jose Manuel Lerma-Cabrera, Francisca Carvajal, and Patricia Lopez-Legarrea Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Introduction. Obesity today Obesity has become a major public health burden worldwide due to the huge social and economic […]
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I waited a bit to write this success report. I feel like something has really changed during past months, and needed time to process and put it into words. Here is my story. I accidentally discovered NoFap almost five months ago. I started a 90-days challenge and managed to endure until 120 days. During April […]
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Addict Behav. 2016 May 12;61:74-79. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.05.009. Mei S1, Yau YH2, Chai J1, Guo J1, Potenza MN3. Abstract Given the prevalence of Internet use among youth, there is concern that a subset of Internet-using youth may exhibit problematic or addictive patterns of Internet use. The present study examines the association between problematic Internet use (PIU), […]
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Is porn dialing down humanity’s pair-bonding program? Read the many self-reports from other forums below this post. For those who like science: Studies linking porn use or porn/sex addiction to sexual dysfunctions, lower arousal, and lower sexual & relationship satisfaction Introduction Today’s media equates “sex positive” with zeal for orgasm. According to this formula, the […]
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Note – Numerous other peer-reviewed papers agree that Prause et al., 2015 supports the porn addiction model: Peer-reviewed critiques of Prause et al., 2015 DOWNLOAD PDF HERE Biol Psychol. 2016 May 24. pii: S0301-0511(16)30182-X. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.05.003. Gola Matuesz1. 1Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience, Institute for Neural Computations, University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA; […]
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In light of the unfathomable progress I have made in regards to PMO addiction this year, and the fact that I did get started on my journey to where I am today because of this sub, I feel obligated to share my story with you all. Just as a warning, I am going to get […]
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LINK TO THREAD – My Thoughts On Rebooting [EXTREMELY LONG POST] It’s been a while since I made a thread like this.I’ve learned quite a few things in the last few months. So I’m going to share them with you guys.First of all, I want to give the majority of credit to Al. It was […]
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Alexander Rhodes is the founder of NoFap, a platform dedicated to providing tools and support for people who want to quit porn. Recently, a nonbinding resolution declaring pornography a “public health crisis” passed by unanimous vote through Utah’s state House and Senate, and was signed by Gov. Gary Herbert. In response, droves of Internet commenters […]
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Link to article Relevant Excerpt by Dr Vena Rampha: She also blames the internet for many of the issues that people have in the bedroom, in particular the male population. She explains: “While the internet has made information more accessible which is a good thing, it has also been detrimental. We are just starting to […]
Read More… from A shocking new TV show aired last night and it sees young people encouraged to air their sexual problems and woes (2016). Dr. Vena Ramphal
Am J Psychiatry. 2000 Nov;157(11):1789-98. Garavan H1, Pankiewicz J, Bloom A, Cho JK, Sperry L, Ross TJ, Salmeron BJ, Risinger R, Kelley D, Stein EA. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Cocaine-related cues have been hypothesized to perpetuate drug abuse by inducing a craving response that prompts drug-seeking behavior. However, the mechanisms, underlying neuroanatomy, and specificity of this neuroanatomy […]
Read More… from Cue-induced cocaine craving: neuroanatomical specificity for drug users and drug stimuli (2000). – Brain activation to cocaine cues similar to activation to porn