2023-08-08 06:18:40
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Practice abstinence, the ultimate fad on Tiktok
Many netizens are promoting a dopamine detox on the Chinese social network, for a healthy and “full of success” lifestyle. An expert believes that this is misleading.
Updated8 August 2023, 08:18
This fashion advises to give up junk food, sex and alcohol.
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No more smartphones, junk food, caffeine, alcohol and masturbation. More and more tiktokers are promoting abstinence on the famous social network. Giving up for a while on these activities that release a lot of dopamine, the hormone of happiness, would lead to a rebalancing of our organism and a healthier lifestyle. Some Internet users already claim to feel more focused, happy and less dependent on their screens.
“If you have the attention span of a chickpea, this is for you,” reads the description of one of these videos. Content creators notably promote nature walks, meditation and low-sugar diets.
The approach can have a positive effect on short-term well-being, according to Anjali Raja Beharelle, but, for this Zurich expert in neuroscience, giving up these daily pleasures for a few days will have very little effect on the body. long-term organism. “I find the term ‘dopamine detox’ a bit misleading. The feeling of happiness is triggered by endorphins and serotonin, while the job of dopamine is to associate these rewards with the corresponding activities and create the motivation to do them once more,” she says.
No scientific evidence
For Anjali Raja Beharelle, it is a misunderstanding to think that one can fast from a hormone present naturally in the body: “We secrete dopamine at a basic frequency. What changes is how the system reacts to different stimuli,” she says. To date, there is no scientific proof of the effectiveness of this detox over the long term.
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