{"id":23441,"date":"2022-11-04T00:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T00:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=22496"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:05:18","slug":"pod_mapping-dopamine-with-dr-loretta-breuning-356","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/blog\/mapping-dopamine-with-dr-loretta-breuning-356","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Dopamine with Dr. Loretta Breuning #356"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Mapping Dopamine with Dr. Loretta Breuning #356\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-11-04T00:48:00+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT22M06S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\nOn this episode, Dr. Loretta G. 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Breuning joins me to discuss the mammal brain with a focus on dopamine and the dopamine pathways. Dr. Breuning talks into the common belief that we may be lacking in dopamine vs. the reality that human\u2019s dopamine is wired by past experiences. It\u2019s something we can befriend, cultivate, and manage, tapping into our \u201cinner mammal\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innermammalinstitute.org\/\">Click here to learn more about Dr. Breuning and her work&nbsp;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/innermammalinstitute.org\/books\/\">Click here to learn more about Dr. Breuning&#8217;s books&nbsp;<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/youhavepoweroveryourbrain.com\">Click here to watch the video \u201cYou Have Power Over Your Brain\u201d&nbsp;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/innermammalinstitute.org\/infographics\/\">Click here to download free resources&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[307],"tags":[],"podcast_category":[239,267],"podcast_tag":[261,236],"class_list":["post-23441","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","podcast_category-body-systems","podcast_category-neurological-health","podcast_tag-mental-health","podcast_tag-nutrition"],"_yoast_wpseo_sitemap-include":null,"_yoast_wpseo_canonical":null,"_yoast_wpseo_redirect":null,"_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":null,"_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":null,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"[]","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":null,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":null,"_yoast_wpseo_title":null,"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Join Dr. Loretta G. 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