{"product_id":"hooked-the-brain-science-on-how-casual-sex-affects-human-development-9780802418357","title":"Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Human Development","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow sex is rewiring your brain--for good and for bad\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does a three-pound brain have to do with one's sex life? A lot, actually.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHooked \u003c\/i\u003eis about what's happening to your brain when you're having sex. With scientific data put in layman's terms, this book demonstrates that: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSexual activity releases chemicals in the brain, creating emotional bonds between partners. This is great news for marriages!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce formed, however, breaking these bonds can have damaging effects on the brain such as depression and difficulty bonding with someone else in the future.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe continual forming and breaking of these bonds can have permanent effects on a person's brain. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePLUS! This updated edition also includes a brand new chapter about the effects of pornography on the brain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll this data about bonding, sex, and pornography has important implications in a casual sex culture. Regardless of what we wish were true, the facts tell us \"safe sex\" isn't as safe as it seems. Learn about your brain, the positive effects of sex within permanently committed relationships, and how you can protect yourself (especially your brain) from the dangers of casual sex. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOE S. MCILHANEY JR., M.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a board-certified obstetrician\/gynecologist. In 2001, Dr. McIlhaney was appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV\/AIDS. He also serves on the Advisory Committee to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. McIlhaney has co-authored over six books including \u003ci\u003eHooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Human Development\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e1001 Health-Care Questions Women Ask\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. McIlhaney resides in Austin, Texas with his wife, Marion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFREDA MCKISSIC BUSH, M.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a board-certified obstetrician\/gynecologist and a partner in private practice with East Lakeland OB-GYN Associates in Jackson, Mississippi. She currently serves as Medical Director of the Center for Pregnancy Choices Metro Jackson and the Henry M. Johnson Women's Resource Crisis Pregnancy Center. Freda spends much of her time speaking on sexuality and social behavior education. Her passion is to help women \"raise a standard\" to become who they were created to be. To that end, she teaches and encourages a lifestyle of abstinence until marriage and fidelity within marriage. She co-authored her first book, \u003ci\u003eHooked\u003c\/i\u003e, with Dr. Joe S. McIlhaney, in 2008.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Moody Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527307235602,"sku":"9780802418357","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_925020e5-dec2-49cc-ad72-671c15aaac4c.jpg?v=1731297011","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hooked-the-brain-science-on-how-casual-sex-affects-human-development-9780802418357","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}