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Preface
Why Don't Zebras Get Ulcers?
Glands, Goose, and Hormones
Stroke, Heart Attacks, and Voodoo Death
Stress, sm, and Liquidating Your Assets
Ulcers, the Runs, and Hot Fudge Sundaes
Dwarfism and the Importance of Mothers
Sex and Reproduction
, Stress, and Disease
Stress and Pain
Stress and Memory
Stress and a Good Night's
Aging and Death
Why Is Psychological Stress Stressful?
Stress and Depression
Personality, Temperament, and Their Stress-Related Consequences
Junkies, Adrenaline Junkies, and Pleasure
The View from the Bottom
Managing Stress
Notes
Illustration Credits
Index
Preface
Why Don't Zebras Get Ulcers?
Glands, Goose, and Hormones
Stroke, Heart Attacks, and Voodoo Death
Stress, sm, and Liquidating Your Assets
Ulcers, the Runs, and Hot Fudge Sundaes
Dwarfism and the Importance of Mothers
Sex and Reproduction
, Stress, and Disease
Stress and Pain
Stress and Memory
Stress and a Good Night's
Aging and Death
Why Is Psychological Stress Stressful?
Stress and Depression
Personality, Temperament, and Their Stress-Related Consequences
Junkies, Adrenaline Junkies, and Pleasure
The View from the Bottom
Managing Stress
Notes
Illustration Credits
Index
"Robert M. Sapolsky is one of the best science writers of our
time." Oliver Sacks
For the first edition of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers:
Sapolsky succeeds in interpreting technical material in a way
that leaves readers with an understanding of how the same
physiological responses, so well suited for dealing with
short-term physical emergencies, can turn into potential
disasters when chronically provoked for psychological or other
reasons....The author has a way with words and images....you'll
find plenty to intrigue you. The Washington Post
Robert Sapolsky wittily dissects the anatomy of human
stress-response. The Wall Street Journal
"
"Robert M. Sapolsky is one of the best science writers of our
time."--Oliver Sacks
For the first edition of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers:
Sapolsky succeeds in interpreting technical material in a way
that leaves readers with an understanding of how the same
physiological responses, so well suited for dealing with
short-term physical emergencies, can turn into potential
disasters when chronically provoked for psychological or other
reasons....The author has a way with words and images....you'll
find plenty to intrigue you. --The Washington Post
Robert Sapolsky wittily dissects the anatomy of human
stress-response. --The Wall Street Journal
Synopsis
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Now in a third edition, Robert M. Sapolsky's accled
and successful Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers features new chapters
on how stress affects and addiction, as well as new
ins into anxiety and personality disorder and the impact of
spirituality on managing stress. As Sapolsky explains, most of us
do not lie awake at night worrying about whether we have leprosy
or malaria. Instead, the diseases we fear - and the ones that
plague us now - are illnesses brought on by the slow accumulation
of damage, such as heart disease and cancer. When we worry or
experience stress, our body turns on the same physiological
responses that an animal's does, but we do not resolve conflict
in the same way - through fighting or fleeing. Over time, this
activation of a stress response makes us literally .
Combining cutting-edge research with a y dose of good
humour and practical advice, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers explains
how prolonged stress causes or intensifies a range of physical
and mental afflictions, including depression, ulcers, colitis,
heart disease, and more. It also provides essential guidance to
controlling our stress responses.
This new edition promises to be the most comprehensive and
engaging one yet.