Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: A Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping
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Manufacturer: W H Freeman & Co (Sd)
Written By: Robert M. Sapolsky
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.98
EAN: 9780716723912
ISBN: 0716723913
Label: W H Freeman & Co (Sd)
Manufacturer: W H Freeman & Co (Sd)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 367
Publication Date: 1993-11
Publisher: W H Freeman & Co (Sd)
Studio: W H Freeman & Co (Sd)
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Editorial Reviews for Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: A Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping
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Combining cutting edge research with a healthy dose of humor and practical advice, Sapolsky explains how prolonged stress causes or intensifies mental afflictions.
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Summary: readable neuroscience
Comment: readable neuroscience, with a sense of humor! Thorough overview of neuroscience and the newest understanding of the human brain.
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Summary: Excellent, well written book
Comment: I will admit that it can be a bit technical for a few folks. His book makes you feel that he is teaching you in a classroom. The citations and references are informative.
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Summary: A lively scientific report on stress
Comment: Your body is a sophisticated machine. If it were an automobile, it would be a top-of-the-line, luxury-class vehicle with all of the latest options. There's just one problem: Your body was designed for the savannas of Africa, not the streets and sidewalks of some urban metropolis. This is a major issue due to one of your body's great fail-safe systems: the stress-response mechanism, also called the "fight-or-flight syndrome." This mechanism provides your body with its best chance to get away safely from sudden peril, such as when a lion attacks you. It immediately floods your muscles with robust energy. Thus strengthened, you are far more able to evade the hungry predator. Unfortunately, this same stress-response also kicks in during psychological stress. In much of modern city life (even without stalking lions), such stress is often chronic, making your stress-response mechanism work dangerously overtime, and putting your body at risk of numerous stress-related disorders and diseases. Robert M. Sapolsky, a leading neuroendocrinologist, explains it all in this lively and entertaining, yet highly informative book. He writes with delightful, ironic verve and dry, irrepressible wit. He details how chronic stress can undermine your health, and explains what you can do about it, even in the urban jungle. getAbstract feels calmer just suggesting that anyone experiencing stress could benefit from reading this book.
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Summary: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers saved my life
Comment: It didn't save my life but I got your attention.
Sapolsky's book is an absolute hoot. He is clever, entertaining, and passionate in his work. More than that he is humorous. Even more than that he is a literary genius. I have never enjoyed endocrinology and the physiological response to stress so much. I now understand what glucocorticords are without referencing my "Dorlands Medical Dictionary". The book is informative and written clearly enough for me to use it as a reference in my course "Stress Management" an undergraduate course in psychology. I'm eagerly anticipating the release of "ZEBRAS II, the sequel". Buy it, you'll like it.
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Summary: Understandable!
Comment: Of science books purporting to explain science for the non-scientist, this one actually does it (with interesting examples and wit). I enjoyed reading (and understanding) about which hormones influence what we feel, and how they are triggered.
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