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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (Revised and Updated) Paperback – Illustrated, 1 Jan. 2004

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Now in a third edition, Robert M. Sapolsky's acclaimed and successful Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights 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 sick. Combining cutting-edge research with a healthy 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.

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15.34 x 2.44 x 23.37 cm
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0805073698
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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

About the Author

Robert M. Sapolsky is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museum of Kenya. He is the author of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, A Primate's Memoir and The Trouble with Testosterone, which was a Los Angeles Times Book Award finalist. A regular contributor to Discover and The Sciences, and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, he lives in San Francisco.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martins Press; Revised and Upd edition (1 Jan. 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 560 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0805073698
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805073690
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.34 x 2.44 x 23.37 cm

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Robert M. Sapolsky is the author of several works of nonfiction, including A Primate's Memoir, The Trouble with Testosterone, and Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers. He is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant. He lives in San Francisco.

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Krishnamurti

Lots of info but very little (if any) in the way of Stress Management

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2019

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I bought this on the back of watching Robert's youtube talk on the same subject - hoping to learn more about stress. In my own work I support people with anxiety, depression and stress and was hopeful that this book would contain some useful psychoeducational materials as well as some ideas on stress management techniques I could implement. Whilst the book is a great educator on the nature and physiology of the stress response, and written in a humorous way, it doesn't really contain any useful advice on how this can be translated into practical stress management. In fact there is only one short final chapter called 'Managing Stress' - but all it seems to say is that some people deal with it better than others, without giving any real direction how to improve our own stress resilience. All in all an interesting read from a scientific/psychological standpoint but of no real value to anyone looking for ways to manage their own stress.

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P. Kaye

Read this book and find out how to live longer and better.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2015

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Stupendous book. Every human being in the western world, and certainly every politician, should be forced to read this book (or a simplified version for the less mentally agile!), as it explains why we are slowly killing ourselves with a combination of stress and unhealthy behaviours, especially around diet and exercise. The recurring theme is how the fight or flight response to long-lasting stressful situations (for which it was not "designed", if designed it was) is now doing so much damage to 21st century human bodies and, by its effects on the HPA axis (cortisone etc), is creating virtually all the major illnesses from which we are either dying or ending up being a drain on our health care systems. It's a very long book, and, to be honest, I haven't finished it, as it is very hard going (but see below), but I know I must continue to read it, and read it again, as it is the most important and informative book I think I will ever read. I say it is hard going, but not only is Robert Sapolsky clearly a great scientist, he is also a very funny man who livens the text with entertaining anecdotes and self-deprecating comments. If you want a gentle way into the book search youtube for The Lion The Watch and The Hormones, a brief music video by Tom McFadden about the book, in which Robert Sapolsky himself makes what might be called a cameo role. Buy this book, read it and find out how to live longer.

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Hana

Hated it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2018

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Though it came in excellent condition and speedy delivery, my comment is just for the author - the book itself is not worth buying, its quite pessimistic and talks about all the ways you can get sick from stress, which only resulted in me feeling ironically, more stressed!

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GW Brecon

Don't hesitate.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2018

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If you want an almost easy to read account of how the Stress Response proceeds through your body from the initial perception of an external stressor they don't come better than this.
Add on the detailed account of how short and long-term exposure to stress hormones impacts on the well-being of the major body systems and finally a brief introduction to ways to mitigate these effects and this book is worth every penny.

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Dr R Stuart-Kotze

Informative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2019

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An excellent book for those who want to understand the physiology of stress but not for the gerenal reader.

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Michael Guiry

A good read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2021

A good read.

Brilliant educational and funny.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2018

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Amazing book which I actually haven't finished yet, but I am about half way through. Totally fascinating interesting and written with humour. I am really enjoying it.

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John R.

Let down

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 March 2022

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Lost it strength with too much h referencing in full, a numerical system for easier read, vv disappointing long read

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