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Robert M. Sapolsky

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (Revised and Updated) Paperback – 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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Paperback: 560 pages
Publisher: St. Martins Press; Revised and Upd edition (1 Jan. 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0805073698
ISBN-13: 978-0805073690
Product Dimensions: 16 x 2.6 x 22.9 cm
Customer reviews: 588 customer ratings
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #48 in Self Help Stress Management
- #112 in Complementary Medicine
- #42 in Stress

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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

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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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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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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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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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Denny

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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odette sookias

One of the recommended books for my post-graduate studies

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2016

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One of the recommended books for my post-graduate studies. I could not put it down. It has helped me managing my own day to day stress.

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Su C

Was highly recommended!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 October 2019

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Sorry not read it yet but it came VERY highly recommended.

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Anubhav

Monkey Business

Reviewed in India on 9 March 2017

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Every person interested in the field of Behavioral biology, Stress physiology and Evolutionary sciences should include this book into their reading-list and not let the flimsy-sounding title put you off. In many libraries one'll find this book enlisted under "self-help" category which has more to do with the book's title than it's content. It's a serious book of science with a generous reference list. Also, given the intimate-nature of things discussed, a reader will find the content both depressing & enlightening.

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Fabio

Lettura leggermente pesante

Reviewed in Italy on 17 April 2020

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Il libro è arrivato in ottime condizioni, entro i tempi previsti.
Risulta essere pesante da leggere perché pieno di ripetizioni dall'inizio alla fine. Sebbene siano una delle caratteristiche principali dell'autore, purtroppo rallentano parecchio la lettura. Il libro però resta un ottimo lavoro che affronta temi scientifici di un certo spessore in maniera facilmente comprensibile.

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M.L.

Hoch wissenschaftlich und sehr gut zu lesen

Reviewed in Germany on 9 August 2014

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Auch für nicht Englisch-sprachige ein wirklich interessantes und gut verständliches Buch. Für jeden der sich für Stress und Gesundheit interessiert quasi ein "Muss" (Als Tip: Es gibt bei pubmed auch eine Metaanalyse von Sapolsky, die den Inhalt des Buches auf etwa 20 Seiten zusammendampft, die ist alternativ und auch gerade fürs Zitieren zu empfehlen. Allerdings vom Unterhaltungswert nicht zu vergleichen)

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Navneeraj

Robert Sapolsky is a genius

Reviewed in India on 4 March 2019

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This is an excellent book. It really forces you to think about your lifestyle and stress. Robert Sapolsky is a genius.

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Annie W.

It will make you want to re-evaluate your life.

Reviewed in Canada on 30 August 2016

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This book is great! It goes into a lot of detail about exactly how stress impacts you and your body. It's important imformation, that really everybody should know. The reading level is a it high, and there's a lot of detail about the biology of stress in this, but if you are the type who likes to read textbooks, or science material, then this book is for you.

It's packed full with information.

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antonio dileo

Revelation

Reviewed in Italy on 29 January 2019

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Even though rich with medical terms, it’s a relevation. No matter what you do in your life, it’s always the case you go through some stressful events and with this book you can understand how stress really affects your life and body. Reading this book is a therapy.

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Matheus

Excelente

Reviewed in Brazil on 19 February 2018

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Nunca vi algo com uma visão tão completa das causas do estresse e de como lidar com ele. O autor cita vários estudos científicos sobre seres humanos e outros animais para explicar determinados aspectos do estresse e amarra tudo no final de forma lúcida, sua teoria.

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Paulo

An Outstanding Book

Reviewed in Canada on 10 November 2012

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The author, Robert M. Sapolsky, has done a super job with this book. There a lot of research that was used to write it and it provides a balanced view point on stress and other subjects giving due regards to the state of the art.

For a laymen like me, this book was a mouthful. Yet, the author did an excellent job to introduce the medical terminology and the concepts, gradually, as you progress, and by the time I was through the book, I was surprised as to how much I had learned. I certainly will go back to it periodically so I don't loose what I've learned.

I think that this book is well worth buying and studying. It provides a lot of valuable advice that you can use to maintain and improve your health in a number of ways.

Thumbs up for Professor Sapolsy!

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Bri

wissenschaftlich fundierte Erkenntnisse super erklärt.

Reviewed in Germany on 12 June 2013

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So klar und einleuchtend kann nur einer seine wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse vermitteln: Robert Sapolsky, der bereits wegen seiner erstklassigen Vorlesungen an der Stanford University ausgezeichnet worden ist. Wer Why Zebras don't get Ulcers gelesen hat, wird verstehen warum die Vorlesungen von Robert Sapolsky stets ausgebucht sind. Mit diesem Buch gibt er Einblicke in die Verhaltensweisen und auch die Folgen bestimmter Verhaltensmuster von Primaten, die auch auf uns Menschen übertragbar sind. Allein die Einsicht hilft, Dauerstress zu vermeiden und ein gesünderes, glücklicheres und damit eben auch besseres Leben zu führen.

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DEBASHIS GHOSH

A great work of Robert Spolsky

Reviewed in India on 27 September 2019

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One of the best books in biology and psychology. It will depict how we are perpetually victim of our imaginary stress. It will light up nature of human stress health and biology of it. A must read for all.. Great work by Robert Spolsky..

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Andrea G

The author explains how we end up like we are by mid life

Reviewed in Canada on 9 July 2017

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The author explains how we end up like we are by mid life. He explains ways we might improve our health by observing how other species cope with stress. He's a funny and engaging lecturer of environmental biology.

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Excellent reference on stress related problems

Reviewed in Canada on 18 March 2018

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I really enjoyed the book, it gives very good information about stress in a very readable manner.

It provides not only good examples on how the problems develop but proposes good ways of dealing with them at the end of the book.

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Athira H.

Very relevant in today’s world

Reviewed in India on 9 January 2020

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The book literally goes through each and every aspect of stress related problems. Which makes it a must read for anyone interested in understanding its consequences.

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Raja

Final Authority on Stress management

Reviewed in India on 13 January 2017

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Without doubts the final authority on stress management. There is virtually no organ of the body that isn't covered. The book uses a mix of facts, humor presented in a such a lucid language that anyone without any prior language can out the facts in this book to good use. Great one Mr Sapolsky.

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Brian Gibb

Sapolsky at His Best

Reviewed in Canada on 10 February 2014

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This is an excellent popularization of the science surrounding how we respond to stress. Sapolosky strikes a wonderful chord by providing excellent summaries of what the research tells us on the key points. As well, he has an excellent sense of humour and knows when to insert his trademark phrase, "What's Up With That?

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