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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

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Why We Chose This
We chose this foundational guide for readers whose bodies carry the silent weight of constant vigilance and mental pressure. Sapolsky lucidly explains the evolutionary biology of human stress, demystifying why our nervous systems respond to everyday mental worries as if they were physical survival emergencies. It gives exhausted readers an essential diagnostic framework that replaces unproductive self-blame with practical, objective physiological insight.

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by Robert M. Sapolsky (Author)

"Robert M. Sapolsky is one of the best science writers of our time."
--Oliver Sacks

The author of New York Times Bestseller Determined offers a completely revised and updated edition of his most popular work, with over 225,000 copies in print.

Now in a third edition, the renowned primatologist 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 humor 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.

Author Biography

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. His books Behave and Determined were New York Times bestsellers. Behave was named a best book of the year by The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. He is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant." He and his wife live in San Francisco.

Number of Pages: 539
Dimensions: 1.1 x 9 x 5.9 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 15, 2004

Cover Type: Paperback

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