Take a photo of a barcode or cover
288 reviews for:
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping
Robert M. Sapolsky
4.05 AVERAGE
288 reviews for:
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping
Robert M. Sapolsky
4.05 AVERAGE
funny
informative
slow-paced
How could you not love a Sapolsky book? I actually found this one easier to read than his more famous one. His voice and humor come through clearly, but he never fails to include scientific evidence to back up his beliefs. In my opinion, Sapolsky shows what pop science should look like. This book is an important read for anyone who deals with stress on a daily basis (a.k.a., all of us!). Highly recommend (even for non-science geeks).
Technically challenging, crammed with a vast amount of information. Worth examining a second time.
If I had to read the word "glucocorticoid" one more time, I might have thrown this book out of the window. Essentially, I have learned that every stressful event causes me to lose days off my life, which caused me to stress out, which shortened my life, which stressed me out... you get the point.
I glazed over a bunch of the scientific stuff... which actually says something because I took these classes in college on purpose. I think that's what it was... I felt like I was back in school. There were a few very interesting snippets, which is why I bumped this to 2 stars. That's it... no more to say... time to move on..
I glazed over a bunch of the scientific stuff... which actually says something because I took these classes in college on purpose. I think that's what it was... I felt like I was back in school. There were a few very interesting snippets, which is why I bumped this to 2 stars. That's it... no more to say... time to move on..
I learned a lot... but I also prayed to whoever was listening that this book would be over. I would spend 3 hrs reading it felt and only get 50 pages. Ever heard about about the woman who ate the whale? The whale was this book.
Learned a lot about stress so that was pretty cool.
Learned a lot about stress so that was pretty cool.
Very interesting read. It does not delve into how to relieve stress as much as it explains how stress impacts people in so many ways.
I started this book super excited to learn about stress and how it affects humans (especially psychological stress) but I quickly grew bored with the endless explanations of experiments on rats (there are so many that the meaning of each was lost as I kept getting them mixed up). The book is also WAY too long. Basically there are 17 chapters on why stress is horrible for you and will likely kill you or is the root cause of disease, and then one chapter on how to meditate these physical manifestations (hint: it’s just meditation, exercise, and repetition of stress relieving activities). This was a 17 hour audiobook that could have been much more concise and probably more effective as such
Книга за физиологията и психологията на стреса и как той ни влияе. Детайлно е описано какво е стрес, защо се стресираме (ние и всички животни) какви процеси протичат в тялото и мозъка ни докато сме стресирани и как те се отразяват негативно на здравето ни в дългосрочен план.
Дори да оставим настрана факта, че язвата се предизвиква от бактерия, а не от нерви, обаче самата книга можеше да е тройно по-кратка и пак щеше да каже всичко смислено, което се съдържа в нея и да остане място за част от безкрайното отвлечено бърборене на автора. Естествено, една научно-популярна книга, освен научна, няма как и да не ... ами популярна, но Робърт Саполски му е изтървал края и според мен прекалява с "простонародния" език, метафори и детински сравнения.
Накрая има три глави относно това кои хора се стресират повече и кои по-малко, като цяло как да борим стреса, за да живеем по-дълго, по-здрави и по-спокойни. Съветите са валидни, но близки до ума.
Дори да оставим настрана факта, че язвата се предизвиква от бактерия, а не от нерви, обаче самата книга можеше да е тройно по-кратка и пак щеше да каже всичко смислено, което се съдържа в нея и да остане място за част от безкрайното отвлечено бърборене на автора. Естествено, една научно-популярна книга, освен научна, няма как и да не ... ами популярна, но Робърт Саполски му е изтървал края и според мен прекалява с "простонародния" език, метафори и детински сравнения.
Накрая има три глави относно това кои хора се стресират повече и кои по-малко, като цяло как да борим стреса, за да живеем по-дълго, по-здрави и по-спокойни. Съветите са валидни, но близки до ума.
Loved this book. Just a heads up, it is filled with soooo much information on trauma and the brain. It’s a lot. Beautifully written and presented, but I needed to digest it in small chunks in order to really absorb all this book had to offer.