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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
4.5 stars, it got a little dense/technical at some points, but I appreciate the author acknowledging and trying to simplify concepts for the average non-scientific person to follow along. The book covers every aspect of stress possible. Aside from the general looming idea that stress causes lots of issues that ultimately decrease ur quality (and duration) of life, the author explores a lot of preventative measures. I appreciate that he expands more than the typical “eat well, exercise more, meditate” remedies that everyone is already familiar with. Overall would recommend!
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Very informative and accessible. The last chapter is the self help chapter and I was bracing myself thinking it would be overly simplified but it was quite nuanced, not meant as actual advice to use in all situations but trying to contextualize a lot of the information in the previous chapters. It doesn't see poor health as a moral failing which feels like such a low bar to clear but here we are
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Everyone should read this book! A highly readable (and very funny) exploration of how stress affects human health. The book is a little long (as it covers a lot of ground) but it reads quickly, and the science descriptions were extremely lucid and easy to follow. I appreciated that the author repeated frequently that the mind-body connection can never be reduced to either "It's all genes" or "It's all in your mind", and refused to buy into either extreme. I felt he had a very sane approach to this.
I wanted more from the last chapter (which dealt with "How do you decrease stress?") and kind of wished that suggestions had been integrated into the end of each topic chapter. I felt the recommendations didn't include enough in the way of somatic or mind-body interventions - e.g., yoga, working with the felt sense, using visualization/ imagery, etc. He didn't even address whether any of those things have been shown to be helpful with stress. For me, it's important to know: once stress has affected your health, are there mind-body interventions that will help to improve your health or at least maintain it?
I wasn't 100% sure if the science is fully accurate/ up to date. There have been several editions of this book; the latest is from 2004, so there has certainly been more research done since then.
I wanted more from the last chapter (which dealt with "How do you decrease stress?") and kind of wished that suggestions had been integrated into the end of each topic chapter. I felt the recommendations didn't include enough in the way of somatic or mind-body interventions - e.g., yoga, working with the felt sense, using visualization/ imagery, etc. He didn't even address whether any of those things have been shown to be helpful with stress. For me, it's important to know: once stress has affected your health, are there mind-body interventions that will help to improve your health or at least maintain it?
I wasn't 100% sure if the science is fully accurate/ up to date. There have been several editions of this book; the latest is from 2004, so there has certainly been more research done since then.
Pretty awesome if you have the slightest interest in physiological reactions to stress in modern day society vs caveman days. Pretty boring if you don't have any interest in that.
tl/dr Stress is really, really bad for you and will probably kill you.
The science was a step above my attention span but the book was well written and enjoyable. The breadth of physiological effects of stress is terrifying.
The science was a step above my attention span but the book was well written and enjoyable. The breadth of physiological effects of stress is terrifying.