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 memory loss.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Times Books,
Ã2004.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Why don't zebras get ulcers?
- 2. Glands, gooseflesh, and hormones
- 3. Stroke, heart attacks, and voodoo death
- 4. Stress, metabolism, and liquidating your assets
- 5. Ulcers, the runs, and hot fudge sundaes
- 6. Dwarfism and the importance of mothers
- 7. Sex and reproduction
- 8. Immunity, stress, and disease
- 9. Stress and pain
- 10. Stress and memory
- 11. Stress and a good night's sleep
- 12. Aging and death
- 13. Why is psychological stress stressful?
- 14. Stress and depression
- 15. Personality, temperament, and their stress-related consequences
- 16. Junkies, adrenaline junkies, and pleasure
- 17. The view from the bottom
- 18. Managing stress.
