Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

Chapter Overview

• Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation

• Chapter 2: Stress began as a reaction to acute bodily threats, yet humans worry about imagined problems, too.

• Chapter 3: The brain’s autonomic nervous system governs how we react to, and rebound from, our stress.

• Chapter 4: Under stress, the body favors short-term, high-cost actions instead of long-term projects.

• Chapter 5: Stress accelerates your blood flow, increasing your likelihood of developing serious arterial conditions and heart disease.

• Chapter 6: The strain of moving energy throughout the body can increase the risk of diabetes, which can cause other serious illnesses.

• Chapter 7: Stress causes alterations in the brain that mimic depression and greatly hinder recovery from traumatic events.

• Chapter 8: Our complex reproductive system is highly sensitive to stress, causing serious problems for both men and women.

• Chapter 9: Stress is inevitable, so grasping and balancing your stress response systems is essential.

• Chapter 10: Owning what you can control and offering social support both exert a powerful, proven stress-reducing effect overall.

• Chapter 11: Your position in society shapes stress levels and greatly affects your resistance to disease and overall mortality rates too.

• Chapter 12: Income inequality fosters distrust and weak social cohesion, which translates into poorer health for both the wealthy and the poor alike.