
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
A guide to the physiology of stress by a primatologist and neuroscientist, explaining how the human body's acute stress response, evolved for short-term physical threats, becomes damaging when chronically activated by modern psychological pressures.
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Ranked #537 of 1942 · 368 pages · Published 1993
Mentioned 2× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 2 episodes, most recently on Mar 26, 2021.
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Mentioned by Mark Sisson · 02:17:56 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 02:02:03 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
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Book data: ISBN 9780716732105. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.


