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Toxic stress : how stress is making us ill and what we can do about it / Lawson R. Wulsin, MD.

Summary:

"How does stress contribute to illnesses like heart disease and diabetes? What can we do to protect ourselves and heal from toxic stress? Explore the fascinating mysteries of our hidden stress response system and learn how to prevent stress from turning into illness"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781009306584
ISBN: 1009306588
Physical Description: viii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-331) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The problem. Toxic stress - you won't see it coming (neither will your doctor) ; The mind matters for seeing our blind spot ; Before we climb this mountain -- The system. Our resilient stress response system ; Symphony in 10-flat by Usain Bolt ; Resilience for life - yours ; Fast tracks to dying young ; Scan the lifespan -- Measuring toxic stress. Managing begins with measuring ; A peek inside the black box of stress -- Treatment. Boot camps for our stress response systems ; Yes, you can retrain your brain ; Talking about stress with your doctor -- Our next frontier. Next steps for our next frontier -- Appendix: imagining the resilience center.