Toxic Stress:How Stress Is Making Us Ill and What We Can Do About It

by: Lawson R. Wulsin (Author)

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 18 April 2024

Language: English

Print Length: 300 pages

ISBN-10: 1009306588

ISBN-13: 9781009306584

Book Description

Our stress response system is magnificent - it operates beneath our awareness, like an orchestra of organs playing a hidden symphony. When we are healthy, the orchestra plays effortlessly, but what happens when our bodies face chronic stress, and the music slips out of tune? The alarming rise of stress-related conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and depression, show the price we're paying for our high-pressure living, while global warming, pandemics and technology have brought new kinds of stress into all our lives. But what can we do about it? Explore the fascinating mysteries of our hidden stress response system with Dr. Wulsin, who uses his decades of experience to show how toxic stress impacts our bodies; he gives us the expert advice and tools needed to prevent toxic stress from taking over. Chapter by chapter, lea to help your body and mind recover from toxic stress.