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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Combining cutting-edge research with a healthy dose of good humor and practical advice, 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 more. It also provides essential guidance to controlling our stress responses. This third edition features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This is a fact-packed and energetic look at the science of stress and the history of stress research. It explores the effects of stress on the human body, how those effects were discovered, and what we can do about them. The book also includes wacky historical beliefs, strange experiments and the biographies of stressed-out stress researchers. Middle grade readers will learn about o the fight, flight or freeze response o how our bodies handle chronic...
Author
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing, Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The perfect antidote to the stuff of life, pottering helps you discover the place where contentment lies. It is the simple joy of doing nothing and something, with a profound truth at its core: the happiness we find when we learn to let go and simply be. Brought to life in Anna McGovern's charming prose, this very British ritual is the perfectly imperfect way to live a little more and stress a little less.
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A practical plan to reset adrenal thyroid health with a focus on the relationship between adrenals and anxiety. Includes a personalized nutrition plan with 30-40 recipes, recommended supplements, and other lifestyle interventions"--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The Dutch people are some of the happiest in the world. Their secret? They are masters of niksen, or the art of doing nothing"--
Niksen is not a form of meditation, or is it a state of laziness or boredom. To niks is to make a conscious choice to sit back, let go, and do nothing at all. Mecking shows readers how to take a break from all the busyness-- with heartfelt permission to do nothing. -- adapted from back cover
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In recent years recovery has become a sports and fitness buzzword. Anyone who works out or competes at any level is bombarded with the latest recovery products and services: from drinks and shakes to compression sleeves, foam rollers, electrical muscle stimulators, and sleep trackers. In Good to Go, acclaimed FiveThirtyEight science writer Christie Aschwanden takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening tour through this strange world. She investigates...
8) Patina
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--
9) Patina
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
Fantasma. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Cuatro jóvenes de familias completamente diferentes, con personalidades que se vuelven explosivas al chocar. Pero son también cuatro jóvenes de secundaria que fueron escogidos para un equipo de élite de atletismo... un equipo que los podría ayudar a clasificarse para las Olimpiadas Juveniles. Todos tienen mucho que perder, pero también tienen mucho que demostrar, no solo a sus compañeros sino a sí mismos. Patina...
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An anesthesiologist and NASA adviser explores how pioneering doctors and scientists have built on findings about the body's response to extreme environments and physical challenges to develop such medical innovations as open-heart surgery, skin grafts and trauma care.
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Learn the three stages of adrenal impairment and receive distinct strategies for diet, activity, and lifestyle changes for each. Recent study participants halved their cortisol levels in 30 days and lost an average of 9 pounds.
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