Friday, September 10th, 2004

How Stress Affects Your Health

Ira talks with primatologist and author Robert Sapolsky about stress, health, and being human. Can too much stress make you sick? Sapolsky, author of 'Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers,' says it can. We'll talk about stress in our lives, its effects, and ways to cope.

Guests

Robert Sapolsky
Author: "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers"(Owl Books, 2004); "A Primate's Memoir" (Scribner, 2002)
Research Associate, Institute of Primate Research
National Museums of Kenya
Professor, Biology and Neuroscience
Stanford University
Stanford, California

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