Reviews for Bolʹshoĭ frant︠s︡uzsko-russkiĭ i russko-frant︠s︡uzskiĭ slovarʹ

The average rating for Bolʹshoĭ frant︠s︡uzsko-russkiĭ i russko-frant︠s︡uzskiĭ slovarʹ based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-11-09 00:00:00 Bradley S Moose While this isn't the breeziest reading ever, McEwen makes the science of stress accessible to the lay person. The first half of the book focuses on how the allostatic systems affect the body/brain, and then the end of the book discusses methods to combat/prevent the negative effects (not much new/shocking there -- eat well, exercise,etc). One of McEwen's main arguments is that of "allostasis" (=protection) versus "allostatic load" (=damage). One of the things I found most encouraging was that research shows that when the subjects (animals) were removed from the factors causing their allostatic load, the system was able to not only stop the detrimental slide, but also recover from some of the damage that had occurred. We all know that too much stress has negative consequences, but hearing some of the specifics about how it affects our system was really rather motivating for me. I felt this author did a great job explaining the actual "hows" of the science in a way that was relatable to a non-science-lover like me.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-04-04 00:00:00 John Davis So good - this was the icing on the cake for me. The missing piece I needed to go forth and really get out there and do what I need to. Again just so good. I love that I can give stress a name that can be discussed in context of health and physiology. One that is able to be understood by my medical peers but one that empirically demonstrates mental health and physical health are forever connected - they are not separate domains. This gentleman is a complete genius, and I mean that in the real literal term he is a phenomenal scientist and I suspect human. He is up there with Jonathon Hiadt, Martin Selligman, Jung, Brene Brown, Eric Erikson and Abraham Maslow! He has actually just provided me with more people to read but hey that's my purpose - right?