Book contents
- Toxic Stress
- Reviews
- TOXIC STRESS
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction: Your Body’s Hidden Symphony
- Part I The Problem
- Part II The System
- 4 Our Resilient Stress Response System
- 5 Symphony in 10-Flat by Usain Bolt
- 6 Resilience for Life – Yours
- 7 Fast Tracks to Dying Young
- 8 Scan the Lifespan
- Part III Measuring Toxic Stress
- Part IV Treatment
- Part V Our Next Frontier
- Appendix
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author
5 - Symphony in 10-Flat by Usain Bolt
from Part II - The System
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 April 2024
Book contents
- Toxic Stress
- Reviews
- TOXIC STRESS
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction: Your Body’s Hidden Symphony
- Part I The Problem
- Part II The System
- 4 Our Resilient Stress Response System
- 5 Symphony in 10-Flat by Usain Bolt
- 6 Resilience for Life – Yours
- 7 Fast Tracks to Dying Young
- 8 Scan the Lifespan
- Part III Measuring Toxic Stress
- Part IV Treatment
- Part V Our Next Frontier
- Appendix
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author
Summary
To turn the general ideas of the previous chapter into specifics, this chapter takes a fanciful look at the hidden symphony to see what happens in Usain Bolt’s stress response system during his ten-second sprint as the world’s fastest human. He is one of the master conductors of the stress response system, with his speed as proof of his prowess. An appreciation of the orchestration required to mount this everyday miracle provides the background for understanding the way persistent and severe stressors disturb this process. The anatomy of six major organs in the stress response system is described and depicted.
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- Toxic StressHow Stress Is Making Us Ill and What We Can Do About It, pp. 96 - 110Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024