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The following text refers to questions 21 and 22
The New York Times
BOOKS ON HEALTH
Strategies Against Stress
By JOHN LANGONE
“The Stress Cure,” by Dr. Vern S. Cherewatenko and
Paul Perry.
HarperCollins, $24.95.
“User’s Guide to Stress-Busting Nutrients,” by
RoseMarie Gionta Alfieri.
Basic Health Publications, $5.95.
Stress is a fact of life. It can goad people to get things
done and even to be more creative. But it can also
affect performance, weaken the immune and cardiovascular
systems and impair memory.
The authors of these books offer nutritional strategies
for dealing with stress. But their conclusions are likely
to be disputed by some experts, who say that the
effectiveness and safety of over-the-counter supplements
are unproven. In his book, Dr. Cherewatenko
addresses women, in part because of the overwhelming
everyday challenges many face.
Through examples, he convincingly documents how
debilitating stress can be. “I feel as though something
inside of me is ready to explode,” one woman says. “I
am numb. It is as if I have no good feelings anymore,”
another says.
Dr. Cherewatenko goes on to emphasize the importance
of a nonprescription hormonal supplement, DHEA, in
relieving stress. DHEA, a substance produced in the
adrenal glands and gonads, has been heralded by some
as a formula for delaying or even reversing aging, restoring
memory and increasing energy.
But Dr. Cherewatenko confines his discussion of DHEA
to its potential as a stress-reliever, calling it “the coping
fuel.” As a “buffering hormone,” he writes, DHEA offsets
the effects of other hormones that contribute to
stress.
Whether or not this is so remains to be demonstrated.
But several studies are exploring the effects of DHEA.
OBJETIVO
Adapted from http://www.nytimes.com
MACKENZIE - (1º Dia) Junho/2006