| Description |
viii, 324 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
How sleep deprived are you, and what does that mean? -- The 3 most troublesome culprits in disordered sleep and how to conquer them -- Anxiety and stress: sleep killers -- Caffeine -- Your gender -- 3 people who steal your sleep and how to manage them -- You as mom or dad: balancing the act -- Your bed partner: 1 bed, 2 sleepers -- Business traveler: stress, performance, jet lag, and other demands -- From waistlines to face lines: you are what you sleep: Snooze to lose: how sleep affects weight loss -- Sleep: the medicine necessary for good sex and a powerful co-partner with exercise -- Naps, siestas & kips -- 28 nights to sound sleep forever: Week 1: Your sleep boot camp -- Week 2: review, rework, revive -- Weeks 3 & 4: Setting it all in motion -- The sleep aid industry: What you want to know about pills, sleep aids, & other potential hazards to sound sleep -- Sleep diary. |
| Indexed In: |
LJ 09/01/2006 |
| Summary |
A sleep consultant draws on cutting-edge information to present an accessible reference to sleeping well, citing the role of sleep deprivation in such health concerns as poor eating, aging, and growth and outlining a twenty-eight-night program for addressing short-term sleep problems. |
| Source |
ILDP 2/2008 PPL |
| Subject |
Sleep -- Health aspects.
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| ISBN |
9780525949794 |
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0525949798 |
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