Sleep better, live longer with the groundbreaking information and
step-by-step program in this revolutionary book.
Healthful sleep has been empirically proven to be the single most
important factor in predicting longevity, more influential than diet,
exercise, or heredity. And yet we are a sleep-sick society, ignorant of
the facts of sleep--and the price of sleep deprivation. In this
groundbreaking book, based on decades of study on the frontiers of sleep
science, Dr. William Dement, founder and director of the Stanford
University Sleep Research Center, explains what happens when we sleep,
when we don't, and how we can reclaim the most powerful--and
underrated--health miracle of all.
Taking us on a fascinating tour of our sleeping body and mind, Dr.
Dement reveals the price we have paid for ignoring sleep--an epidemic of
heart disease, 33 percent of traffic-fatigue-related accidents, and
immeasurable mental and psychological disadvantages. And he offers a
hands-on prescription for vibrant good health and longevity,
including...self-tests to determine how much sleep you really need...the
role of prescription and over-the-counter sleeping aids...the latest
research on how sleep affects the immune system...how to combat
insomnia, snoring, and jet lag...plus information on sleep disorder
clinics nationwide, Web sites, and more.
Taking readers on a fascinating tour of our sleeping body and mind,
Dr. William C. Dement reveals the price paid for ignoring sleep--an
epidemic of heart disease, traffic-fatigue-related accidents
(responsible for a full third of all traffic accidents), and
immeasurable mental and psychological disadvantages. Offering a hands-on
prescription for vibrant good health and longevity, THE PROMISE OF SLEEP
includes self-tests to determine how much sleep you really need, full
information on the role of prescription and over-the-counter sleeping
aids, the latest research on how sleep affects the immune system,
helpful methods for combating insomnia, snoring, and jet lag, plus
information on sleep disorder clinics nationwide, sleep disorder Web
sites, and more.
