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The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 612.821
EAN: 9780440509011
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0440509017
Label: Dell
Manufacturer: Dell
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: March 07, 2000
Publisher: Dell
Release Date: March 07, 2000
Studio: Dell
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Editorial Review:
"We are a sleep-sick society," says William C. Dement, M.D., Ph.D. According to Dr. Dement, "sleep science" has yielded a great deal of scientific knowledge about sleep--yet the general public, and even doctors, aren't aware of it. Sleep disorders are routinely misdiagnosed or ignored, sometimes resulting in medical tragedy and death, frequently leading to chronic exhaustion. In The Promise of Sleep, Dr. Dement aims to remedy that by making the latest sleep information accessible to health professionals and lay readers. He describes the sleep cycle and gives a short history of sleep research. Then he dives into clear and detailed explanations of concepts and conditions we've all heard about, but that few of us understand: sleep debt, biological clock, circadian rhythm, insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy. He discusses why we need sleep (sounds obvious, but it isn't) and the role of dreams. After 300 pages of sleep facts, Dr. Dement teaches you how to "reclaim healthy sleep" in your own life. You learn to assess your personal sleep situation by keeping a sleep diary, measuring your sleep debt, and evaluating your risk of sleep disorders; find appropriate treatment; manage sleep crises; and adopt a "sleep-smart lifestyle." A three-week "sleep camp" program at the end helps you put all the strategies together. This book will put you to sleep--and that's meant as praise! --Joan Price
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. -->
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - The Promise of Sleep
This is a great book. I have purchased 4 copies for my siblings and my father. I have also recommended it to many friends. The book is particularly important to people with sleep problems, but is also invaluable general knowledge for all people. It is easy to read, very informative, and also entertaining. In fact, I am just finishing the last chapter, and I am planning to immediately start re-reading it. It is full of lots of great information.
Rating: - Highly underated subject
A bit of a long read, but a great reference book. Dr.Dement and Mr. Vaughan describe one of the most overlooked aspect of health, namely sleep. But, as with most university professors, the writing is borderline text book and can be a dry read for the layperson. Personally, I have only read selected chapters of this book due to its 450 pages. I think that these two authors could put together an awesome book if they condensed it down to about 150 pages. I have heeded this book's advice. I started ... Read More
Rating:  - dilute content
I'm your run-of-the-mill insomniac, and thought I would get a few tips about how to get some better sleep from this very thick book. There were a few interesting topics discussed, but I don't feel like it did anything to help me gain an understanding of how I could sleep better. Most of the discussion was on normal sleep or disorders such as sleep apnea. The actual informational content of this book could fit into about a quarter of the pages, but the good doctor is EXTREMELY repetitive.
Rating: - This book will put you to sleep
The author spends too much time telling us his life story and not enough solid information about sleep. Dated.
Rating: - Invaluable health info
The author is one of the pioneers of sleep research, totally in command of his subject and it's surprising exactly how important sleep is in a healthy lifestyle. My only complaint: I would have preferred more sleep research results and less sleep research.
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