365 Ways to Get a Good Night's Sleep

by Ronald L Kotler, Maryann Karinch, Charles R Cantor (Foreword by)

Overview

We spend about one third of our lives asleep—but we still feel tired. Without a good eight hours, we end up head-bobbing at work and drinking enough coffee to fuel a jet!This book addresses the surprisingly complex issue of sleep in easy-to-tackle steps. This exhaustive guide brings shuteye within reach as it explains how to:

• Pay back a sleep debt
• Nap without throwing off nighttime rest
• Deter disturbing dreams
• Handle a sleepwalker (or night-eater!)
• Take a bite out of teeth grinding, and more!

It’s usually not a good thing for a book to put you to sleep. But this one-way ticket to dreamland will help you go from counting sheep to fast asleep!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605501017
Publisher:	Adams Media
Publication date:	11/18/2009
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Maryann Karinch is one of the few women to have completed the inaugural Eco-Challenge in southern Utah. She is an experienced skydiver, a certified scuba diver and personal trainer, and an avid ocean whitewater kayaker. The coauthor of Boot Camp, she lives in Half Moon Bay, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Foreword ix

Introduction xi

What you need to know about sleep 1

1 Advice for Everyone 4

2 Advice for People Who Sleep Too Little 26

3 Advice for People Who Sleep Too Much 56

4 Advice for People Who Sleep at the Wrong Time 68

5 Advice for People with Kids 76

6 Advice for People Who Snore 84

7 Advice for People with Odd Behaviors During Sleep 118

8 Advice for People with Medical Conditions 138

9 Advice for People on Prescription Medications 160

10 Advice on Alternative Therapies 168

Wrap-Up: ABCs of Good Sleep 188

Appendix A When to Seek Help from a Physician 192

Appendix B Insomnia Medications Table 196

Glossary 200

Bibliography 206

Index 209