Sound Sleep, Sound Mind: 7 Keys to Sleeping Through the Night

by Barry Krakow

Overview

Do you lie awake each night tossing and turning, trying to fall asleep or stay asleep? Are you tired of the quick-fix, over-the-counter, or prescription drug remedies that promise more than they deliver? If you're one of the millions who struggle with sleepless nights, you need to know that most people with insomnia or other sleep difficulties never receive the treatment that could finally put their problems to rest.

Now, one of the nation's pioneering sleep specialists, Dr. Barry Krakow, shares his unique seven-step program that targets the mental, emotional, and physical causes of your sleep problems. Using the combined natural and high-tech mind-body approach designed, personally tested, and used by Dr. Krakow himself, you will learn how to get the quality sleep you need and the rest you deserve. Based on scientific research and clinical expertise, Dr. Krakow's Sleep Dynamic Therapy program will forever transform the way you think and feel about insomnia or poor sleep.

At its core, Sleep Dynamic Therapy explains how the mind and body conspire to wreak havoc on the quality of your sleep. Contrary to conventional theories about stress and light sleep, most people who suffer from insomnia or poor sleep must address both psychological and physical factors to solve their sleep problems. These revolutionary ideas set ""Sound Sleep, Sound Mind ""apart from all other books.

Some of the immediate and long-term benefits you'll gain include an ability to fall asleep more quickly, fewer awakenings at night, greater ease returning to sleep if awakened, more solid hours of sleep each night, and less daytime sleepiness and fatigue. You'll also reap additional rewards, including enhanced mental and physical health, greater powers of concentration, and a more stable mood, all of which arise from increasing the quality of your sleep. No other book provides you with as much insight and instruction on how to take control of your sleep problems, conquer your insomnia, and gain the quality sleep you might have once thought unimaginable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471650645
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/28/2007
Pages:	307
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dr. Krakow graduated magna cum laude from the U. of Maryland School of Medicine and completed residency training in internal medicine at University of New Mexico Hospital. He completed a mini-fellowship program in sleep medicine at Stanford U. Sleep Disorders Center. He is board certified in internal medicine (1986) and sleep medicine (1994). Currently, he is the medical director of Maimonides Sleep Arts & Sciences, Ltd, and principal investigator at the Sleep & Human Health Institute.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Keys to Assessment and Monitoring Tools xi

Introduction 1

PART ONE ALL SLEEP IS NOT THE SAME
The Sleep Quality Cure

1 Discovering the New Sleep Medicine 5

2 Building a Sleep Quality Brain Trust 16

3 The Anti-Sandman 28

4 Sleep in a Bottle 42

5 Solving Your Sleep Quality Puzzle 51

6 Countdown to Sound Sleep 61

PART TWO LAY YOUR MIND TO REST
Sleep Thoughts to Let You Sleep through the Night

7 Day Is Done 71

8 Are You in the Wrong Time Zone? 79

9 Breaking the Time Barrier 88

10 The Sands of Time 95

PART THREE PICTURE PERFECT SLEEP
Mind's-Eye Imagery Conquers Insomnia

11 Finding Comfort in the Eye of the Storm 105

12 Puzzling through It All 111

13 Imaginary Sleep Friends 119

PART FOUR SLEEP SECRETS OF EMOTIONAL INTEL
Feel Your Way to Better Sleep

14 Only You Can Prevent Sleepiness 129

15 Emotional Bedbugs That Bite 136

16 Emotional Layer Cakes 149

17 Feel the Feeling, Then See It Clearly 165

18 Clear Sailing through Cloudy Skies 174

PART FIVE BIG TRANSITIONS TO SOUND SLEEP
Good-bye, Sleeping Pills; Hello, Missing Links

19 Emotional Freedom to Sleep without Drugs 189

20 Counting Blessings instead of Sheep 197

PART SIX AWAKEN THE SLUMBERING GIANT
Breathe Your Way to Perfect Sleep Quality

21 To Breathe, Perchance to Sleep 203

22 The Anti-Sandman: The Sequel 214

23 Waking Up to Better Breathing 223

24 The Nose Knows 231

25 Another Balloon to Blow Up 238

PART SEVEN HIGH-TECH SLEEP SOLUTIONS
Custom-Tailored Sleep Treatment

26 Acing Your Sleep Test 251

27 A Return to the Lab 260

28 Welcome to Your Home Health Company 275

29 Moving On Up 287

30 The Long and Winding Road 294

Epilogue: Words of Wisdom 299

Index 301