Sound asleep : the expert guide to sleeping well
Idzikowski, Christopher2013
Book
A practical guide to combatting sleep problems from one of the world's leading authorities, offering solutions for sleeping more soundly and healthily.
Main title:
Sound asleep : the expert guide to sleeping well / Chris Idzikowski.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Watkins, 2013.
Collation:
x, 214 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"Understand your sleep needs, wake up refreshed and full of energy, conquer insomnia and other sleep problems"--Cover.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Sleep - an introduction -- What is sleep? -- What is tiredness? -- What is dreaming? -- How much sleep do you need? -- You and your sleepiness -- ch. 2 The science of sleep dreaming? -- Scientists of sleep -- Rhythms of the day and night -- The brainwave revolution -- Cycles and stages of sleep -- The science of dreaming -- The genetics of sleep -- A memory for sleep -- Your body during sleep -- ch. 3 Sleep hygiene - the deep sleep cleanse -- The sleep hygiene review -- Your sleeping space -- Temperature control -- Into the darkness -- Noise and sleep -- Making your bed -- Rituals for sleep -- The lifestyle factor -- ch. 4 Sleep, ageing and gender -- Sleeping babies, rested children -- Teens to twenties -- Sleep and older age -- Sleeping beauty, sleeping lion -- ch. 5 Good sleep guides for workers, parents, dreamers and more -- A worker's guide to good sleep -- A shift worker's guide to good sleep -- A driver's guide to good sleep --Contents note continued: A flyer's guide to good sleep -- An athlete's guide to good sleep -- A performer's guide to good sleep -- A student's guide to good sleep -- A parents' guide to good sleep -- A dreamer's guide to good sleep -- A problem-solver's guide to good sleep -- ch. 6 Sleep disorders - step by step -- Sleep disorders classified -- Insomnia: an overview -- Adjustment insomnia -- Psychophysiological insomnia -- Other forms of insomnia -- Narcolepsy -- Parasomnias -- Circadian rhythm sleep disorders -- Sleep-related breathing disorders -- Restless leg syndrome -- Isolated symptoms, normal variants and unresolved issues -- Nightmares -- Mental disorder insomnia -- ch. 7 Pills, potions and therapies -- Conventional medicine -- Sleep centres -- Complementary medicine -- Gadgets, gizmos and the World Wide Web.
ISBN:
9781780281186 (pbk)1780281188 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616.8498
Language:
English
BRN:
260782