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A healthy night’s sleep is vital to your mental, physical and emotional well-being. But so many of us are struggling to switch off at night – whether we’re worrying about money, anxious about a big meeting at work, or fretting over the performance of our football team. This is an essential guide to improving the quality of your rest using proven strategies for getting to and staying asleep.
Dr Chris Idzikowski is a leading sleep expert and specialist in sleep disorders. How to Sleep Well is packed with advice, techniques and practical solutions to ensure real results.
Learn to Sleep Well is the indispensable open sesame to the secrets of sleep. By showing us how to combat tiredness, insomnia, nightmares, snoring and children's sleeping difficulties, and by using a wealth of practical exercises and techniques, the renowned sleep expert Chris Idzikowski sets us on a sure path to a good night's sleep, leading to greater energy at home, at work and at play.
Lack of sleep is not just a matter of feeling tired. Recent research has shown that it is associated with serious illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and even cancer. The big question is, what can we do to get more sleep? Who can we turn to, for a sympathetic and knowledgeable one-to-one consultation? The answer is, to one of the worldÕs leading sleep experts: Professor Chris Idzikowski, who here reveals his wisdom in a down-to-earth and reassuring way. The Introduction answers four basic questions: What is sleep? What is dreaming? What is tiredness? What is fatigue? Chapter One takes a fascinating look at the history of sleep, showing how social and environmental...
Make sleepless nights a thing of the past! Fatigue, poor concentration, memory lapses, stress . . . If you suffer from any of these, the odds are you’re not getting enough sleep. And, since sleep is when the body and brain recharge and repair themselves, the long-term impact on your health can be significant. This book is specially designed to help banish sleepless nights, revealing how you can monitor and manage your sleep, identify problems, and take steps to sleep soundly at last. Identify the causes that can disrupt your sleep such as: Circadian rhythms Sleep disorders Jet lag and shift work Diet and drugs And more! Leading sleep expert Dr. Chris Idzikowski explains the mechanisms that control sleep, introducing sleep-management techniques and providing practical advice, remedies and solutions to help you overcome your own disturbed sleep. Use his sleep-pattern “rulers” to measure your sleep, record the results in the Sleep Diary provided, then implement the recommended measures and complete the second diary section to see how things have improved. Conquer your nighttime routine and regain your beauty sleep with How to Sleep Well!
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We spend a third of our lives asleep, and this book will teach you how to enjoy it to its fullest. Learn the tactics you need to get yourself to sleep faster and enjoy a deeper sleep. Sleep gives us far more than rest—under the right circumstances, sleep will refresh and bring forth a new alertness with each new day. Sleep is the essential fuel that drives us through the day. Understand your sleep and learn how to be adaptable to your fluctuating needs. Through careful examination of your sleep environment and lifestyle, Dr. Chris Idzikowski uses his 30 years of experience to give reliable advice on combating the most common sleep problems. Topics included are insomnia, nightmares, snoring, and sleeping difficulties for people of all ages. There are 20 specially devised exercises to help you drift off into a blissful sleep naturally. Remedies employ meditation, massage, herbalism, aromatherapy, and other soothing ways to help you get a deeper sleep. This is the perfect guide to improve your physical and mental well-being through a higher quality of sleep.
This volume addresses the complex question - What is the relationship between sleep, neurotransmitter function and mental state? Contributors review recent research into the neurotransmitter serotonin, its receptors, binding sites, electrophysiology and behavioural effects, as well as reviewing current ideas on the structure and function of human sleep.
Revolutionize the way you plan, create, and record your day-to-day experiences with My Life in Lists. Here, talented artist Nicole Barlettano (@plansthatblossom on Instagram) has created beautifully illustrated collection pages for you to start filling in your thoughts, dreams, and lists of favorites as you push past planning into the wilder possibilities of a free-form journal. Catalog the rodeo of ideas and distractions constantly rattling around in your brain as you fill in these pages, with collections that include exercises in self-discovery and gratitude, but also a place to record important information and track your progress on ongoing projects. Combining mindfulness with productivity, these thoughtfully designed collections will take you beyond basic journaling to help you manage your life in this crazy world: Life Goals Achievements & Milestones Book Tracker Music Tracker Idea Page Un-Do List Dear Diary Movie Tracker Self Care To-Do List Acts of Kindness Travel Bucket List Then vs. Now Yearly Check-In/Resolutions What Worked/What Didn’t Improve every aspect of your life with this exceptionally useful journal.
Sound Asleep gives you the in-depth understanding you need to make your sleep more restful, more energising and more satisfactory. The Introduction answers four basic questions: What is sleep? What is dreaming? What is tiredness? What is fatigue? Chapter One takes a fascinating look at the history of sleep, showing how social and environmental factors have affected human experience. Chapter Two tells us what science has made of sleep, in a friendly, easy-to-follow style. Chapter Three gives extensive advice on how to manage your sleep, whatever your particular circumstances or needs, with specific advice for workers, parents, drivers and flyers, as well as for dreamers and problem-solvers; also covered is our changing requirements as we age. Chapter Four gives the same number of pages to sleep problems, including insomnia, breathing disorders, circadian clock disorders, nightmares and movement disorders. Finally, Chapter Five is a collection of concise practical tips and guidelines, including a directory of sleeping pills and potions, from pharmaceutical stand-bys to home-brewed herbal teas.