Book Description We spend up to one-third of our lives sleeping -- or we should Instead, we're the "Walking Weary " Millions are sleep-deprived: staying up late, getting up early, waking to tend children, waking with hot flashes, waking to worry Sleep problems afflict nearly half of employed adults Two-thirds -- or 36 million -- have овкйы problems getting through the day as a result Our 24/7 economy ups the ante An estimated 25 percent of our labor force does some sort of shift work They are fighting their bodies' inborn rhythm to work when it's light and sleep when it's dark The cost of sleep loss to employers is an estimated $18 billion Our children and our elderly are sleepy Late-night Internet surfing, soda drinking, lack of exercise, and weekend sleep bingeing can hamper children's physical and mental growth Elderly loved ones may suffer sleep disruption by too much napping and not enough activity Is poor sleep making you sick? Many of us stop breathing hundreds of timesa night, in a condition called sleep apnea, which can contribute to heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and depression If you have these "daytime problems," you may have an undiagnosed "nighttime problem " Curing a sleep problem can cut a patient's health care costs by 50 percent! Sleep to Save Your Life comes to the rescue Noted sleep expert Gerard T Lombardo, M D , explains how your genes, environment, job, habits, and physiology may be hampering your sleep -- and what you can do at home and in treatment to get the restorative sleep you need to feel better, perform better, look better, live healthier, and live longer It is filled with self-assessments, strategies, and techniques that Dr Lombardo has used successfully with thousands of patients If you're one of the "Walking Weary" -- you wake up tired -- this book can help identify an undiagnosed sleep problem If you have a health problem, this book can help improve your sleep as a critical aspect of your care If you suspect you have a sleep problem, this book points the way to getting relief If excessive sleepiness is too often part of your life, you owe it to yourself to read Sleep to Save Your Life.  Редактор:2005 г 320 стр ISBN 0060742534.