Sleep and you: sleep better, live better

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This book examines sleep-related phenomena, including individual sleep needs, problems related to the biological clock, why people who suffer from chronic anxiety or depression often sleep poorly, snoring and sleep apnea, among others. Special attention is paid to sleep disturbances affecting night workers and new mothers.

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Full title :Sleep and you : sleep better, live better / Diane B. Boivin ; foreword by Ève Van Cauter ; translated by Barbara Sandilands.

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Publication Date:©2012

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Dundurn Press
Place of Publication:Toronto [Ontario]
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012

Notes

Originally published as "Le sommeil et vous : mieux dormer, mieux vivre."

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Description:1 online resource (172 pages) : : color illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781459724815, 145972481X
oclc:ocn899005387
LC Classification:RA786
Dewey Decimal:612.8/21

Chapter 1: Hitting the Sack -- Why, How, When, and Where Do We Sleep? What is Sleep? -- Chapter 2: My Planet Earth -- The Biological Clock and its Rhythms -- Chapter 3: Searching for the Fountain of Youth -- Sleep at All Ages -- Chapter 4: When You Miss the Boat -- Insomnia and You -- Chapter 5: They Who Sleep Forget Their Hunger! -- Sleep and Diet -- Chapter 6: Waiting For Prince Charming -- Sleeping, Waking, Light, and Mood -- Chapter 7: The Sleeping Beauty -- Nodding Off When You Shouldn't -- Chapter 8: An Unexpected Climb Up Mount Everest -- Sleep Apneas -- Chapter 9: Bedtime Stories -- Nighttime Restlessness Disorders -- Conclusion.