Sleep to Save Your Life: The Complete Guide to Living Longer and Healthier Through Restorative Sleep

By Gerard T. Lombardo and Henry Ehrlich

Book Overview

We're supposed to spend one-third of our lives sleeping. But today a shortage of sleep--and of the right kind of sleep--is undermining our productivity, relationships, and health. Sleep problems can contribute to diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, depression, and diabetes, and they add stress to our already hectic lives. In Sleep to Save Your Life , noted sleep expert Gerard T. Lombardo, M.D., reveals the science behind these problems and what to do about them. As director of one of New York City's busiest sleep centers, Dr. Lombardo works with the sleep problems of executives, shift workers, women, children, and the elderly in "the city that never sleeps." He offers detailed strategies for getting the best treatment--and the best sleep--possible.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060742542
• ISBN13: 9780060742546
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Don't let sleep problems threaten the quality of your waking life!!!

+++++ Answer true or false to these ten statements: (1) Sleep is frequently overlooked as a factor in the treatment of many serious conditions. (2) There is little evidence to suggest that there is a link between obesity and sleep deprivation. (3) Your waking life is spent preparing for sleep. (4) Insomnia, in many cases, simply stems from poor preparation for sleep. (5) Good sleepers go to bed early while bad sleepers go to bed late. (6) For most of us, a nap during the day is a good idea. (7) Excessive daytime sleepiness is essentially the same as insomnia. (8) It's the ability to sleep, rather than the need for sleep, that seems to decrease with age. (9) Chronic insomnia is a risk factor for psychiatric illness. (10) The self-examination of snoring is best done while brushing your teeth; that is, look directly into the mirror, open your mouth, and stick out your tongue. If you answered true to any of statements (2,5,6,7) or false to any of statements (1,3,4,8,9,10), then you may need the help of this book by Dr. Gerald Lombardo who directs a sleep center in Brooklyn, New York. This is an easy-to-read, concise book about sleep disorders. In fact, the author says he wrote this book "because the problems associated with sleep disorders are very urgent." All chapters are broken up into sections so you can access vital information quickly. Below I will either present what I consider are the main sections of a chapter or indicate the main focus of a particular chapter: (1) Big Numbers ("The numbers of people with sleep problems of all kinds are alarming and very costly for society at large"); Day Doctors and Night Doctors (doctors are many times unaware that a patient's daytime problems are caused by his/her night problem); 24/7 (problems of the 24 hour, 7 day business environment); Sleep and weight; Sleep to save the lives of other people; Sleep to save your quality of life; Sleep deprivation-the next generation. (2) Why do we sleep; Sleep needs at different stages of life; Memory (and sleep); Keys to your sleeping problems; The drive to sleep-part of our elementary humanity (3) Getting ready to sleep; Sleep hygiene (4) Normal and abnormal sleepiness; For the birds (Larks or day people versus Owls or night people) (5) Snoring (6) Sleep apnea (involves cessation of breathing due to the blockage of the windpipe during sleeping) (7) Snoring and sleep apnea treatment (8) Narcolepsy (results from a faulty switch between waking and sleep) (9) Restless legs syndrome (the production of uncomfortable sensations in the legs during sleep) (10) Insomnia (chronic sleeplessness) (11) Parasomnia (refers to a behavior or condition that takes place around or alongside sleep that has nothing to do with the central purpose of sleep and in fact detracts from it) (12) Children and sleep (13) Women and sleep (14) Seniors and sleep (15) Shift workers and sleep In the appendix (not labeled as such), there are examples of "sleep diaries." A sleep di

Read This To Save Your Life!

Sleep To Save Your Life has helped me and my children, long-time sufferers of various sleep problems. We feel much better in the daytime when we've had restful sleep at night. Written in a smart and conversational tone, the book is completely scientific, accurate, and thorough while retaining its accessibility to all readers. If your health is not reason enough to read this book by a top sleep doctor, the amusing anecdotes and compelling examples will surely engage you. Sleep to Save Your Life is a valuable resource for anyone who would like to get a good night's rest!