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001 99047495
003 DLC
005 20140603074924.0
008 990903s1999 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020 $a0871318911
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050 00 $aRA786$b.L85 1999
082 00 $a613.7/9$221
100 1 $aLukeman, Alex,$d1941-
245 10 $aSleep well, sleep deep :$b[how sleeping well can change your life] /$cby Alex Lukeman.
260 $aNew York :$bM. Evans,$cc1999.
300 $a209 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 201) and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Chapter One -- Sleeping Well Can Change Your Life --What is sleep?All you really need to know about brainwaves and -- sleep The biological sleep clockSleep deprivation Staying awake -- and alive Sleep debt Short and long sleepersLarks and owlsA -- brief bird-watcher's guide Circadian disruption Jet lagDefeating -- jet lagJet lag checklistA jet lag trick to catch up to yourself You -- are in charge --Chapter Two -- What to Do When You Can't Sleep -- Personal sleep inventory: what's your sleep potential? What to do -- in different situations --Chapter Three -- Sleep Disorders -- InsomniaInitial insomnia Subjective insomniaPsychological -- stress-induced insomniaSituational insomniaWaking too early -- and staying awake Chronic insomniaNightmaresDelayed sleep- -- phase syndrome SleepwalkingNarcolepsyApneaRestless leg -- syndrome --Chapter Four -- Sleep, Dreams, and Health -- The function of dreamsPhysical health and dreamsNight- -- maresDream instructionsDreams, psychology, and illness -- Hypnogogic states and dream paralysisPost-traumatic stress disor- -- der and dreamsLucid dreaming -- Chapter Five -- Sleeping Pills, Herbs, and Other Sleep Aids -- Modern shamansGetting ready to speak with your doctorPre- -- scription sleeping medications Over-the-counter drugsNatural sleep -- strategies Choose your strategyThe role of serotoninSt. John's -- wortA word of cautionL-tryptophan5-HTPMelatoninHerbs -- to help you sleepValerianPassionflowerKava kavaSkull- -- cap Chamomile Other herbs Complementary therapies to support -- sleepMassage, bodywork, and body-oriented therapiesAcupuncture -- and Eastern medicine ChiropracticNutrition, exercise, vitamins, -- and minerals --Chapter Six -- Children and Sleep -- Babies and other young people Getting baby to sleep through the -- nightBedtime Things not to do and sacred cows Sacred cows and -- other sleep no-no's foryou and your child Sleeping problems and dis- -- orders in childrenBed-wetting (enuresis)Narcolepsy Sleepwalk- -- ingApneaNightmares and night terrorsHeadbanging -- Confusional arousalAdolescent sleep needs --Chapter Seven -- Self-Hypnosis for Sleep and Well-Being -- All about hypnosis Self-hypnosis for relaxation and stress relief -- Relaxation exercise and visualizationGiving yourself a hypnotic -- suggestion Getting better sleep by combining relaxation and positive -- suggestionMaking your own tape of positive suggestions for sleep --Chapter Eight -- Sweet Sleep -- Three steps toward better sleep Sleep smarts questionnaireInto -- the pool Sleep well, sleep deep.
650 0 $aSleep$xHealth aspects.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy031/99047495.html