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The Promise of Sleep

Written by: William C. Dement
Narrated by: Jeff McCarthy
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Healthful sleep has been empirically proven to be the single most important factor in predicting longevity, more influential than diet, exercise, or heredity. And yet we are a sleep-sick society, ignorant of the facts of sleep - and the price of sleep deprivation. Dr. William Dement, founder and director of the Stanford University Sleep Research Center, takes us on a fascinating tour of the sleeping body and mind, revealing the price we pay for ignoring sleep - an epidemic of heart disease, 33 percent of traffic-fatigue related accidents, and immeasurable mental and psychological disadvantages. Dr. Dement offers a hands-on prescription for vibrant good health and longevity, including: self-tests to determine how much sleep you really need; information on the role of prescription and over-the-counter sleeping aids; the latest research on how sleep affects the immune system; how to combat insomnia, snoring, jet-lag; and much more.
©2000 William C. Dent, M.D., Ph.D., All Rights Reserved (P)2000 Simon & Schuster, Inc., All Rights Reserved
Physical Illness & Disease Sleep Disorders Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Success
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A Book That Might Change Your Life

I learned about Dr. Dement by happy accident on YouTube, at a time that I am working on straightening out some personal bad sleep habits. Listening to the book was perfect. I enjoyed the narrator, and learned valuable new information about sleep hygiene, to practically support my goal of making my remaining years as vibrant and alert as they can be. I thank God for the life-work of Dr. Dement, and also for the fact that I never had an accident during the many times I've driven while drowsy. o now understand how dangerously close to sleep I was--in Dr. Dement's words: Drowsiness is Red Alert.

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