Chronotherapy, Michael Terman
Chronotherapy, Michael Terman
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Chronotherapy
Resetting Your Inner Clock to Boost Mood, Alertness, and Quality Sleep

Author: Michael Terman, Ian McMahan

Narrator: Greg Zarcone

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 12/25/2012


Synopsis

Based on decades of research, Chronotherapy shows you how to harness the power of light to reset your natural clock and boost your mood, be more alert, and get a good night's sleep.

A good night's sleep can be hard to get. Sleep problems and depressed mood often go hand in hand, forming a frustrating cycle. Only now are we beginning to understand the way these problems are based in the working of the brain's inner clock, through the science of chronobiology--the study of circadian rhythms and their regulation by light and darkness. For the first time, Michael Terman, PhD, director of the Center for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms at Columbia University Medical Center and a leading expert in chronobiology and chronotherapy, shares his scientific insights and treatments that have helped thousands of sleep sufferers find relief.

Like all our cousins in the animal kingdom, we have an internal timing system that is exquisitely sensitive to the pattern and brightness of the light we are exposed to. Contemporary life, however, often deprives our clock of the daily signals it relies on. As a result, our bodies are easily thrown into conflict with daily work and family requirements, causing major sleep disruptions that affect our mood and productivity. The list of problems includes depression, insomnia, seasonal affective disorder, jet lag, shift work disturbance, adolescent sleep loss, and more.

Chronotherapy offers an authoritative, clinically informed way to understand and break the frustrating cycle of clock-based sleep disorders. Dr. Terman, along with Ian McMahan, PhD, an expert in developmental psychology, explains the science behind chronobiology and lays out the full range of rhythm-shifting strategies, including the proper use of light therapy, structured exposure to darkness, bedroom dawn and dusk simulation, melatonin supplements, and sleep scheduling, to bring you the kind of sleep your body needs.

Chronotherapy has the power to recalibrate your life with renewed energy, vibrant good health, and peace of mind--spanning life stages from the earliest years through old age.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather on January 19, 2013

Happiness Help! Living in an overcast, northern state on the western edge of the eastern standard time, I'm a victim of....... winter slump. If you are concerned about SAD - seasonal affective disorder, this book explains why and what to do. Even if you are living in the Sunbelt, this book highligh......more

Goodreads review by Micah on February 22, 2017

Wow! I now know why staying up late is my preference and understand my kids better as they grow and reach adolescents. Lots of good information on how our internal clocks work, how to test them, and how to adjust them. I was especially interested in their description of bright light therapy, and the......more

Goodreads review by Zixuan on November 28, 2015

Maybe it had something to do with the fact that I finished this work as an audio book, but the entire thing seemed like an infomercial. I have been reading health-based nonfiction for a long time now and I can honestly say this has been one of the worst books I've ever picked up. Past chapter two, e......more

Goodreads review by Joe on October 29, 2013

Good book about hacking your own circadian rhythn.......more

Goodreads review by Hazel on February 19, 2021

As a long-term insomniac, I hoped to learn something new about my malady from this book, and I did! I will spare you some time - you only need to read the first half of the book. The gist of this part of the book describes how you can reset your internal time clock by using bright light therapy and......more