The Promise of Sleep, William C. Dement
The Promise of Sleep, William C. Dement
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The Promise of Sleep
A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and A Good Night's Sleep

Author: William C. Dement, Christopher Vaughan

Narrator: Jeff McCarthy

Abridged: 5 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2000

Synopsis

SLEEP BETTER, LIVE LONGER WITH THE GROUNDBREAKING INFORMATION AND STEP-BY-STEP PROGRAM IN THIS REVOLUTIONARY AUDIOBOOK
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.

About The Author

William C. Dement, M.D., Ph. D is the world's leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation, and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. In 1970 he founded the world's first sleep disorders center at Stanford University. He was also chairman of the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research, whose final report led directly to the creation of a new agency within the National Institutes of Health, the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research. He lives in northern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on December 19, 2022

The simplest and easiest way to live longer is by sleeping more. William Charles Dement is referred to as the father of sleep medicine. He also developed polysomnographywhich uses blood oxygen levels, breathing rates and patterns, heart rates, leg movements, and snoring apart from brain waves a......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on June 13, 2010

A decent book by a longtime sleep researcher. There was a lot of content about sleep in general, maybe a bit too much, which made me skim some of it and wish I had picked up the abridged version. I had a few takeaways: * If your eyes ever feel heavy or you seem fatigued while driving, pull over immed......more

Goodreads review by Cooper on August 18, 2009

Stanford’s Dr. William Dement is the world’s foremost authority on sleep and an ardent sleep evangelist. He co-discovered REM and first defined the human sleep cycle. For decades he has directed the Stanford Sleep Laboratory; most of the other prominent sleep researchers in the world are former col......more

Goodreads review by Mason on April 21, 2022

"The Promise of Sleep" is the eminent Dr. Dement's magnum opus for the masses. It contains more information than most of us will ever want to know about sleep. It is a long and intricate book, and it reads like a grant proposal. Most of us will read the sections that apply to us, and will use the bo......more

Goodreads review by Nigel on November 10, 2017

I️ found this book really helpful. The author is passionate about sleep and after 50 years of research has a lot to share. I️ found understanding sleep debt to be very insightful. I️’m learning to treat sleep as something that gives focus and clarity to life rather than as something I️ feel the need......more

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