67 Ways to Good Sleep: People's Medical Society Book [Hardcover]

Charles B. Inlander (Author), Cynthia K. Moran (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1995

SOUND ADVICE FOR A SOUND SLEEP
Do you lie awake for half an hour or more before falling asleep? Do you wake up tired? Are you drowsy when driving? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. Tonight, nearly 80 million Americans will get a lousy night's sleep. Now, in 67 WAYS TO GOOD SLEEP, you will find specific solutions to your specific sleep disorder--from insomnia to snoring, from nightmares to jet lag. You'll discover
* Which foods to avoid and which foods and herbals have calming, sedative
properties
* Strategies to reduce the anxiety and stress that prevents good sleep
* How to handle changes in your bedtime schedule and environment
* A glossary of key terms and concepts and a comprehensive index that puts all the information at your fingertips, and much more
With the help of these 67 tested techniques and proven programs, you'll get to sleep, stay asleep, and wake up refreshed and ready to go!

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Insomnia and sleep disorders plague a variety of individuals: this provides a collection of proven advice on getting to sleep and staying there; from avoiding foods which are too stimulating to obtaining counseling for depression and other mental conditions. The emphasis on self-help routines allows hope for many. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From the Inside Flap

SOUND ADVICE FOR A SOUND SLEEP
Do you lie awake for half an hour or more before falling asleep? Do you wake up tired? Are you drowsy when driving? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. Tonight, nearly 80 million Americans will get a lousy night's sleep. Now, in 67 WAYS TO GOOD SLEEP, you will find specific solutions to your specific sleep disorder--from insomnia to snoring, from nightmares to jet lag. You'll discover
* Which foods to avoid and which foods and herbals have calming, sedative
properties
* Strategies to reduce the anxiety and stress that prevents good sleep
* How to handle changes in your bedtime schedule and environment
* A glossary of key terms and concepts and a comprehensive index that puts all the information at your fingertips, and much more
With the help of these 67 tested techniques and proven programs, you'll get to sleep, stay asleep, and wake up refreshed and ready to go! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 88 pages
• Publisher: Walker & Company (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802713068
• ISBN-13: 978-0802713063
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,855,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Do I Hear 68?, January 6, 2003

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William Hefner "William Van Hefner" (EUREKA, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 67 Ways to Good Sleep (Paperback)

67 Ways To Good Sleep is a cute little booklet that contains a number of useful suggestions on how to change your sleeping habits for the better.

If you're looking for exhaustive research on sleep disorders, etc., this is definitely not what you are looking for. Most of the sources quoted in the book seem to be culled from a variety of newspapers, magazine articles, self-help books, etc. Not exactly what you would call highly scientific.

Still, for the meager cover price, it does provide some useful tips and is probably worth the money for most. At the very least, I was bored enough after reading a few pages in order to get some rest.

The quality of this book reminds one of one of those little booklets you find at the check-out aisle at K-Mart or the local grocery store. Don't expect much. Still, I found enough of the information worth reading to give it three stars.

If you have not read any tips on how to improve your sleep, this may be an "eye opener" for you. If you have done any amount of research on the subject though, you should probably skip this book, as it covers no new ground, and has little content that one could label as "original".

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Sleep Problem Compendium - though 1995, January 6, 2012

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George C. Targonski (Sayreville, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 67 Ways to Good Sleep: People's Medical Society Book (Hardcover)

Of the dozens of sleep problem books I have read (from self-help to medical) and hundreds of articles, this compendium of 67 sleep modification tricks is the single book I would recommend to someone with sleep difficulty. Nothing new here - heck, it is copyright 1995. But with the explosion of sleep research over the last 15 years, not much has changed regarding the basics. No required sleep log and dream journal. No prescription medication (though melatonin, my hero, is discussed. Many references are cited though few are medical journals (who cares, most of the 67 ways are obvious). The book is only 75 pages and is an easy read - each of the 67 ways takes up less than one page. But this is good - Inlander gets to the point without padding.

If you don't solve your problems with this book you either don't REALLY want to solve your sleep problems (nightlife too enticing?) or you have a serious medical condition requiring the intervention of a sleep specialist.