From Booklist
Throw away the idea that only a bad book can put you to sleep, for after reading and heeding this good book, you may find it much easier to go to sleep. "Consistency," Buda emphasizes, "is the heart of sleep hygiene." Further, the bedroom should be a harmonious haven. Buda identifies many of the problems that can upset individual sleep patterns and efficiency. Those start early in life, and one of the most important parental tasks is conditioning the newborn to sleep for longer periods of time and switch its sleep cycle to fit daily light and darkness. Buda cites brief case histories to personalize the variety of causes and treatments of sleep difficulties, and he shows humor as well as realism in his approach. Some medications can make sleep difficult, Buda states, and feeling that melatonin is primarily a fad, he worries that it may have side effects related to heart attacks and strokes. He concludes by offering eight steps to perfect sleep. William Beatty
