Sleep Well: Everything you need to know for a good night's rest - Softcover

Fatigue, poor concentration, memory lapses, stress ... If you suffer from any of these, the odds are you're not getting enough sleep. And, since sleep is when the body and brain recharge and repair themselves, long-term, the impact on your health can be significant. This book is specially designed to help banish sleepless nights, revealing how you can monitor and manage your sleep, identify problems, and take steps to sleep soundly at last. Leading sleep expert Dr Chris Idzikowski explains the mechanisms that control sleep, introducing sleep- management techniques and providing practical advice, remedies and solutions to help you overcome your own disturbed sleep. Use his sleep-pattern 'rulers' to measure your sleep, record the results in the Sleep Diary provided, then implement the recommended measures and complete the second diary section to see how things have improved.

Dr Chris Idzikowski, BSc PhD FBPsS, is Director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service. A Chartered Psychologist and leading specialist in sleep disorders, he has served as Chairman of the British Sleep Society and has been a long-standing member of the Royal Society of Medicine's Sleep Medicine Section. He has worked for a variety of organizations in an advisory capacity, including airlines, pharmaceutical companies and hotel groups, as well as with various sporting associations and as a forensic sleep specialist.