Beauty Sleep: Look Younger, Lose Weight, and Feel Great Through Better Sleep

All the things in this book, you may have read/seen before. But, something about the book ties it all together. It makes you think. At least for me it did. It helps me keep the importance of sleep on my mind. I did skip some sections that did not apply to me or that I did not think I needed helped with. I don't think it is a book for someone who has major sleep issues that require medical attention. But as a person who is busy, sucked in by internet or late night TV, or just being a night owl, this book helps me. Even after I finished it I have thought about important points in the book. Thinking of it has made me turn off the TV and get in bed when before I probably would not even have thought about it. I have not been getting 7-8 hours in as much as I should but since reading the book about a month ago, I have not had any nights of less than 6 hours of sleep. That's saying a lot for a 4 hour a night sleeper.

I've been sleeping poorly for 30 years. Finally with more pain than I can handle I went to various doctors to get me started on a program to lose pain. I also knew my sleeping was terrible and partially because of that I was 40 pounds overweight.My new doctors told me to lose weight and exercise. Easier said than done.Went and got a book for an arthritis diet ( Mediterranean diet) and started exercising fast walks around the block with heavy hands weights. next bought an inverter table and tread mill. So I am exercising and lost 28 pounds. Still on diet 3 months...no processed foods. Will probably be on the rest of my life. Still bad sleep.Bought Dr Breus book Good Night with the 28 day program. He is a PHD sleep doctor, so I figured why not.His book is great and has lots of info to get started on a sleep program.First thing I did was buy his monogrammed Latex Foam bed at Famous Tate to reduce pressure points. Helped relieve 20% of pain. Next bought two new pillows and eye sleeping patches/shades. Then put coatings on windows and darkened the room. Next plan to go to bed everyday the same time and get up same time ( 8 hours). No TV or computer in bedroom and no TV or computer during the "sacred" 1 hour before bed time. No eating 3 hours before bed time.Getting up 2 times during the night to urinate. Possibly enlarged prostate. Now taking prostate supplements plus Dr Breus says if you have to get up during the night keep lights as low as possible and on for as short a time as possible. Scheduled for prostate and bladder biopsy.So far maybe 10% better sleep. A small improvement but I hope to get even better sleep as I stay on the program longer.Also Dr Breus has a free down-loadable meditation listening part to reduce tension. Also various stretching and good hygiene programs. Do your exercise sun salutes , take a multivitamin daily, take a warm bath before bed and change into clean bed clothes. Also the pros and cons of taking Melatonin, various herbs and herbal tea and much more. Lots of info to combat insomnia. Dr Breus does say if you have a bonafide sleeping disorder to see your doctor.What really helped in the book was Dr Breus insight into proper diet and exercise has on proper sleep. If you don't exercise you usually will put on weight if you don't sleep good and get your proper sleep cycles. Different hormones like GH and others are released will you sleep and help your brain tell you when you are hungry and not. Without proper sleep your hormone system gets out of whack. Also important was not having lights on in the room as lights wreck your sleep cycle. Much much more important information.I'm starting on the 28 day sleep program now.The one part of the book I was disappointed with was very little discussion about what pain does to proper sleep and how to releave pain without prescription or over the counter medications.Would of given the book 5 stars if more pain relief information given as an aid to better sleep. Recommended 4 stars.

I thought I'd heard every statistic and help tip that existed re: sleep problems and sleep hygiene -- keep your room cold and dark, wear earplugs, etc. But refreshingly, this book had a few tips I hadn't seen or heard elsewhere -- including descriptions of several yoga-like relaxation and meditation exercises to help you unwind.I'm particularly fond of the concept of a "power down hour" where you spend a full, committed hour to unwinding before bed. Though it sounds unrealistic in the modern world, that anyone would take a full hour to do this, the cool thing is that 1/2 of this wind-down hour is meant to be devoted to doing what the author calls "mindless chores" like folding laundry. Makes a lot of sense to me, to save these chores for late night, when doing them may actually help put you to sleep!There are a lot of tips like this in the book. Highly recommended overall.

I found Dr.Breus (broos)(sp).on WebMd. He's one of the country's leading sleep disorder experts. This book is to help with sleep disorders,weight control and diet,etc. There are four sections to the book. With a section doing a 28 day sleep study of your own following along in the book to offer all kinds of ideas and alternate ways to adapt your sleep cycle to better sleep with your sleep apnea and others disorders. The book was a great find in price at $.17 cents. Not a misprint.I have just started reading the book. There are things to do to make small changes in sleep hygene and etc! This book is a godsend for me and others like me suffering with these kinds of ailments and disorders. He can be found by linking from WebMd. I wish that I had better writing skills to describe in better detail of how, what, and where he can offer small changes in your daily lives to improve your sleep cycle for better health, better sleep hygene, weight loss (kicking your metabolism in high gear) while sleeping, and other healthy tips and tricks. Read the forward here on amazon. Find him in the book authors section. Read the contents to get a better idea of what's to offer. Buy the book and take your time, change will come to improve the sleep quality of your life! I'm looking forward to making as many changes as possible for my health! Thanks, Randy

good book full of good advice-but did not address my problem of staying asleep.Recommend if problems falling asleep./9

this book was recommended to me by a colleague who is a sleep specialist. i found the book full of information, suggestions and resources that i can share with my patients. the book contains a 28-day program for getting to the bottom of your sleep problems and includes something for everyone. it comprehensively addresses everything from nutrition and fitness to emotional and psychological contributors to sleep problems. great resource for those struggling with insomnia as well as those of us who work with those patients.

Sent to my sister. Hope it helps

This book is so comprehensive! It addresses all aspects of sleep.I recommend it to all insomniacs!

I bought this book as my wife had seen it promoted in one of Martha Stewart's publications. So I got it to see if it could add to any of the resources available about improving sleep that are available free on the Web. It was a copious rehash of the standard pamphlet you can pick up at drug stores on sleep hygiene. Also, it was a very thinly veiled infomercial for the writer's own services. I have pretty much sorted out my sleeping issues by having patience, sticking to the standard sleep hygiene information you can get anywhere, and finding a good family doctor. This book was no help at all. Do not buy!!!