William C. Dement

Sleep better, live longer with the groundbreaking information and step-by-step program in this revolutionary book.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. In this groundbreaking book, based on decades of study on the frontiers of sleep science, Dr. William Dement, founder and director of the Stanford University Sleep Research Center, explains what happens when we sleep, when we don't, and how we can reclaim the most powerful--and underrated--health miracle of all. Taking us on a fascinating tour of our sleeping body and mind, Dr. Dement reveals the price we have paid for ignoring sleep--an epidemic of heart disease, 33 percent of traffic-fatigue-related accidents, and immeasurable mental and psychological disadvantages. And he offers a hands-on prescription for vibrant good health and longevity, including...self-tests to determine how much sleep you really need...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, and jet lag...plus information on sleep disorder clinics nationwide, Web sites, and more.Taking readers on a fascinating tour of our sleeping body and mind, Dr. William C. Dement reveals the price paid for ignoring sleep--an epidemic of heart disease, traffic-fatigue-related accidents (responsible for a full third of all traffic accidents), and immeasurable mental and psychological disadvantages. Offering a hands-on prescription for vibrant good health and longevity, THE PROMISE OF SLEEP includes self-tests to determine how much sleep you really need, full information on the role of prescription and over-the-counter sleeping aids, the latest research on how sleep affects the immune system, helpful methods for combating insomnia, snoring, and jet lag, plus information on sleep disorder clinics nationwide, sleep disorder Web sites, and more. -->

Book by Dement, William C.

Current research on how sleep affects our daily lives -- both physical and mental functions of our well being. Focuses on the physiology of non-REM and REM sleep, dreams and dreaming, as well as the pathophysiology of highly prevalent sleep disorders. The content also includes lucid dreaming, sleep need, sleep debt, daytime alertness, and performance; biological clock and circadian rhythms; sleep disorders, insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, sleepwalking, jet lag, sleeping pills, sleep and mental illness, sleep and memory, and the impact of sleep deprivation and sleep disorders on academic and social life.

"Impossible d'être en bonne santé si l'on dort mal. Impossible de bien dormir si l'on ne comprend pas ce qui gène le sommeil et ce qu'il nous offre. Après plus de quarante ans de recherches, mon but ici est de donner au lecteur les clés nécessaires pour changer sa façon de dormir et donc sa vie." William C. Dement. Nous nous soucions de ce que nous mangeons, nous faisons de l'exercice, mais nous oublions trop souvent que bien dormir est tout aussi crucial. Nous sacrifions bien souvent notre sommeil aux rythmes que nous impose la vie quotidienne. Quant à la médecine, elle a encore tendance à minimiser les risques physiques, affectifs et psychologiques que comporte une telle attitude. Voici, par l'un des plus grands spécialistes mondiaux, le livre indispensable qui permettra à chacun de comprendre comment mieux dormir pour se sentir mieux et préserver sa santé. William C. Dement est l'une des grandes autorités mondiales en matière de sommeil et de traitement des troubles du sommeil. Dans les années 1970, il a fondé l'un des premiers centres spécialisés, à l'Université de Stanford, où il enseigne. Christopher Vaughan est l'auteur de How Life Begins : The Science of Life in the Womb.