The author, Arianna Huffington, is the editor-in-chief
of the Huffington Post and author of
several other books. Her inspiration for this book came when suffering an
injury caused by lack of sleep, resulting in a remaking of her sleep habits and
in-depth research of the science of sleep.
Huffington
identifies sleep deficiency as a worldwide problem, causing traffic accidents,
susceptibility to illness, poor work performance and more. People often tout
how little sleep they can get along on and still function well. But scientific
studies reveal that adults must sleep between seven and nine hours in order to
be at their best.
Also
included are appendices: a sleep-quality questionnaire, guided meditations to
help in falling asleep, a list of hotels that focus on the sleep experience, and
a review of mattresses for consumers. In-depth bibliographic information is
given also.
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