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Do your eyelids feel heavy during afternoon meetings? Do you sleep extra hours on weekend mornings? Do you use caffeine to stay alert? An alarm to get out of bed?

These are all symptoms of sleep deficiencysignals that you are operating below your peak performance and beneath your mental capacity. Despite popular perceptions, sleep is not a luxuryit is a necessity. More than seventy million Americans are sleep-deprived, and make crucial business and personal decisions in an impaired state. In Power Sleep, Dr. James B. Maas, a pioneer of sleep research at Cornell University, has created an easy, drug-free program to improve your body and mind for an alert and productive tomorrow. In Power Sleep, youll find:

The golden rules of sleep

Twenty great sleep strategies

Dos and donts of sleeping pills and over-the-counter remedies

How to combat travel fatigue, including jet lag and drowsy driving

Tips for exhausted parents of newborns, infants, and toddlers

How to overcome sleep disorders, including insomnia

An important and practical book, Power Sleep will help you get the sleep you need to improve your mental and physical well-being quickly and dramatically and to become a peak performer.

Author: James B. Maas, Megan L. Wherry, David J. Axelrod
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 12/09/1998
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.31w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780060977603
Language: English