The secret life of sleep / Kat Duff.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First Atria Books/Beyond Words hardcover editionDescription: xvii, 238 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781582704685Subject(s): Sleep -- Physiological aspects | Altered states of consciousnessDDC classification: 612.8/21 LOC classification: QP425 | .D84 2014Summary: SOCIAL RESEARCH & STATISTICS. Unlock the astonishing facts, myths, and benefits of one of the most endangered human resources--sleep. Birds do it. Bees do it. Salamanders do it. Even round worms do it. To the best of our knowledge, all creatures display some form of sleep behavior, a regular time of quiet when they settle into familiar postures, lose awareness of the outside world, and rest. Yet for many of us, rejuvenating sleep is as elusive as clean water and dark nights. More than 60 percent of Americans experience a sleep problem at least twice a week, and though experts recommend getting seven to nine hours of shut-eye each night, nearly a third of adults get only six hours or less. In response to this emerging endangered resource, award-winning author Kat Duff blends myth, history, science, culture, and story with a contagious curiosity to unveil the hidden and invaluable healing benefits of sleep.
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SOCIAL RESEARCH & STATISTICS. Unlock the astonishing facts, myths, and benefits of one of the most endangered human resources--sleep. Birds do it. Bees do it. Salamanders do it. Even round worms do it. To the best of our knowledge, all creatures display some form of sleep behavior, a regular time of quiet when they settle into familiar postures, lose awareness of the outside world, and rest. Yet for many of us, rejuvenating sleep is as elusive as clean water and dark nights. More than 60 percent of Americans experience a sleep problem at least twice a week, and though experts recommend getting seven to nine hours of shut-eye each night, nearly a third of adults get only six hours or less. In response to this emerging endangered resource, award-winning author Kat Duff blends myth, history, science, culture, and story with a contagious curiosity to unveil the hidden and invaluable healing benefits of sleep.
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