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 - its about sleep disorders ... Well ... I will admit that the so-what factor is at an all-time high. Give this book a chance, see beyond the title. I'm sure that the fully illustrated and annotated ¨Cultivating and Harvesting Mind-Altering Plants for Dummies¨ would get a lot more hits. However, this book lists the sleep disorders that are common today, and describes them in adequate detail. This book made me aware of the symptoms and the potential danger of Sleep Apnea. He also goes into more benign problems, such as insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, narcolepsy and hypersomnia. He presents ideas on what habits and lifestyles lead to sleep problems like insomnia; he also offers reasonable solutions to them. This book would be helpful to anybody who takes care of themself or anyone else, like a child, a spouse or an older relative. He presents a series of symptoms that are tell-tale signs of a parasomnia, such as sleep-walking, talking, or even sleep-eating. (He calls that syndrome the 'midnight raider'.) He also includes pediatric sleep disorders. He lists sleep disrupters, that is, bad habits that interfear with sleep. He also gives advice on how to turn your room into a sleepie-paradise. No sleep disorder mentioned is incurable. In general good book, my only complaint is his implication that the night-owl or the night-shift worker has a sleep disorder. This isn't an ideal world. page 2 of 2
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