Combating Sleep Disorders
Author: Kathy Sexton Radek
Approximately 70 million people in the United States are affected by a sleep problem. About 40 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders, and an additional 20-30 million are affected by intermittent sleep-related problems. However, an overwhelming majority of sleep disorders remain undiagnosed and untreated. Some of the most common ones are insomnia, restless legs syndrome, parasomnias, circadian rhythm disorders, excessive daytime sleepiness, night terrors, sleep apnea, periodic limb movement disorder, and narcolepsy. Long standing sleep disturbances can lead to non-productive lifestyles, poor work performance, weight gain, difficulty with concentration, and social avoidance. Some disorders, like sleep apnea, can lead to even more serious problems such as high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke. Therefore, there is an urgent need for this introduction to the subject of sleep disorders. Chapters include information on symptoms and problems that signal a possible sleep disorder, descriptions of sleep loss effects and their demographics, definitions of common sleep disorders, explanations of various medical and psychological tests for sleep disorder diagnosis, essential medical treatments, guided intervention to change thinking about sleep and related health habits, alternative interventions, follow-up and maintenance issues, and behavioral changes. Appendices include a list of accredited sleep laboratories and resources, suggested readings, and suggested exercises and activities.
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Body Sense Natural Diet: Six Weeks to a Slimmer, Healthier You
Author: Lorna R Vanderhaegh
Are you one of the thousands of North Americans struggling with your weight? Are you overwhelmed by the number of diets on the market and unsure about what steps to take to get fit and healthy once and for all? The Body Sense Natural Diet is the answer for you. Unlike most diets The Body Sense Natural Diet offers more than a short term answer to your bulging waist line – it is an easy-to-follow, commonsense plan that ensures you win your weight battle once and for all.
The key to permanent weight loss is well hidden. It lies in understanding how each component of dieting affects the hormones that affect thousands of bodily functions. Those hormones conspire to make your fat cells bigger, increase your cravings, tell you to eat more, lower your fat-burning rate, and disrupt your blood sugar. Within the pages of this book you will find the latest scientific breakthroughs in fat loss. By using foods, nutrients, and other factors, you can correct hormonal imbalances and reset your body's fat-burning furnace, making weight loss easy.
The Body Sense Natural Diet includes:
• 42 days of healthy, delicious, easy-to-prepare meal plans sure to satisfy
• detailed shopping lists that clearly outline foods to feast on and foods to avoid
• an illustrated fitness plan to help you achieve strength and tone
• special sections on dealing with diabetes, beating cellulite and more
When you understand how your body works you can optimize your weight loss efforts and shed pounds forever. The Body Sense Natural Diet is not just another diet fad, but a tested, winning programthat gets lasting results!
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements.Introduction.
Chapter 1. Deadly Weight.
Chapter 2. Tell Me How Right Now.
Chapter 3. Emotional Eating.
Chapter 4. Your Hormones and Weight Gain.
Chapter 5. Digestive Health.
Chapter 6. Weight-Loss Supplements.
Chapter 7. Fast, Fun Fitness.
Chapter 8. Conquering Cellulite.
Chapter 9. Natural Treatment for Diabetes.
Appendix: Recommended Products and Resources.
Index.
