Desperately Seeking Snoozin' : The Insomnia Cure from Awake to Zzzzz
by John Wiedman
Book Description
John Wiedman is neither a doctor nor a therapist, but the years he has spent in the trenches of insomnia, fighting for an elusive good night's sleep, has made him an expert in the war against sleepless nights. In conversational tones, John talks about how he has overcome a sleeping disorder that affects about one-third of the adult population in America and lays out a blueprint showing how sufferers don't have to spend their nights tossing and turning and their days struggling to stay awake. John uses his "on-the-job" experience to guide readers through a program that will help them develop healthy habits that promote a restful and peaceful night of slumber. Desperately Seeking Snoozing is the one book that can boast that it will put you to sleep.
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"Professional insomniac" John Wiedman isn't a doctor; he researched and developed this anti-insomnia program in order to overcome his own sleep problems. His recommendation is that people suffering from severe insomnia should actually restrict their sleeping time to the bare minimum they need to function during the day. Some may find this a difficult prescription, but judging from his readers' testimonials, it can work. Desperately Seeking Snoozin' also includes general information about sleep medications, lifestyle changes that can affect sleep, and how eating late at night can affect the sleep cycle. The book is rounded out with messages from insomnia chat boards on the Internet, which give a sense of the amount of genuine suffering sleep problems can cause. --Ben Kallen
From the Back Cover
"Desperately Seeking Snoozin' ties it all together, providing the insight and common sense tools to build sleep-promoting behavior and fight the bad habits that keep most people awake."-William H. West, MD, Chairman of the Board of Response Oncology and former Senior Researcher with the National Cancer Society"This is a prototype for the modern self-help book...I can't wait to prescribe it for my patients-young and old."-Steven N. Rice, MD, Asst. Professor of Psychiatry, University of Tennessee
About the Author
John Wiedman is the married forty-nine year old father of three boys, ages 28, 18, and 13. Although he has no formal medical training, Wiedman is a self-proclaimed "professional insomniac" based on his years of on-the-job training. Wiedman's story is reinforced through the inclusion of discussion group posts from sleep disorder sites on the Internet. The posts from authors around the world echo Wiedman's experiences while presenting the reader a look at what the Internet has to offer.
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