Getting What You Want from Sleep

If you lived 100 years ago, studies estimate you'd be getting 20% more sleep than you do now! The demands of school or work, family and friends may give you less time for sleep. Add stress or a changing schedule, and even when you have time for sleep you sometimes can't get to sleep. This pamphlet:

• Discusses some of the basics about REM and non-REM sleep
• Examines how the sleep cycle is set by cues that include hormones and darkness or light
• Offers tips on napping, reducing stress, setting your sleep-wake clock and avoiding substances (and devices) that disrupt sleep
• Reports that sleeping pills may be helpful for a short time, but can cause problems over the longterm 
• Tells when to seek help for sleep problems

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