The Sleep Fix: Practical, Proven, and Surprising Solutions for Insomnia, Snoring, Shift Work, and More

The Sleep Fix: Practical, Proven, and Surprising Solutions for Insomnia, Snoring, Shift Work, and More

by Diane Macedo
The Sleep Fix: Practical, Proven, and Surprising Solutions for Insomnia, Snoring, Shift Work, and More

The Sleep Fix: Practical, Proven, and Surprising Solutions for Insomnia, Snoring, Shift Work, and More

by Diane Macedo

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Overview

From renowned ABC News anchor/correspondent and former insomniac Diane Macedo, comes a practical, user-friendly guide to getting better sleep. The Sleep Fix flips the switch on common advice, illuminating the reporter’s relentless search for how to get a good night’s sleep and the surprising, scientific, and practical solutions she found along the way.

Roughly thirty percent of the population is estimated to be living with insomnia, while many more unknowingly suffer from other sleep disorders. In The Sleep Fix, Macedo aims to change that with perspective-shifting research and easy-to-implement solutions based not just on science and experts, but also her own years-long struggle.

 

As an early-morning reporter and overnight news anchor, Macedo learned the hard way how valuable sleep is, and how it affects everything from our heart to our brain to our immune system. The longer Macedo struggled, the more her health deteriorated. Desperate, she tried standard sleep tip after standard sleep tip, but nothing worked - instead, it made her worse.

 

Finally, after developing a tolerance to sleeping pills, Macedo decided to attack the problem as a journalist, interviewing sleep experts from all over the world to get to the bottom of what really keeps us from sleeping—and the various ways to fix it.

 

As Macedo explains, the solution to catching zzz’s isn’t as simple as giving up caffeine, or putting away your phone before bed. With her down-to-earth explanations and humor, she instead teaches us how to:

 

•           Understand sleep biology

•           Identify sleep obstacles

•           Flag sleep myths and separate fact from fiction

•           Try counterintuitive approaches

•           Shift our mindset

 

Most importantly, Macedo — a busy, working mom — teaches us how to adjust and fit these solutions into our everyday lives. Offering expert wisdom, cutting-edge research, intimate sleep stories from public figures, and actionable advice, The Sleep Fix is the tell-it-like-it-is guide this sleep-deprived world has been waiting for.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780063040021
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 12/14/2021
Pages: 384
Sales rank: 133,329
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Diane Macedo is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, and is currently an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, appearing on Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, World News Now, and America This Morning, as well as breaking news reports. She’s also an anchor for ABC News Live, where she hosts ABC New Live Update, The Breakdown, and covers breaking news and special events. An alum of Boston College, she lives in New York City with her family.

Table of Contents

Author's Note ix

Introduction 1

Part 1 The Basics 9

1 Identifying The Problem 11

2 Insomnia 101 41

Part 2 Sleep Drive vs. Arousal 55

3 Overactive Mind 59

4 Sleep Confidence and Misperception 77

5 Not Sleepy Enough 85

Part 3 Circadian Rhythm vs. Schedule 105

6 Chronotypes 109

7 Scheduling 115

8 Light/Dark Contrast 125

9 The Right Way to Take Melatonin 139

10 Body Temperature 145

11 Meal Timing 153

12 When to Work Out 161

13 Sleep Debt Strategies 165

14 The Graveyard Shift 171

Part 4 Sleep Habits 195

15 Booze and Snooze 197

16 The Truth About Screens 205

17 Caffeine All Wrong 215

18 To Eat or Not to Eat 225

19 Sleep Nutrition 229

20 Relaxation Tools 247

21 Rethinking the Bedtime Routine 257

Part 5 Sleep Environment 265

22 Let There Be Dark 267

23 Room/Bed Temperature 277

24 Noise 287

25 Snoring/Sleep Apnea Solutions 295

26 Mattress/Pillow 305

27 Sharing 313

Epilogue 323

Acknowledgments 331

Notes 337

Index 357

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