It also has an excellent explanation of what biological rhythms are and how they affect everything we do. Of particular interest to millions of people will be the chapters on sleep disturbances. The Body Clock Guide to Better Health also gives us tips for a good night's sleep. Getting up at about the same time every day, regardless of how much sleep you got, the authors write, is the single most effective way to keep body rhythms in tune. Lamberg is a veteran medical journalist and the author of four other books on sleep and body clocks.
Sleep does change with age.
This book explains the differences in sleep between babies, adolescents, middle-aged adults, and the elderly. For example, we are told that in adolescence, teens who don't get enough sleep have lower grades. Again, the authors provide tips on how to improve sleep at all ages, such as how to instill good sleep habits in young children, why not to hassle your teenagers when they sleep late on weekends, and how to improve sleep in older persons with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or confusion after a stroke. Some of the other tips include which times are best for many medical tests and procedures, when to take your medicine to ensure that it works best and causes the fewest unwanted side-effects, how to reach and maintain your ideal body weight, what time of day is best for intercourse if you want to conceive, why afternoon or early evening is best for exercise, how to prevent or minimize jet lag, and how to cope with working outside the traditional 9 to 5 hours. The entire book is based on scientific research, and it is written in a concise and readable way that every reader will be able to understand.