The sleep revolution - Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington

Co-founder and editor in chief of The Huffington Post Arianna Huffington shows how our cultural dismissal of sleep as time wasted compromises our
health and our decision-making and undermines our work lives,our
personal lives--and even our sex lives in this New York Times bestseller.

We
are in the midst of a sleep deprivation crisis, with profound
consequencesto our health, our job performance, our relationships and
our happiness. What we need is nothing short of a sleep revolution: only by renewing our relationship with sleep can we take back control of our lives.

InThe Sleep Revolution, Arianna explores all the latest science
on what exactly is going on while we sleep and dream. She takes on the sleeping pill industry, and all the ways our addiction to
technology disrupts our sleep. She alsooffers a range of
recommendations and tips from leading scientists on how we can get
better and more restorative sleep, and harness its incredible power.

The result is a sweeping, scientifically rigorous, and deeply personal exploration of sleep from all angles, fromthe history of sleep, to the role of dreams in our lives,to the consequences of sleep deprivation, andthe newgolden age of sleep science that reveals the vital role sleep plays inour every waking moment andevery aspect of our health--fromweight gain,diabetes,and heart disease to cancerand Alzheimer's.

In today's fast-paced, always-connected,perpetually-harriedand sleep-deprived world, our need for a good night's sleep is more important--and elusive--than ever.The Sleep Revolutionboth sounds the alarm on our worldwide sleep crisis and provides a detailed road map to the great sleep awakening that can helptransform our lives, our communities, and our world.