Book Erudition..!!
Title: Sleep: A User’s Guide
Author: H Kenneth Fisher
Pages: 166
Genre: Non-Fiction
Publication date: 28 January 2025
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
About Author..!!
Dr. H. Kenneth Fisher, M.D., lives in Los Angeles with his partner Judith Pacht; their four children are scattered across the US. After medical school, residency, and subspecialty training, he became a board-certified specialist of sleep medicine, pulmonary diseases, and internal medicine. He was a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA and was in private practice for forty years until his retirement. He now enjoys tennis and photography.
He first became engaged in the science of sleep when he treated several patients with severe sleep disorders. Later, he trained as a sleep specialist and participated in research involving sleep disturbances in chronic illness. He served the Los Angeles community in private practice as an internist and consultant in pulmonary diseases and sleep medicine for forty years. He has been chairman of the Environmental Health Committee of LA County Medical Association and was the founding treasurer of the Los Angeles Sleep Medicine Society.
Dr. Fisher enjoys foreign travel, photography, tennis, and computer technology. His partner Judith Pacht is a poet, and their family includes a molecular biologist, two lawyers, a website analyst, an architect, and a senior executive at a large tech company.
Book Description..!!
Discover the secrets behind your restless nights and uncover the hidden marvels of your slumbering mind.
Are you tossing and turning at night? Drifting off during the day? You might have a sleep problem. Geared toward everyone from sleep-deprived students to active athletes to young-at-heart grandparents, this book will help you understand your sleep like never before, covering common sleep problems such as:
- Sleep Walking
- Sleep Apnea
- Not Enough Sleep
- Overly drowsy during the day
Discussing the various impacts of disordered sleep:
- The effects of aging on sleep and memory
- Sleep and heart health
- Sleep’s impact on weight and blood pressure
- Sleep and athletic performance
What does this book offer..!?!
Dr. H. Kenneth Fisher, known for his extensive knowledge and research-based advancements in the medical field, devised his full-length book to discuss the topic that is needed of the hour: The sleep symphony. The author delves into deeper insights to unveil the underlying aftereffects of sleep destitution.
Book Motif..!?!
As the book title suggests this is an out-and-out guide to discuss the common sleep concerns and various repercussions as a result of sleep disordering. Limiting his writing to 150+ pages, the author beautifully presents his hypotheses and findings plus ample use cases to make readers realize the significance of sleep in their lives and to co-support their respective bodies, minds, and souls
My take..!!!
He also unveils the solutions to the most commonly asked questions and breaks many myths we have about sleep and its chronic effects and research studies. Topics like sleep apnea, sleep disorders, aging-related issues, insomnia, and its association with other important body organs like the heart will keep you glued, he uncovers many facets for individuals to reckon with.
What’s special inside the book..!!
He dissected this book into 16 beautiful parts to discuss anything and everything about Sleep. Starting with the aspects of sleep and its gains, Dr. Fisher presented both common and unusual points about sleep, along with its pros and cons.
What could have improved..!!
For me, the only dismay while reading at the end of the book is that the author would have provided a profound use case of an ideal sleep schedule accompanied by his best practices, research, and schedules so that readers can blindly follow the method adhering to the elements that the author pointed out in the entire book.
Conclusion..!!!
I urge every individual to read this book and deep dive into the dealt concepts and to follow all the practices that Dr.Fisher recommended to improve your sleep cycles and to overcome the forfeiture that not only helps in enhancing your memory aspects but also lead a life free from common health ailments after all it is our life to live happier and affluent. I am not denying the fact that we humans apportioned one-third of our lives to savor Sleep.
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