You know the feeling when you find a book that just clicks? That’s how I felt about Matthew Walker’s Why We Sleep. It’s like a light bulb went on—finally, someone gets the battle I’ve been fighting since high school, the one against insomnia. Now, Dr. Walker isn’t your run-of-the-mill sleep doc. He’s got a PhD in neurophysiology and leads the Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab at UC Berkeley. The guy’s basically a sleep scientist superhero, so you can bet he knows his stuff. His book isn’t just about why sleep matters. It’s a gold mine on how it can sharpen your mind, brighten your mood, and even help keeping cancer and […]
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Forever Counting Sheep
Hi, my name is Amy, and I am an insomniac. Now, I’m not talking about occasional sleeplessness that can be overcome by an over-the counter or herbal remedy; mine is the chronic, never-sleep-a-wink-without-a-prescription kind of insomnia. For more than thirty years I have taken prescription medication to induce sleep, but insomnia was a problem long before that. My dad and I regularly stayed up until the wee hours watching TV together – mostly prizefights and Dirty Harry movies — because we both had trouble catching zzzz’s. Somehow I muddled through college, but by the time I married and settled down in the early 80’s I hit the proverbial wall and […]
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Do you have trouble sleeping? Check this out! With so many drug companies competing to promote their sleep medications, imagine how many people must be relying on them. Billy Wilkins, a founding member of the Grammy award-winning band, Third Day, has developed an amazing new sleep program to help eliminate those medications. The Wesley Sleep Program will help you strip away four distinct hindrances to real rest and replace them with four simple principles found in the Bible. Whether you have trouble sleeping or are just looking for some ways to relax, this show is a must for you! You can hear the interview three ways: – Listen to the […]
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