Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep

If there’s one thing over a century of sleep science has established, it’s that sleep deserves to be a priority.

We hear much about the importance of exercise for our long-term well-being, and how diet and health are inextricably linked. Sleep, however, is typically an afterthought.

As many as 70 million U.S. adults are being deprived of the restful sleep their bodies require for good health and optimal performance.

Whether you are desperately seeking a solution to your sleep woes or are simply curious if there’s more that you can do to improve your sleep and, ultimately, your health, this book has the answers. Inside you’ll find information on:

Healthy lifestyle habits to improve sleep
The importance of your body’s internal clock and how to keep it in sync
How sleep changes with age
Effective therapies to treat insomnia
The risks and benefits of sleep medicines
Improved and emerging devices to treat sleep apnea
Unusual behaviors during sleep and what causes them
Narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome and other less common sleep disorders

With the right approach, most sleep problems can be successfully treated or prevented. Use the science-based methods and advice of Mayo Clinic sleep specialists to start sleeping better today.

Mayo Clinic’s Center for Sleep Medicine is one of the largest sleep medicine facilities in the United States, with staff caring for more than 60,000 adult and pediatric patients with sleep disorders each year. The center partners with physicians around the world to find answers for patients with some of the most complex sleep conditions.

Author Biography

Timothy I. Morgenthaler, M.D., is a sleep medicine specialist and the director of Mayo Clinic’s Center for Sleep Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. A professor of medicine in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, he also serves as a vice chair for quality at Mayo Clinic, and as the associate chair for innovation in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Morgenthaler’s clinical practice focuses on the treatment of patients with central and obstructive sleep apnea, sleep-related breathing disorders and other adult sleep disorders. His research interests include outcomes research, novel techniques, device innovation and healthcare delivery in the areas of sleep medicine, earning him the Nathaniel Kleitman Distinguished Service Award from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, where he is a fellow.

Bhanu Prakash Kolla, M.B.B.S., M.D., is a professor of psychiatry and psychology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota. A psychiatrist with specialty training in sleep medicine and addiction psychiatry, Dr. Kolla is an expert in the overlap between sleep disorders and addiction. He practices at Mayo Clinic’s Center for Sleep Medicine and in the Division of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Kolla’s research interests include management of sleep disruptions associated with alcohol and substance abuse recovery, and the management of treatment-resistant insomnia. He is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Royal College of Psychiatry, and a frequent speaker at national and international conferences.