I Just Want a Good Night’s Sleep! 5 Strategies for Better Sleep at Midlife.

By Nina Price

Can't fall asleep? Or is your sleep constantly interrupted? One of the biggest challenges people over 40 have is getting enough refreshing sleep. In midlife we find ourselves trying to live the way we always have, without the same results. In fact at midlife we all need to make some kind of change in our lives. If sleep is a frustration, this is the book for you to read!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nina Price
• Release date: Jun 28, 2011
• ISBN: 9780983782902

Nina Price

Nina Price is a licensed acupuncturist, speaker, teacher, radio personality, business and wellness coach who helps people over 40 “push the reset button” on their health and the rest of their lives, so that they can have Midlife Without Crisis. With an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan, she is a former Silicon Valley high tech marketing exec who after twenty years in the computer industry learned that “it was time to do something else”. In 2001 she “pushed her own reset button” and reinvented herself as a board certified healthcare professional so she could serve other corporate professionals; people just like she used to be.

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I Just Want a Good Night’s Sleep!

5 Strategies for Better Sleep at Midlife.

By Nina Price

Copyright 2011 Nina Price

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Typical Midlife Sleep Struggles

How This Book Can Help You

Why We Need Sleep

How Much Sleep Do I Really Need?

Five Stages of Sleep

What Sleep Does for Us

Men and Women and Midlife Sleep

To Nap or Not to Nap?

Sleep Apnea

The Sleep Food Connection

How Lack of Sleep Can Lead to Insulin Resistance

Sleeping Six Hours or Fewer on a Regular Basis = Higher Risk of Cancer

Sleeping with a Partner

The Midlife Sleep Formula:

1. Nourish yourself to promote health and sleep.

2. Lower the impact of daily stressors through exercise and relaxation

3. Create an irresistible, sleep-inducing bedroom environment.

4. Develop a routine before bedtime that promotes the deepest slumber.

5. Take herbs and supplements to support the best sleep.

Sleep: A Reflection of Your Heart and Your Mind

What Happened to Greg, Susan and Rob

Introduction

Just can't fall asleep?

Or is your sleep constantly interrupted?

Or do you wake up after 8 hours of sleep or more, feeling unrefreshed?

In my practice as an herbalist and acupuncturist I see such problems all the time. We all deserve a good night’s sleep, but this fundamental respite can become torturous at midlife.

Midlife in Dreamland -- It Ain't the Way It Used to Be

I work with people dealing with the midlife changes that affect their bodies, their minds, their relationships, and even their spirits. In midlife we find ourselves trying to live the way we always have, but not getting the same results. For example, this is the complaint I hear so often from people who are working hard and are very stressed:

"I used to sleep so well, but these days I don’t seem to be able to. It’s infuriating. I’m exhausted, have no energy, can’t concentrate and I’m so irritable. I just need a good night’s sleep!"

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Typical Midlife Sleep Struggles

Let’s look at three typical examples of midlife people struggling with sleep:

1. Trouble Going to Sleep

Greg is an engineering executive at a hot Silicon Valley start up company. When he arrived at my office the first time, his need for sleep was at the top of his list. Most importantly he wanted to sleep better. Each night as he went to bed, he found that he couldn’t turn his thoughts off. His mind was racing, reviewing all the projects he was responsible for and all the problems his