A good and worthwhile read about an interesting topic. I learnt a lot about the science behind sleep.

Fantastic book! Experts of every kind are queuing up to warn us that lack of sleep, or the wrong kind, will bring down a bewildering array of dire consequences.

Heather Darwall-Smith's message in this book is simple: don't panic!

Humans are biologically programmed to sleep, and by interrogating all the factors - sociological, physiological, neurological, and psychological - that might be impeding this innate instinct, each of us can work out the changes we can make in our own lifestyles to allow ourselves to sleep naturally again.

This book demystifies the bewildering data around sleep by combining science with natural self-help techniques.


Inside the pages of this illustrated guide to sleep, you'll discover:

- A visual approach to understanding the science of why and how we sleep through info-graphics, graphs and diagrams that unpick the data and present the facts in an easy-to-follow format
- Proven techniques and strategies for better sleep from the author - based on extensive clinical practice and drawing on the most up-to-date evidence from scientists around the world
- The latest research and evidence to debunk the myths and misconceptions around sleep


Heather Darwall-Smith has combined her research findings, clinical expertise, and curated techniques to create a uniquely visual approach to explaining the interrelated factors that make up our sleep habits. She also provides natural techniques to deal with these underlying causes. Humans are biologically programmed to sleep, Heather encourages each of us to work out the changes we can make to our lifestyles to nourish our body clocks for us to sleep naturally again.

The Science of Sleep provides in-depth answers to questions about sleep challenges and exposes myths and fads using science that is accessible to all. Armed with facts, this book equips readers to take control of their choices, understand and transform their sleep habits one night at a time.

This is a really good book - both informative and interesting. I have struggled with sleep previously and thought this was a really great book to read. I would recommend it to all adults.

There is soooo much in this book.
It is absolutely jam packed full of information.

This book is unlike any other book I have read in this genre. It is very dense with scientific information, but the diagrams and illustrations really help with understanding. I like the way the book is structured, it means that you can dip in and out of it when searching for specific information. I also really liked how it focusses on sleep at different ages, looking at babies and the elderly was such a contrast and super interesting. The Q+A sections were a great addition too.

Great book! Got a lot from this!