LibGuides: Health and Wellness: Sleep Hygiene

Books on Sleep

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
A New York Times bestseller The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert--Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley's Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab--reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better.
Snooze by Michael McGirr
A profound exploration of the precious resource of sleep--and of the causes and consequences of getting too little of it.
The Secret World of Sleep by Penelope A. Lewis
This is a fascinating exploration of one of the most surprising corners of neuroscience that shows how science may be able to harness the power of sleep to improve learning, health, and more.

The National Sleep Foundation
Improving your sleep hygiene and information on sleep disorders from the National Sleep Foundation.

End the Insomnia Struggle
End the Insomnia Struggle is a comprehensive, fully customizable guide to help anyone who struggles with insomnia. Packed with research-based strategies and practical tools that integrate the physiology of sleep, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), this book will give readers everything they need to change their relationship with sleep-and finally get.

Sleeps Role in Obesity, Schizophrenia, Diabetes...Everything
Is sleep good for everything? Scientists hate giving unqualified answers. But the more sleep researchers look, the more the answer seems to be tending toward a resounding affirmative.
Snoring Solutions
Plus more articles on sleep from the New York Times.
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Sleep Articles from Nature
Articles on sleep from the open access journal, Nature.

The Insomnia Workbook for Teens
Anyone can use this workbook to identify sleep hazards and helpers, create a wind-down and wake up routine, and learn to sleep deeply and soundly.