Lights Out

Two experts present startling evidence that nine-plus hours of sleep each night will help people to lose weight, eradicate depression, prevent disease, and live happier, healthier lives. Wiley and Formby lay out a game plan for counteracting the negative effects of living in the age of electricity and give a wake-up call for sleep-deprived readers.

Contents

INTRODUCTION

PART I

SECRETS AND LIES

ONE

WE WANT TO BELIEVE:

The Church of False Gods

TWO

INTO THE DARK:

An Extinction-Level Event

PART II

WE ARE NOT ALONE

THREE

EARTHLING AUTOPSY

Environment Controls the Genetics of Obesity

FOUR

ON ICE:

Evolution, Biophysics, and the Dark

PART III

THE TRUTH IS IN HERE

FIVE

DENY EVERYTHING:

Sleep Controls Appetite: Therefore Obesity, Adult Onset Diabetes, and Hypertension

SIX

IT IS ALL IN YOUR HEAD:

No Sleep and Too Much Sugar Make You Go Crazy

SEVEN

THE BEST PLACE TO HIDE A LIE IS BETWEEN TWO TRUTHS:
How the Biggest Clock in Your Body Stops

EIGHT

10 SECONDS TO SELF-DESTRUCT:

In the Evolutionary Scheme of Things, Cancer Is Just the New You

PART IV

ONLY THE PARANOID SURVIVE

NINE

DAMAGE CONTROL:

The Rhythm Method of Eating to Sidestep Extinction

TEN

BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID:

We Are a Species in Peril

ENDNOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SUGGESTED READING

GLOSSARY

INDEX