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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
