1. Dr. Krakow's new book, Sound Sleep, Sound Mind (see below).

2. The long-term health consequences of poor quality sleep

3.  Why going to the bathroom at night (nocturia) is an extremely reliable marker for sleep disordered breathing.

4. Current issues with traumatic stress in soldiers and others suffering trauma.

5. Nightmares and their cure. 

Sound Sleep, Sound Mind is the only sleep book to discuss:

a)   All sleep is not the same.  Most people focus on sleep quantity (how many hours they sleep) rather than sleep quality. But imagine, what good is more hours of poor quality sleep?

b)   Insomnia is most often thought of as a psychological problem, even in the medical community. But surprisingly, most people with insomnia have physical sleep disorders like sleep disordered breathing disorders or restless legs.

c)   Many people on sleeping pills are not on the right treatment—they are being told that their problems are primarily psychological, not physical--but sleep aides don’t resolve the physical sleep problems that create poor sleep quality.

d)   Most people need to be tested in a sleep lab to see how they’re affected by lack of quality sleep,  Sleep problems are not ‘normal’.  Stress and light sleep are just the tips of the iceberg.

e)    Higher quality sleep: