Russell Foster, director of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNI) and head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, presents the latest findings on sleep research. Foster believes our lives can be greatly improved if we make the effort to apply this new knowledge to our lives.
Everyone reading this blog would find Chapter 10–When to Take Drugs–enlightening. Most of us are on various medications–high blood pressure, statins, Viagra, etc.–but the effects of these drugs diminish if you take them at the wrong times.
While much of Life Time involves improving sleep, Foster also focuses on the immune system, which is affected by sleep…good and bad. Chapter 13–Finding Your Natural Rhythm–outlines ways to better manage your eating, sleeping, exercise, and circadian cycles to live a longer and healthier Life. I also found Foster’s research on sleep and sex insightful.
Russell Foster writes clearly and expresses the research findings in understandable language. Life Time is a brilliant guide to improving your Life and happiness. How’s your sleep? GRADE: A
Table of Contents:
List of Figures ix
List of Abbreviations xi
List of Tables x
Introduction i
1 The Day Within 17
2 A Heritage from Our Cave Days 32
3 The Power of the Eye 51
4 Out of Time 70
5 Biological Chaos 93
6 Back in the Rhythm 117
7 The Rhythm of Life 144
8 The Seven Ages of Sleep 168
9 Time Out of Mind 200
10 When to Take Drugs 224
11 A Circadian Arms Race 254
12 Eating Time 272
13 Finding Your Natural Rhythm 287
14 The Circadian Future 308
Appendix I Studying Your Own Biological Rhythms
Part I Developing a Sleep Diary 330
Part II Chronotype Questionnaire 331
Appendix II The Key Elements and Overview of the Immune System 337
References 343
Acknowledgements 431
Index 433