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Beschreibung

Fix your sleep and the rest gets easier

Sleep shapes everything: how you feel, think, perform and live. Yet most of us treat it as an afterthought, something we'll get to after everything else is handled. The reality? Nothing works properly without sleep. Not your focus. Not your mood. Not your health. Not your relationships.

In Sleep First, Dr Jemma King, expert researcher in human behaviour and sleep science, reveals what's really going on when your head hits the pillow - and why optimising those hours changes everything that follows. You'll learn why your brain needs to clean itself every night, why you keep waking at 3am, how your coffee changes your neurochemistry and why your phone is sabotaging your rest. Most importantly, you'll build your Sleep First Formula: a personalised strategy based on your own daily habits, challenges and goals.

With Sleep First, you'll:

  • understand common sleep problems and the practical solutions that really work
  • navigate shift work, jet lag, stress, parenthood and a demanding schedule
  • learn how caffeine, alcohol, screens and late meals affect your sleep quality
  • discover how elite athletes and military operatives maximise rest for peak performance
  • use built-in assessments and worksheets to pinpoint your personal sleep disruptors and track your progress.

Whether you want to perform at your peak or just feel better every day, this book is your guide to making sleep work for you. Good sleep changes everything. Sleep First will help you get it.

Start with sleep. Everything else will follow.

Fix your sleep and the rest gets easier

Sleep shapes everything: how you feel, think, perform and live. Yet most of us treat it as an afterthought, something we'll get to after everything else is handled. The reality? Nothing works properly without sleep. Not your focus. Not your mood. Not your health. Not your relationships.

In Sleep First, Dr Jemma King, expert researcher in human behaviour and sleep science, reveals what's really going on when your head hits the pillow - and why optimising those hours changes everything that follows. You'll learn why your brain needs to clean itself every night, why you keep waking at 3am, how your coffee changes your neurochemistry and why your phone is sabotaging your rest. Most importantly, you'll build your Sleep First Formula: a personalised strategy based on your own daily habits, challenges and goals.

With Sleep First, you'll:

  • understand common sleep problems and the practical solutions that really work
  • navigate shift work, jet lag, stress, parenthood and a demanding schedule
  • learn how caffeine, alcohol, screens and late meals affect your sleep quality
  • discover how elite athletes and military operatives maximise rest for peak performance
  • use built-in assessments and worksheets to pinpoint your personal sleep disruptors and track your progress.

Whether you want to perform at your peak or just feel better every day, this book is your guide to making sleep work for you. Good sleep changes everything. Sleep First will help you get it.

Start with sleep. Everything else will follow.

Über den Autor

DR JEMMA KING is a behavioural scientist whose work spans elite sport, defence and the C-suite. She has advised the Australian Olympic swim team, the Australian Institute of Sport, Special Operations Command, and CEOs across multiple sectors. She holds an Honorary Research Fellowship at the University of Queensland's School of Psychology, and her research appears in Nature Scientific Reports.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction vii

1 In The Beginning ... Why We Still Sleep Like Our Ancestors 1

2 What Happens When We Sleep 15

3 Falling Asleep: Light to Intermediate Sleep (N1 and N2 Sleep) 27

4 Deep Sleep: The Most Important Sleep Stage? 39

5 How Deep Sleep Repairs the Body 61

6 REM Sleep: Much More Than Just Dreaming 69

7 Sleep - It's All in the Timing 87

8 The Dangers of Sleep Deprivation 105

9 Why Some People Sleep Lightly 135

10 How Better Sleep Can Improve Mental Health 149

11 Sleep Through Our Lifespan 169

12 Sex and Sleep 185

13 Sleep Disorders: When the System Breaks Down 203

14 Understanding Jet Lag 219

15 Sleep Aids, Melatonin and Others 231

16 The Science of Naps and Nap Alternatives 247

17 Borrowed Energy: The Hidden Cost of Coffee, Study Drugs and 'Smart' Pills 273

18 Eating for Better Sleep 295

19 Sleep by Numbers: Wearables and Other Devices 319

Your Personal Sleep First Formula 341
Conclusion 353
Acknowledgements 357
Glossary 359
References 363

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Ratgeber
Rubrik: Sachliteratur
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781394370443
ISBN-10: 139437044X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: King, Jemma
Hersteller: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 225 x 150 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Jemma King
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.07.2026
Gewicht: 0,622 kg
Artikel-ID: 135945270