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Unlock Your Body's Natural Ability to Sleep Soundly, Boost Energy and Lose Weight!
When it comes to health, there is one criminally overlooked element: sleep. Good sleep helps you shed fat for good, stave off disease, stay productive and improve virtually every function of your mind and body. When a degenerative bone disease crushed Shawn Stevenson's dream of becoming a professional athlete and restricted his ability to function normally in daily life, Shawn took his health into his own hands. Through better sleep and optimized nutrition, he not only healed his body but also achieved fitness and business goals he never thought possible.
Now in Sleep Smarter , Shawn shares easy tips and tricks to discover the best sleep and best health of your life. With a 14-Day Sleep Makeover, you'll learn:
- How to create the ideal sleep sanctuary
- How to hack sunlight to regulate your circadian rhythms
- Which clinically proven sleep nutrients and supplements you need and why
- Stress-reduction exercises and fitness tips to keep you mentally and physically sharp... and more!
Sleep Smarter is the much-needed guide for achieving the rest, energy and life you truly deserve.
- Print length296 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHay House UK Ltd
- Publication dateSeptember 6, 2016
- Dimensions5.98 x 0.67 x 9.02 inches
- ISBN-101781808368
- ISBN-13978-1781808368
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- Publisher : Hay House UK Ltd (September 6, 2016)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 296 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1781808368
- ISBN-13 : 978-1781808368
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.98 x 0.67 x 9.02 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #245,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #30,365 in Health, Fitness & Dieting (Books)
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About the author
Shawn Stevenson is the author of the USA Today National bestseller Eat Smarter and the international bestselling book Sleep Smarter. He’s also creator of The Model Health Show, featured as the number #1 health podcast in the U.S. with millions of listener downloads each year. A graduate of the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Shawn studied business, biology, and nutritional science and became the cofounder of Advanced Integrative Health Alliance. Shawn has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, Muscle & Fitness, ABC News, ESPN, and many other major media outlets.
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Customers find the book informative and helpful, providing useful life-changing tips. They describe it as an enjoyable and easy read that outlines practical steps to improve sleep quality. The book provides effective, actionable instructions that can be applied right away. Readers appreciate the author's natural humor and heartfelt delivery of the advice. Overall, they consider the book a valuable resource that offers good value for money.
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Customers find the book informative and helpful. They say it provides useful information and life-changing tips. The book is well-researched, concise, and easy to understand. Readers appreciate the book's clear writing style and the reasonable advice.
"...Like the book, this podcast has wonderful and surprising life improving tips. I recommend it. Check it out." Read more
"...Overall, Sleep Smarter is going to make you smarter about every facet of your life. And how many times can you say that about a sub-200 page book?" Read more
"...Some of the strategies in the book are common sense, others are ones that I had never heard about...." Read more
"...telomere care and antiaging (beyond just sleep), stress management, motivational, losing weight, how big your breakfast should be and why...and even..." Read more
Customers find the book easy to read and enjoyable. They appreciate the straightforward tone and practical advice presented in a compelling style. The format is also appreciated by readers.
"...does such a good job assembling this information and presenting it in a compelling style, that it is well worth a few of your hard earned..." Read more
"...There are a ton of easily digestible facts and science liberally sprinkled throughout and Shawn's personal stories fill in any gaps in motivation..." Read more
"...does break down a lot of the science into lay terms that are easy to understand." Read more
"...But what is in the book is so much more, as it brings out all sorts of things about how all of your body systems work and how they affect each..." Read more
Customers find the book helpful for improving their sleep quality. They say it outlines practical steps to take for getting better sleep. The section on sleep contains great points and is easy to understand. Readers mention it helps them in ways other than sleeping, recommending it as the only book on sleep they've ever read.
"...Some of the advice is very, very aspirational. The sleep section contains some great points, but who is going to completely shut down from the..." Read more
"...The 14-day sleep makeover journaling log and step-by-step instructions at the back of the book makes acting on all the great stuff in the book..." Read more
"...I was fascinated with the topic of sleep and also captivated by the author's personal story...." Read more
"...It includes better gut care, better sex, hormone effects, how to exercise better, telomere care and antiaging (beyond just sleep), stress management..." Read more
Customers find the book easy to follow and implement. They appreciate the practical tips and instructions that can help anyone live a better sleep life. The format makes it simple to start applying the ideas right away. Readers praise the author's good job of assembling the information and presenting it in a compelling way. The book is described as a quick read with short chapters and helpful tips at the end.
"...Stevenson does such a good job assembling this information and presenting it in a compelling style, that it is well worth a few of your hard earned..." Read more
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"...useful information was presented in a clearly written, and easy to understand way. Very little, if any, superfluous material was to be found here...." Read more
"...Shawn makes these concepts so easy to understand, and outlines practical steps to take for getting better sleep. It was exactly what I needed!..." Read more
Customers find the book provides useful and easy-to-use tips that yield results if followed correctly. They appreciate the scientific explanations for why these strategies work, making them more productive and alert during the day. The book is described as lucid and to the point, providing insights into how all body systems function and how they affect each other.
"...much more, as it brings out all sorts of things about how all of your body systems work and how they affect each other...." Read more
"...dives head first into how sleep affects weight management, how the body functions, hormones, daily performance, and much more...." Read more
"...suggestions were not news to me - but he provides the scientific explanation for why they work, and this has made a world of difference in my..." Read more
"...truly helped me sleep my way to a better body, better health and greater success." Read more
Customers enjoy the author's natural humor and sense of humor. They find it compelling and say Shawn is a gifted educator who imparts his gift with heart and humor.
"...(instead of snoring up a storm) while reading this as Shawn is a funny dude...." Read more
"...in the way he delivers the benefits of sleep through his stories, jokes, and movie references (I can’t be the only one that caught that!)...." Read more
"...This is a short, quick-reading, funny and practical little book featuring 21 tips on how to optimize your sleep...." Read more
"...We appreciated the author's sense of humor and practicality - for example, giving options for how to continue having coffee, vs. all or nothing..." Read more
Customers find the book offers good value for money. They say the tips are valuable, applicable, and cost-effective. The book is a short, inexpensive read that provides direct steps.
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"...This book was very worth the price I paid and I can't recommend it high enough." Read more
"...resources (i.e. buying Magnesium spray), many of the tips are either free or cost-effective and really provide direct steps and actions you can take." Read more
Customers find the book offers practical suggestions and tips to help them sleep better. They appreciate the clear, clever, and humorous approach. The book provides concrete and feasible approaches that can be implemented daily.
"Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson is a very unique and super informative book! I love it! Change your life by upgrading your sleep...." Read more
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"...about communicating scientific data in a simplified, relevant, appealing way. Shawn does this exceptionally well!..." Read more
"...It had a lot of really good ideas that I had not heard about before. It's not the same old stuff you hear over and over again...." Read more
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3 chapters in and this already gets 5 stars from me. And I don't give them out easily.
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2014The biggest endorsement I can give Sleep Smarter is that I've been trying to convince my wife to go to sleep earlier for years. Finally, after I got this book, I not so subtly started sharing factoids from the book about the benefits of sleeping earlier and better sleep hygiene things that you learn in the book (like leaving your cell phone outside the bedroom), but she wasn't listening. Finally I said, hey baby, let's make a deal, read this book and I'll read whatever you want me to read. She agreed. A week later, she's heading for bed by 10 p.m. and following other tips found in the book! #winning!
What's great about Stevenson's book is that he has a really full spectrum approach to getting better sleep. Some of them are obvious, like the classic early to bed, early to rise tip. But did you know that the body's rejuvenation mechanisms are amped between 10pm and 2am?
It's science backed information like this that really helps. It's one thing to know that its better to get to sleep earlier, but quite another to learn that there's a real qualitative difference between sleeping between x and y hours. Common sense would dictate that you have to get x hours of sleep (I usually just get six, but we should be getting more, though Stevenson doesn't lay down the law on a number, instead focusing on better sleep quality), but who cares when we get it?
It turns out that when you go to sleep, when you wake up, and which hours your body is resting are very important.
The other point I'll make is that you may be reading this and saying "whatever." 21 tips? I can get this from the internet. But, back to my wife. I recently read a book called Paleo Fitness for Dummies, which is quite a good book in its own right. The authors of Paleo Fitness recommend some of the same things that Stevenson does, namely, try to cut out the electronic sources of lights 90 minutes before sleep and to go to sleep around or before 10 p.m. I tried to share this idea with my wife and she just laughed in my face. But after reading Sleep Smarter, she is buying in.*
So, here's the point: sure, you can probably find information on many of these topics on the internet. Stevenson recommends meditation. There's plenty of information on meditation. Stevenson recommends light therapy. There's plenty of information out there. But, sometimes you need to convince people to buy in. Stevenson does such a good job assembling this information and presenting it in a compelling style, that it is well worth a few of your hard earned dollars.
And maybe the person you will convince to buy in is you.
Highly recommended.
* I actually labeled this advice the bad in my review of Paleo Fitness!
"The Bad
Some of the advice is very, very aspirational. The sleep section contains some great points, but who is going to completely shut down from the internet/tv at 8pm, be in bed by 10pm, and up before 7am? My wife just laughed at me when I read it out." http://www.amazon.com/review/R3FV78V733RKDW/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
Appreciation shoutout: I discovered Sleep Smarter through a podcast called The Man Project with Ted Ryce. Like the book, this podcast has wonderful and surprising life improving tips. I recommend it. Check it out.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2016It would be a monumental challenge to *not* improve your sleep quality and quantity after reading this book. There are a ton of easily digestible facts and science liberally sprinkled throughout and Shawn's personal stories fill in any gaps in motivation you might have to make some big changes (which go way beyond better sleep).
In other words, the book is as big on the "why to" as it is on the "how to" – a rare combination these days. You may also find yourself laughing up a storm (instead of snoring up a storm) while reading this as Shawn is a funny dude. As a regular podcast listener of his The Model Health Show, I could hear his voice cracking the jokes in the book and they all landed with me.
Now, some of the strategies are common sense things that anyone has heard before. "Don't drink caffeine too close to bed-time" or "Don't do activities that stimulate your brain before bed like watch thriller movies." But then there's tons of "Of course, that makes total sense moments!" in the book like optimal times to get sunlight to stimulate proper hormone regulation or protecting your gut health and its relationship to sleep.
This is a book that anyone can benefit from and probably one that everyone should read. And I almost never say that about a book because most of them are situational or contextual. The 14-day sleep makeover journaling log and step-by-step instructions at the back of the book makes acting on all the great stuff in the book itself a no-brainer as well. The only thing I was disappointed with were the bonus materials that Shawn mentions over and over in the book. Sure, they were somewhat useful, but there weren't as many resources in the bonus guide as the book made it seem like there would be and the quality was a bit lower than the book itself.
Overall, Sleep Smarter is going to make you smarter about every facet of your life. And how many times can you say that about a sub-200 page book?
- Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2016I purchased Sleep Smarter kindle version after hearing Shawn Stevenson on the Rich Roll podcast. I was fascinated with the topic of sleep and also captivated by the author's personal story. I haven't slept well since my daughter was born 18 years ago, so this book definitely resonates with me. I am looking for practical ideas and easy to implement strategies to have better sleep hygiene. I can't say that I'm sleeping better right now because one has to actually implement the strategies for them to work and old habits are so hard to break. Some of the strategies in the book are common sense, others are ones that I had never heard about. The author does break down a lot of the science into lay terms that are easy to understand.
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- Keshaw Raj Sharma.Reviewed in India on May 14, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars The best book for Sleep.
One of the best books that I ever read. A must for human beings. Fabulous information. Mind blowing yet small and easy to do techniques that we all can follow in our day to day life. 100 % result oriented book. Thanks Shawn for this book.
You did a great job for humans on the face of this earth. Hats off to your dedication towards writing.
- SamohtReviewed in Canada on February 10, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, science-backed tips and strategies for better sleep.
Find out why the sleep you are missing out on affects you so much, and why caffeine isn't the answer. Shawn's style is informative, applicable, and easy to read and understand.
- Cliente AmazonReviewed in Italy on January 9, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing
A brilliant book not only about sleeping better, but living better too. It definitely inspired me to do some things I knew were right but didn't do, and taught me so many more. Would make an amazing gift, even for someone who sleeps well (or thinks to) already!
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HugoReviewed in Mexico on December 5, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy interesante, información útil
Tiene datos muy interesantes acerca del sueño respaldados por artículos de investigación, y lo que me gusta mucho, es que además te dice como aplicarlos para poder dormir mejor. Una lectura muy recomendada.
- GswitonperReviewed in France on November 19, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars It works!
Easy read and great advice. Greatly improved my life overnight (no pun intented).