Links to FREE sleep information and advice

While the sleep method offered by this website is new and unique, you may still wish to research other websites which discuss insomnia issues. If so, the series of links below will direct you to some of the better, free websites on this subject - the first site mentioned (in the form of a 196-page, e-book PDF document) may be particularly helpful as it’s very comprehensive in itself, while also containing links to other useful Internet sites.

‘Teenage Sleep : Understanding and helping the sleep of 12-20 year olds’
by Professor Dorothy Bruck, School of Psychology, Victoria University, Melbourne VIC, 2006.
E-published by the Wellness Promotion Unit, Victoria University, Melbourne Victoria Australia.
(This link displays the document abstract - To see the full report, click on the Box labeled ‘PDF’.)
http://eprints.vu.edu.au/467/

‘40 Facts About Sleep You Didn’t Know (or Were Too Tired To Ask)’
from Australia’s National Broadcaster.
http://abc.net.au/science/sleep/facts.htm

‘Tips for Healthy Sleep’ – by the USA ‘National Sleep Foundation’
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/sleep-topics/healthy-sleep-tips

‘Tossin’ and a Turnin’?’ – by Ben Wyld Sydney Morning Herald April 21 2005
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Cover-Story/Tossin-and-a-turnin/2005/04/20/1113854250393.html

‘Insomnia Diagnosis and Management’ - by Bartlett, Paisley & Desai
from Medicine Today August 2006
via link from Australasian Sleep Association … www.sleep.org.au
http://www.sleep.org.au/documents/item/167

When viewing a special ‘300 Men Ask Dr. Oz’ edition of the Oprah Winfrey Show (originally aired in the U.S. on 1 October, 2007 and aired in Australia on 20 May, 2008), it was interesting to learn about a well-known U.S. sporting personality who reported having sleep problems. An infielder with the New York Yankees baseball team, Derek Jeter, felt that his sleeping difficulties were linked to the fact that his sporting commitments often meant that he had to travel to and sleep in varying U.S. time zones. When Derek asked the doctor for his advice on getting to sleep, the suggestions given by Dr. Oz, in summary, were as follows …

cut out caffeine for 4 or 5 hours before bed.
cut out late-night television and its associated bright light.
drink some milk (because milk contains ‘tryptophan’ and some sugar which helps, in conjunction with the body’s insulin, to produce melatonin & serotonin in the brain – "That’s why milk works").
go to sleep at the same time every night, according to your local clock, even when travelling in different time zones.

While the advice from Dr. Oz is likely to be beneficial, the ‘TNT sleep’ method answers the next question - simply … ‘What should I do once sleep still eludes me, even after I have followed these and all other good suggestions?’

For a full review of this Dr. Oz item from the Oprah Winfrey Show’s website, go to
http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/health/menshealth/slideshow1_ss_oz_20071001_350/9