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A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired
Expected publication date: September, 2008.
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Wake up to better health
Maybe you’re stressed out and tired, and have put on a little weight. Or you have persistent pain you and your doctor can’t explain. Man or woman, you may be fighting fluctuating hormone levels. Or maybe you snore like a freight train.
Anything that narrows the throat and interrupts sleep, particularly breathing problems brought on by sleep position, illness, life changes, or your anatomy, may be key to understanding a host of common health issues. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Steven Park outlines a simple, rational explanation for what’s making you sick, and provides guidance for treatment options that address specific health problems.
Making the Connection
Dr. Park’s revelation was eye-popping. It started with seeing patient after patient presenting similar histories: chronic sinus, ear, or throat problems, stress, fatigue, depression, and surprisingly, trouble sleeping on their backs. He began to suspect a connection between breathing problems at night and their various health and wellness issues.
He knew that, anatomy-wise, the human ability to speak is actually a liability when it comes to breathing efficiency--humans are the only animals that can choke and die. If his patients’ night breathing was poor, not only were they not getting good sleep, it could be tipping the balance of their health, making them vulnerable to a host of illnesses and conditions.
On the other hand, if they’re experiencing health conditions or illnesses that obstruct nighttime breathing, that could be the beginning of a vicious cycle: health problem, poor breathing during sleep, more health problems. The breakthrough came when he began to treat the night breathing and sleep position parts of the equation. Lo and behold, his patients showed immediate and drastic improvement in their health complaints.
Sleep, Interrupted takes you step-by-step through the widespread problems created by obstructed breathing at night. You’ll be shocked to discover how many illnesses stem from this one problem, and relieved to find clear, concise, actionable information and support for you and your doctor to review. Packed with easy-to-follow research and practical suggestions for a wide array of health issues, this book may just hold the answer to the question of why you feel so lousy, and what you can do to start feeling better today.
Read what the experts are saying about Sleep, Interrupted:
"There are many good books on better breathing. But none of them address why you need to breathe well when sleeping. Let Dr. Steven Park, an ENT physician, show you how you can breathe better while sleeping. Not only will this improve your energy, it can also save your life."
• Christiane Northrup, M.D., Author of New York Times bestseller, The
Wisdom of Menopause.
"Both patients and physicians must read Dr. Park's unique and enlightening perspective on health issues related to poor breathing."
• Dean Ornish, M.D., Author of New York Times bestseller, Dr. Dean
Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease.
"The unique concepts presented by Dr. Park questions traditional models of health and disease and challenges physicians and patients alike to be inspired towards better health."
• Mark Liponis, M.D., co-author of New York Times Bestseller, Ultraprevention
“Dr. Park’s revelation of the vicious cycle of interrupted sleep and health problems turns the medical community on its head. More importantly, it provides answers for so many who struggle to understand why they feel so lousy, and how they can feel better.”
• Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., leading authority on chronic fatigue syndrome, author
of best-seller, From Fatigued to Fantastic
“Many physicians treat only the symptoms of illness. Dr. Park carefully identifies what is causing millions of us to be sick, and shows us how to get and stay healthy and happy.”
• James, O'Keefe, M.D., author of The Forever Young Diet and Lifestyle
“Dr. Park's book offers not only a fascinating look at the critical role sleep plays in health and wellness, but practical advice to help resolve health- and energy-sapping sleep problems.”
• Mary Shomon, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Thyroid Diet:
Manage Your Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss
"So many health problems result from sleep interrupted by breathing problems, poor sleep position, and other causes, yet few physicians make the connection and treat accordingly. T his book will begin to change that and lead people to better health."
• Eric Braverman, M.D., Author of the bestselling book, The Edge Effect
“Sleep Interrupted” is a seminal manuscript which not only reviews the upper airway anatomy and physiology in a concise reader-friendly fashion, but more importantly postulates associations between poor sleep and some everyday maladies in a manner heretofore unaccomplished. This is must reading for anyone who sleeps or breathes."
• Stephen Lund, M.D., Co-Director, Sleep Disorders Institute, New York CIty
"The concepts in this book hold so much promise for a Kuhnian paradigm shift in the knowledge and practice of conventional medicine."
• Dorothy Hung, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Sociomedical
Sciences, Mailman School of Pubic Health, Columbia University
"Billions of dollars are spent every year in ICUs throughout the United States, attempting to treat and salvage patients at the end stage of chronic conditions. In contrast, very little time and effort is invested, in the education of the lay public, in recognizing and treating sleep disorders that can lead to a number of these chronic conditions. This outstanding and simply written book does just that. A must read."
• Anita Bhola, M.D., FCCP, Attending Physician, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep,
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein
College of Medicine
"This is an excellent book that covers sleep and the consequences of not receiving good restorative sleep in an inviting, conversational style. Once you read this book, you'll know more about sleep-breathing problems than most doctors. It's a must read for anyone with chronic sleep or fatigue issues, and especially for all healthcare practitioners."
• Brian Palmer, D.D.S., Sleep apnea researcher and breastfeeding advocate
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