Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by The Purple Booker.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
This is my choice of the day:
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew P. Walker
60% It is said that time heals all wounds. Several years ago I decided to scientifically test this age-old wisdom, as I wondered whether an amendment was in order. Perhaps it was not time that heals all wounds, but rather time spent in dream sleep. I had been developing a theory based on the combined patterns of brain activity and brain neurochemistry of REM sleep, and from this theory came a specific prediction: REM-sleep dreaming offers a form of overnight therapy.
BLURB: An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now, preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming. Within the brain, sleep enriches our ability to learn, memorize, and make logical decisions. It recalibrates our emotions, restocks our immune system, fine-tunes our metabolism, and regulates our appetite. Dreaming mollifies painful memories and creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge to inspire creativity.
Walker answers important questions about sleep: how do caffeine and alcohol affect sleep? What really happens during REM sleep? Why do our sleep patterns change across a lifetime? How do common sleep aids affect us and can they do long-term damage? Charting cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and synthesizing decades of research and clinical practice, Walker explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood, and energy levels; regulate hormones; prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes; slow the effects of aging; increase longevity; enhance the education and lifespan of our children, and boost the efficiency, success, and productivity of our businesses. Clear-eyed, fascinating, and accessible, Why We Sleep is a crucial and illuminating book.
I am conscious that I hardly ever read non-fiction and when I saw this one on offer, given our recent, rather scary experience with my husband’s severe sleep apnea, I decided I wanted to know more about this subject. Now I do, I’m making strenuous efforts to get my own broken sleep rhythm back into some kind of order. This book is not just recommended – for those of you who don’t regularly get 7-8 hours sleep a night, this is required reading.
I agree it’s something different from your usual reading, and I’m glad you enjoyed it. I took note.
This is mine – something you might have already read and if not, it’s definitively worth!
http://earthianhivemind.net/2018/01/23/teaser-tuesday-23-january/
Yes… I’m just over halfway through this one, and it is a real eye-opener for folks like me who don’t get that much sleep! Thank you for the link – I’m just off to investigate it now, Steph!
Thanks for sharing! My husband also suffers from sleep apnea. I will check this out!
Here’s my Teaser Tuesday from The Pact by S.E. Lynes (psychological thriller)
Is he being treated for the sleep apnea? If not, do get him to the dr asap – it has some very serious side effects… Thank you for swinging by, Joni:)
I never get more than a few hours of uninterrupted sleep. I should read this book. Thanks for recommending it, Sarah.
My TT from Murder And Marinara
Oh do! It will certainly have you paying more attention to your sleep, Laura. It’s very accessible, too.
This sounds fascinating. I don’t always sleep well so I might have to find myself a copy! Thanks for sharing, Sarah😊
Yes… I think you should. It is quite shocking just how important to physical and mental health sleep actually is.
My friends and I joke about the recommend sleep number a lot. Since most of us is med school, generallly only get 5-6 and consume an unhealthy amount of cafeine Lol
Yes… I’m not laughing now – not if even half of what this chap says is right. It is really quite scary for those of us whose sleep is seriously messed up…
I’ve just recently started reading non-fiction. At least voluntarily. 🙂 This looks excellent
Oh, I highly recommend this one – it certainly isn’t remotely boring. I sort of wish it was…
I am always fascinated with dreams, and how they affect us in our daily lives (if they do). I suspect that they tell us a lot more than we realize. Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “LIE WITH ME”
I’m just about to get to the bit about dreams… I’ll look yours up in a second!
Sleep — I agree, so important.
Yes – and I had no idea HOW important until this book!
It looks like a very interesting read. I’ll have to add it to my TBR. Thanks for sharing it.
I would advise you get hold of it – especially if you don’t always get your 7-8 hours a night.
This sounds interesting and I’m definitely one of those who doesn’t regularly get my 7 to 8 hours! I’m adding it to my TBR.
Yes, it makes rather horrific reading for those of us who regularly skimp on our sleep…
I am always interested in books about dreams. I always wonder what the heck mine mean.
He is more talking about the need to dream and what nasty things happen to you if you don’t…
Sounds like I should go get this one! I am excited and nervous about my sleep study in two weeks. FINALLY. Two years in the making. I’ll go add this to my list because I should definitely read it!
I highly recommend it and if you are interested in the subject, anyway, it will be fascinating to know if you agree with what Walker has to say.
I very rarely read non fiction but this could be a great self help book – not the type of help I need at the moment (touch wood) – I’d be more likely to need something along the lines of ‘waking up in a timely fashion’ or ‘not hibernating all day’.
Lynn 😀
Oh – do read it! I don’t think he minds too much about sleeping in – he has some interesting to say about teenagers and the start times of schools…
I’m starting to read more non fiction lately. Currently reading one. Oh this sounds like a powerful book. I need to check it out. Thanks for sharing. 😁❤️👍🏻