Sleep is vital to our physical and mental health and Dr. Farrell, a psychologist and author details the many unknown activities that occur as we sleep, one of which is brain cleaning. Discover why you need sleep and how to get that all-important rest to insure health, relieve stress and improve creativity. Included are tips on combating insomnia, using creative dreaming, why shift work can be so damaging to our immune system and our health and how lack of sleep can bring on psychiatric illness and much more is in this highly relevant, research-based and informative book written for consumers.Learn about the major sleep disorders, why sleep medications can prove destructive, why your computer may inhibit your sleep, and discover where stress plays a role. Included is the Life Stress Scale to assist you in uncovering stress-related sleep problems. Included also is a wealth of additional resources for research articles in the extensive Index for readers who want to dig deeper into sleep deprivation, sleep debt and one amazing new fact; the benefits of rocking.