A concise book about sleep written by a cardiologist. This is easy to read with well defined chapters. This is not an esoteric book about sleep like some others. I find this to be a good patient resource.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Nobody's Sleeping is a helpful and insightful guide for anyone who has trouble sleeping, whether young or old. The book starts with an introduction from the author and his background and how he came to write this book.
He uses seven strategies to help you achieve a decent sleep pattern and quality. A huge chunk if the book is more for people with sleep apnea, so if you suffer with this, then this book is definitely for you. But it is also helpful, insightful, and supportive for those who have poor sleep or problems sleeping, too. There are a couple of chapters dedicated to help children, too, which are very useful.

This is a really interesting examination of why so many people don't sleep well and what can be done about it. In particular, there is a section where a plan is laid out for good sleep that I found helpful in my actual life.

(I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.)

This is a comprehensive exploration of the causes of sleep deprivation and the associated consequences for physical, emotional, and mental health. It is written in a clear manner and breaks down the medical terminology and assessments into easily understood terms.

I have two significant issues with the book, neither of which relate to the medical expertise of the author. Rather, they concern editorial aspects that limit the utility of the information. First, there is an incredible amount of repetition throughout the chapters – to the point that I began skipping whole paragraphs. Second, there are repeated references to Seven Sleep Strategies that the author developed over his many years of working with sleep issues. Despite the book’s reliance on touting this approach, it does not appear until the second-to-last chapter (Chapter 13). I would have preferred it closer to the beginning of the book and then receiving the medical rationale for its benefits.

Overall, this is a useful book if you have the patience to wade through excessive repetition to reach the practical steps to address this multifaceted problem.

My thanks to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for the privilege of reviewing this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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Nobody's Sleeping is a great book for people who have issues sleeping or would like to add more tools to their tool box for the future. While it seemed like a large part of the books focus was on sleep apnea and all the ways to treat that, there were some good options for people that don't have it. Dr. John talks a lot about the 7 strategies to help but you don't get those until Chapter 13. So if you picked this book up looking for those strategies you might want to read that chapter first and then start at the beginning of the book. You don't see it very often in these health books but I was happy to see that he includes strategies for Children & Teens in chapters 7 & 8.

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC.

Dr. Bijoy John MD is sleep doctor.

Dr. John kept referring to his 7 Proven Sleep Strategies throughout the book. I kept thinking that I missed them or something. Personally I would recommend reading Chapter 13 first and then start at the beginning and read Nobody's Sleeping.

Much of the book discusses cases where a CPAP machine helped resolve sleeping problems (after a sleep test). "In 2014 the CDC announced that sleep deprivation has become a full blown epidemic. In fact, a study on insomnia between 1993 and 2015 found that the "diagnosis of insomnia during office visits in the US increased elevenfold, from 800,000 to 9.4million."

I did find the book well organized and the breakdown of chapters was well considered; and the discussion of sleep was interesting. Dr. John provides MANY case studies of patients, but they didn't seem repetitive.

If anybody is having sleep concerns, I would recommend this one.

There are about 12 (or more) pages of "Endnotes" and articles referenced in this book.

Thank you to Dr. Bijoy E. John MD for writing Nobody's Sleeping. Thank you to NetGalley and PR by the Book, Morgan James Publishing for approving my request to review the advance read copy of Nobody's Sleeping in exchange for an honest review. Publication date is 12 Mar 2024, approx 240 pages.

"Nobody's Sleeping" is a thorough book on sleep issues with strategies for better health and happiness. Dr. John includes case studies, personal experiences, studies and research to establish how important sleep is for mental and physical health. I am eager to start implementing some of his suggestions, such as creating a regular sleep schedule and using sleep debt as needed to get myself on track. Recommended for anyone who wants better sleep. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

We’re not sleeping and it’s killing us, slowly and not so slowly. In a society that praises people who never sleep because they’re too busy hustling and making money, we sometimes need a good reminder that not sleeping at night should not be something to be proud of.
What I liked about this book is that it goes through what sleep is and the reason we might not be sleeping (or not sleeping well) in a thorough but very simple way (by that I mean that you will understand it even though like me, you didn’t go through medical school). I thought this was the most interesting part of the book because I’m not sure many of us actually know why sleeping is good for us (mentally and physically) and why we’re not getting good sleep. Spoiler alert, it’s not just because of our phone addiction, though it might play a part.
The second part of the book is very sound and simple advice to get back into a good sleeping habit, and I’m sorry to say it’s advice most of us insomniacs have heard before :D But maybe hearing it (well reading it) from a medical doctor will finally make us realise that watching Netflix is bed is a very bad habit.