Archive for November, 2006

Power Sleep by Dr. James B. Mass

Reviewed by Sandra Mwila, Community Health Education Center Intern
“Rest. That’s what I need is rest,” was the Eastern Airlines captain James Reeve’s comment to the control tower on a September 1974 morning, thirty minutes before crashing his airliner at low altitude killing the crew and all sixty-eight passengers. James Reeve was suffering from sleep deprivation which cost him his life. For more than seventy million Americans are sleep-deprived making crucial business and personal decisions in an impaired state. If you fall asleep the minute your head hits the pillow or you need an alarm clock to wake up you probably aren’t getting enough sleep during the week. In this practical self-help book, Dr. James B. Mass has formed an easy, drug-free program to improve your physical and mental well-being in order for you to be alert and productive in life. This book will certainly help you get to sleep with great sleeping strategies including ways to combat travel fatiuge and many more insightul suggestions so “chec” out this useful book today.
Community Health Education Ctr RA786 .M23 2001 Non-circulating
To view this title or other health-related books visit the Community Health Education Center (CHEC). The CHEC is located on the ground floor of the VCUHS Gateway Building on the MCV campus.

Did You Know?

90 may be the new 85? The number of people 90 and older is on the rise. In 1980, there were 720,000 people aged 90 and older in the United States. In 2010, the number was 1.9 million. By 2050, it could be 9 million. – MedlinePlus Magazine