General Sleep Statistics:
- Up to 15% of people are Sleepwalking.
- about 15% of people have restless leg syndrome
- Vehicular crashes are the third leading cause of death and injury in the
USA, and up to 20% of them are sleep related
- Untreated sleep apnea causes 500,000 motor vehicle crashes annually
- One in 20 men has sleep apnea
- Seizures occur more commonly during sleep than during waking hours
- Many tranquilizers actually decrease deeper stages of sleep that are
required for the restoration and fresh feeling in the morning
- Sleep loss of four hours is equivalent to being drunk with a blood alcohol
level of 0.1%
- One-third of young adults are pathologically sleepy during the day
- Sleep problems add an estimated $15.9 billion to national health care costs
- sources: Sleep Disorders Center study.
Insomnia Statistics
- 20-40% of all adults have insomnia in the course of any year
- 1 out of 3 people have insomnia at some point in their lives
- Over 70 million Americans suffer from disorders of sleep and wakefulness
- Of those, 60% have a chronic disorder Read The Full Story…
alcohol regularly or excessively. Drinking too much caffeine leads to the inability to sleep well. Working late night shifts throws off the internal clock; the body has a more difficult time sleeping with light. Normal circadian patterns are altered when you can’t sleep during the night.
your brain to turn off orexin, a recently discovered neurotransmitter that’s linked to alertness.
and give a hangover effect the next day and beyond. They impair memory, reduce performance on the job and at home, and contribute to machine and car accidents.
with sleep cycles. Need a cup of java to get the day started? Even a cup of coffee first thing in the morning has the potential to interfere with nighttime sleep. Some people react to caffeine, alcohol, and chemicals like MSG (in food) much more than others.
sleep onset (called hypnogogic or predormital form) or upon awakening (called hypnopompic or postdormtal form).
milk before sending you off to bed. Cheese like Cheddar, Gruyere and Swiss are especially rich in tryptophan
melatonin and serotonin, bananas contain magnesium, a muscle relaxant. Bananas will also contribute to release tryptophan and serotonin. 
