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Tips for Getting a Good Night's Sleep

Download this free guide containing 21 simple steps to sleeping easier tonight.

Illustration by Timmy Kucynda

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

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Fifty percent of the adults living in the industrialized world are chronically sleep deprived. Over 30 percent of adult drivers polled admit to falling asleep at the wheel at least once. Roughly 24,000 people die each year in North America and Europe in accidents caused by sleepy drivers.

Lack of sleep contributes to heart disease and weight gain. Sleeping pills might provide a short-term solution, but they do not provide the kind of sleep you need to operate at your optimum level.

To help you get more sleep, we've devised a cheat sheet, which you can print and/or download here »