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Got Sleep Problems? Meet the Sleep Doctor and Discover Your Sleep Type

Learn how to sleep well and suffer less.

If you’ve got sleep problems, this article is for you. Millions of people seem to struggle with sleep. Some of us end up with sleep disorders.

True story: A corporate executive finds himself naked again in an overseas hotel lobby in the worst-case scenario. It’s the middle of the night. Security helps him. He has serious sleep and stress issues. He eventually retires.

Here’s what I found when I searched online for some facts about sleep:

• On average, adults need 7–9 hours of sleep per night to function at their best. (The Sleep Doctor has a different spin on this.)
• Around 35% of adults in the United States get less than the recommended amount of sleep.
• 50–70 million US adults have a sleep disorder.
• Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, affecting about 30% of adults at some point in their lives.
• Shift work sleep disorder affects people who work overnight or rotating shifts.
• Sleep deprivation can link to…