While Americans continue to seek a more balanced approach to their fragmented lives, an estimated 70 million adults suffer from poor sleep health and sleep deprivation. Most often, these problems impact an individual’s professional life, personal activities and general well-being. Some experts say this problem is reaching epidemic proportions and costing the U.S. economy $100 billion in lost productivity, medical expenses, sick leave and property and environmental damage annually.

While sleep experts recommend eight hours of sleep to maintain good sleep health, in its 2001 Omnibus "Sleep In America" Poll, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reports that one-third of adults (31%) say they don’t get seven hours of sleep per night. The sleep poll also reports that 22% of respondents said they are so sleepy during the day that it interferes with their daily activities at least a few days every week. This condition often leads
to a lack of energy for daily activities and exercise.

The facts may speak for themselves, but, unfortunately, many patients don’t recognize their own sleep