July/1998
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO NATURAL SLEEP
Dian Dincin Buchman New Canaan CT, Keats Publishing, 1997 235 pages, paperback, $14.95
Reviewed by Lynne Lamberg
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"While this book leans strongly on the official self-help
procedures offered by careful sleep scientists," the author asserts in
her introduction, "it also presents a wide range of other safe natural
remedies and sleep strategies culled from cutting edge nutritional
information and the best of ancient and modern plant-based
medicine and water therapies that all promote good sleep."
Buchman offers a wide range of alternative treatments for
sleep disorders and illnesses or conditions that may disrupt sleep
such as heartburn, asthma, pregnancy, and menopause. Whether
honey, salt rubs, or flower infusions can improve sleep is unknown.
Few, if any, of these remedies have been subjected to scientific
scrutiny. Reports of their efficacy are virtually all anecdotal.
Moreover, what is "natural" is not always safe.
Given the lack of objective evidence of benefits and safety,
this is not a book sleep specialists are likely to recommend to
patients.
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