Book excerpt: Insomnia, alternatively known as sleep deprivation or restlessness, is a slumber issue in which there is a failure to nod off or to stay unconscious for the length of desired time. Sleep deprivation is frequently considered both a therapeutic sign and a symptom that can go hand in hand with a few sleeping, restorative, and psychiatric issue described by a diligent trouble nodding off and/ or staying unconscious or poor quality sleep. While reading sleep, you will learn: • Five unexpected consequences of sleep deprivation • The definition, symptoms, and types of insomnia • The six primary causes of insomnia • The difficulty of finding a commercial, medical solution to insomnia • The benefits and techniques for using certain essential oils to reduce insomnia • Specific dietary changes that can also relieve insomnia • What kind of diet is being used in removing insomnia symptoms, with a week-long meal plan • Additional tips that help you control your environment and be better prepared to have a restful night's sleep. Sleep apnea is a severe sleep disorder that takes place when the breathing of an individual is disrupted during sleep. Individuals with untreated sleep apnea stops breathing repeatedly during their sleep, and sometimes hundreds of times during the night and usually for a minute or longer and in most cases the sleeper is unaware of these breath stoppages since they don’t trigger a full awakening.