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"How did you sleep last night? If you&amp;#039;re like most Americans, probably not too well. Too many of us rely on coffee and &amp;quot;energy&amp;quot; drinks to perk us up during the day and sleeping pills to wind us down at night. It can be a vicious cycle. Of course, there are things that can make a big difference\u2014if you&amp;#039;re willing to get serious about changing your lifestyle. Forget drinking coffee with dinner, watching the Late Late Show or skipping your yoga class/journaling session. But don&amp;#039;t be fooled: These things only sound simple, and getting motivated to do them is no easy feat.  Here&amp;#039;s where a new product called the Zeo Personal Sleep Coach comes in. It won&amp;#039;t actually help you fall asleep, but it might just give you the kick in the pants you need to do something about your lousy sleep habits. Zeo comes with two main pieces: A soft headband that you wear while you sleep and an alarm-clock-type device that sits on your nightstand and records your data.    The headband is embedded with special sensors that record your brain waves, so when you wake up in the morning you can find out how long it took you to fall asleep, how much time you spent in various sleep cycles, and how many times you woke up during the night.  The makers of Zeo say the product works best when you use it for several months, along with a personalized guide on the Zeo web site. (It asks you questions and encourages you to make specific changes in order to improve your scores.) That all sounds pretty cool, but is it worth $399? I took Zeo for a one-night test drive and I&amp;#039;m not sure. The info I got was really interesting\u2014and using Zeo is the only way to get this info, aside from spending the night in a sleep lab\u2014but the headband annoyed me and actually got in the way of me sleeping well. I&amp;#039;m planning to give it another go, but in the meantime you may want to check out this story by Wall Street Journal writer Melinda Beck. How are your sleep habits? Do you think that measuring your sleep cycles, etc., would help you learn to sleep better? \u2014Barbara Brody, Health Editor Share your best healthy home remedy with Woman&amp;#039;s Day and win! Click here to learn more about our contest.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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