dr. bill lloyd joins us from sacramento. something tells me you get a lot of sleep. so rested and perky. dr. bill, what's the difference between an occasional sleepless night and insomnia? >> fred, all of us lose sleep every once in a while, maybe because of a big job interview you have the next day or maybe you're sitting for a deposition in front of richard. who knows? people who have insomnia have a perpetual sleep problem. it could be one of three things. you can't fall asleep, you can't stay asleep, you wake up multiple times during the night or you wake up in the morning and you don't feel rested. and it happens more than once a week. if that's the problem, you've got insomnia. >> oh, my goodness. how can a lack of sleep lead to something dangerous like a heart attack or heart disease? >> well, this information is coming to us from a first of its kind study. this involved over 50,000 volunteers in europe. and doctors followed these patients for 11 years. in addition all the usual health milestones, they asked them, tell us about your sleep, do you sleep all nigh

dr. bill lloyd, our healthy living expert joining us from san francisco. good to see you.uld never break up, not here. so, doctor, what are some reasons that patients say, you know what? i don't know if this is a good relationship, i want out. >> well, fredericka, the relationship between patient and doctor is somewhere between the relationship you have with your hairdresser and your barber and a marriage. so good haircuts and bad, sickness and health, but nobody said until death do you part. and we should be able to feel free to change our health care providers. and these are some of the most common reasons. first involves poor communications, particularly at the -- doctors typically will not let a patient talk more than 13 seconds before they interrupt. patients often have times with the staff in the clinics. the doctor may not be a problem, but the people working in the clinic may make it miserable for them. doctors may be too busy, takes too long to get an appointment. you wait too long to see the doctor for what? four minutes? some people get aggravated by that. there

dr. bill lloyd is along with us.omnia can be a real disruption in your life if you can't sleep, but it can be a serious health matter and cause serious health matters as it pertains to your heart, heart attacks. he's along to tell us all what we need to do and how to get our sleeping in check, keep our hearts healthy and all that. >> then i'm sure he'll make a mention or two about diet and probably didn't include the sour patch kids i ate this morning. >> that's right. a lot of time when is you don't sleep well, you don't eat well because you get up and start snacking and all that stuff. we'll keep you in check from your health to finances and how to stay out of trouble this halloween. >> okay. good. all right, fred. great to see you as always. >> you, too. keeping kids safe this halloween, there's an app for that on your smartphone. we'll show you what's out there next. he >>> there's a new barbie on the scene, and this one is causing quite a buzz. take a look. it's called toky doaky barbie. you see tattoos on the n

dr. bill lloyd, our healthy living expert, joins us from sacramento. to eat to stay healthy. i think red wine is the only one that we can identify with, dr. bill. other than that, i don't know. could be a bit of a struggle. >> i know you can get watermelon wine in some places as well. >> there you go. >> this is us. we are literally burning the candle at both ends. and this is killing us, especially baby boomers. we're working more hours than ever before. it's affecting our health, our work performance, our relationships with people. we need to slow down. >> easier said than done. we all know there's physical benefits of relaxation. let's talk about those. maybe you can focus more on how we make ourselves do it. >> you're right. you're talking about a lifestyle change. we're not talking about stopping smoking, which is also a good thing to do. this is something that ought to bring fun and pleasure into your lives. so what do we know about getting more leisure time in your life? it's going to reduce the stress. everybody knows what the effects of chronic