What are Your Sleep Requirements?
Sleep is not merely down time from our daily lives; it is vital for good health, mental and emotional well-being and our safety. For instance, researchers have found that people who suffer from sleep apnea are likely to have higher blood pressure while they sleep and suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness. It has also been found that people with chronic insomnia are more likely than others to develop several kinds of mental problems and make greater use of healthcare services.
Getting enough continuous quality sleep contributes to how we feel and perform the next day, but also has a huge impact on the overall quality of our lives. Getting enough sleep refers to the amount of sleep you need to feel rested and alert the next day. Most sleep experts recommend 7-9 hours of sleep per night. Although some people can get along with less sleep, others find they need as much as 10 hours per night to feel rested the next day.
Sleep requirements also vary over the life cycle.
Newborns and infants need a lot of sleep and have several sleep periods over a 24-hour time period. Napping is important to them as it is to toddlers up to the age of 5 years old. As children enter adolescence their sleep patterns shift to a later sleep-wake cycle, but they still need around 9 hours of sleep.
Sleep patterns change as we age, however the need for sleep remains the same.
Excerpted from http://www.sleepfoundation.org
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