Living through nowadays stressful and work pressure. We all are unable to meet our sleep needs and are thus worried about it.
After reading many articles on Websites we wonder whether 6 or 7-hour sleep ( followed by most sites ) is enough or not.
If you would look at the graph then you would see that people now sleep least than ever.
Some Facts About Sleep the
20% of teenagers get less than 5 hours of sleep, while the average amount is 6.5 hours.
Over 100 thousand deaths can be attributed to medical errors due to sleep deprivation.
35% of adults don’t get enough sleep (7 hours per day) according to the CDC.
People with a college degree or higher have the most sleep (72%), while unemployed or those unable to work much lower (at 51 and 60% respectively).
Healthy Sleep duration is more common among married people (67%) and lower in those who were never married (62%) or who were divorced, separated, or widowed (56%).
Falling asleep takes on average 10-15 minutes. If you pass out within a few minutes, it might mean you are sleep deprived .
The population of Hawaii has the shortest sleep duration (54%) while South Dakota has the highest (72%).
37% of people between 20 and 39 years-old reported short sleep duration.
Lack of sleep costs the United States over $411 Billion Annually, reported Fortune Magazine.
Sleep Hours By age Group
The Graph is given below :
As you can see from the above graph :
The recommended sleep hour for an average person or adult is about 7-9 hours while 5-6 hours sleep may be appropriate in some cases, some people with rare genetic variation have a gene that enables their body to function normally with 6-hour sleep. But it occurs only in about 3-4 % of the population. So, for the rest of the people it is really not recommended.
Why Do we need Sleep
The quality of your sleep directly affects your mental and physical health and the quality of your waking life, including your productivity, emotional balance, brain and heart health, etc.
When you’re scrambling to meet the demands of a busy schedule, though, or just finding it hard to sleep at night, getting by on fewer hours may seem like a good solution. But even minimal sleep loss can take a substantial toll on your mood, energy, mental sharpness, and ability to handle stress. And over the long-term, chronic sleep loss can wreak havoc on your mental and physical health.
Sleep isn’t merely a time when your body shuts off. While you rest, your brain stays busy, overseeing biological maintenance that keeps your body running in top condition, preparing you for the day ahead. Without enough hours of restorative sleep, you won’t be able to work, learn, create, and communicate at a level even close to your true potential.
The good news is that you don’t have to choose between health and productivity. By addressing any sleep problems and making time to get the sleep you need each night, your energy, efficiency, and overall health will go up. In fact, you’ll likely get much more done during the day than if you were skimping on shuteye and trying to work longer.
What can I do to improve my sleep hygiene?
Replace any LEDs bulbs in your bedroom, because they emit the most sleep-corroding blue light.
If you’re fortunate enough to be able to control the temperature where you live, set your bedroom to drop to 65 degrees at the time you intend to go to sleep. “To successfully initiate sleep … your core temperature needs to decrease by 2 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit,” according to Walker.
Limit alcohol, because alcohol is not a sleep aid, contrary to popular belief. While it might help induce sleep, “alcohol is one of the most powerful suppressors of REM [rapid-eye-movement] sleep,” Walker says.
If you can possibly take a short midday nap as our ancestors used to and some Mediterranean and South American cultures still do, you should (but no later than 3 pm). It will likely improve your creativity and coronary health as well as extend your lifetime.
At last, I am gonna end with a good book that can explain to you more about sleep
Book: Why We Sleep
Author: MATHEW WALKER
Buy From: Click here to buy this book now
About Book: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams is a science book about sleep by the neuroscientist and sleep researcher, Matthew Walker. Walker is a professor of neuroscience and psychology and the director of the Center for Human Sleep Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
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