How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?

How Much Sleep Do I Really Need?

Your ideal amount of sleep depends on your age, lifestyle, health and level of stress. Another factor is your geographic latitude.

Experts differ on the precise amount of sleep a person needs. Many experts recommend 6½ to 8½ hours. The consensus seems to be that if you sleep less than 6 hours or more than 9 hours, health issues may arise.

After doing a lot of research, I believe that the ideal amount of sleep is between 6½ and 8 hours. When you are experiencing an excessively stressful period, you may require more sleep than usual to allow your body to recover from stress. Intermittent sleep disruptions and extra sleep recovery are a normal part of life.

And seasonal variations also change your sleep requirements. Thus we are talking about averages for the year.

The test to use is whether you function optimally during the day without being tired. If you are tired, then you are not getting enough sleep.

For more Sleep Secrets, Chapter 2 provides information about alarm clocks and Chapter 7 addresses two-phase sleepers – those who sleep in two or more short blocks of time during the night.

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