If you eat well and exercise regularly but don’t get at least seven hours of sleep every night, you may undermine all your other efforts.
Sleep disorders expert Harneet Walia, MD, says it’s important to focus on getting enough sleep, something many of us lack. “First and foremost, we need to make sleep a priority,” she says. “We always recommend a good diet and exercise to everyone. Along the same lines, we need to focus on sleep as well.”
How much sleep do you actually need?
Everyone feels better after a good night’s rest. But now, thanks to a report from the National Sleep Foundation, you can aim for a targeted sleep number tailored to your age.
The foundation based its report on two years of research. Published in a recent issue of the foundation’s journal Sleep Health, the report updates previous sleep recommendations. It breaks them into nine age-specific categories with a range for each, which allows for individual differences:
Older adults, 65+ years: 7-8 hoursAdults, 26-64 years: 7-9 hoursYoung adults, 18-25 years: 7-9 hoursTeenagers, 14-17 years: 8-10 hoursSchool-age children, 6-13 years: 9-11 hoursPreschool children, 3-5 years: 10-13 hoursToddlers, 1-2 years: 11-14 hoursInfants, 4-11 months: 12-15 hoursNewborns, 0-3 months: 14-17 hours
Dr. Walia says there’s evidence that genetic, behavioral and environmental factors help determine how much sleep an individual needs for the best health and daily performance.
Sleep disorders expert Harneet Walia, MD, says it’s important to focus on getting enough sleep, something many of us lack. “First and foremost, we need to make sleep a priority,” she says. “We always recommend a good diet and exercise to everyone. Along the same lines, we need to focus on sleep as well.”
How much sleep do you actually need?
Everyone feels better after a good night’s rest. But now, thanks to a report from the National Sleep Foundation, you can aim for a targeted sleep number tailored to your age.
The foundation based its report on two years of research. Published in a recent issue of the foundation’s journal Sleep Health, the report updates previous sleep recommendations. It breaks them into nine age-specific categories with a range for each, which allows for individual differences:
Older adults, 65+ years: 7-8 hoursAdults, 26-64 years: 7-9 hoursYoung adults, 18-25 years: 7-9 hoursTeenagers, 14-17 years: 8-10 hoursSchool-age children, 6-13 years: 9-11 hoursPreschool children, 3-5 years: 10-13 hoursToddlers, 1-2 years: 11-14 hoursInfants, 4-11 months: 12-15 hoursNewborns, 0-3 months: 14-17 hours
Dr. Walia says there’s evidence that genetic, behavioral and environmental factors help determine how much sleep an individual needs for the best health and daily performance.
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the facts are totally scientific and it all depends on the environment , interest of people , daily work out, quality of life and others key factors that affect our daily routine.