HOW MUCH SLEEP DO YOU NEED?
How much Sleep Do You Need?
Sleep is one of the major part of Life for Health like that of Food and Water. Getting the Right Amount of Sleep can lead us to Improve immunity, Prevent us from various Diseases and Improve Mental Health. Most of the People are not able to get enough sleep. According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Estimate to about 1/3rd of Adults are not able to get enough sleep.
Due to increase rate of Urbanisation and industrialization, major people are not able to manage their sleep time but it's essential for our body to sleep an accurate amount as needed by our body respective of our age, lifestyle.
How much sleep we should take?
As we all know that some people require more sleep as others due to lifestyle, health condition, age, and Requirements. The National Sleep Foundation ( NSF) has recommended different sleeping hours as per age groups.
- newborns (0–3 months): 14–17 hours
- infants (4–11 months): 12–15 hours
- toddlers (1–2 years): 11–14 hours
- preschoolers (3–5 years): 10–13 hours
- school-age children (6–13 years): 9–11 hours
- teenagers (14–17 years): 8–10 hours
- younger adults (18–25 years): 7–9 hours
- adults (26–64 years): 7–9 hours
- older adults (65 years and above): 7–8 hours
The sleep cycle consists of Various stages as per the Rapid Eye Movement(REM) and Non-REM Sleep.
Stage 1 ( non REM )- Slow down of Breathing Rate, Heart rate, Brain waves takes place.
Stage 2 (non REM)- This stage occurs before the body moves in Deep sleep. Muscle Relax, Temperature Drops.
Stage 3 ( non REM)- This stage lasts long for half-sleep of Night and here the breathing rate becomes very slow and Heart rate Decreases.
Stage 4 (REM)- In this Stage our brain becomes more active and most dreams occur, arms legs became temporarily paralyzed in that stage.
If our body does not went to all those stages, we will feel fatigued, and restlessness throughout the day.
Sleep is Related to weight loss?
Yes, Researchers show that less sleep routine leads to an increase in weight gain in body.
A Review of Studies shows the connection between sleep and weight gain. Moreover, A Study reveals that nurses or health professionals those who sleep less than 5 hours or 5 hours are found to be Obese rather than those sleeping an average of 7 hours.
A possible reason for that can be that people carve more while they feel fatigued in order to feel good, As One Study, Reveals that lack of sleep may result in Emotional eating and stress and tend to inrease weight.
Another Study, Reveals that those people who get 4.5 hours of sleep have more appetite and hunger than those who sleep around 8 hours of sleep.
Sleep-Related to Health Condition-
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute says that having sleep-deprived Conditions may result in Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, lung disease, Diabetes and Depression.
Another Important Study reveals that a person who sleeps less may have an increased risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Those who sleep more than 8 hours are also at risk. So, it's better to sleep on an average of about 7.5- 8 hours. because sleeping less and more both have their own issue.
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