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SLEEP O'METER How Much Sleep do you really need? Age Newborns ( 0-2 months) Infants ( 3 to 11 months) Toddlers ( 1-3 years) Preschoolers ( 3-5 years) School-age children ( 5-10 years) Teens ( 10-17) Adults
Sleep Needs 12-18 hours 14-15 hours 12-14 hours 11-13 hours 10-11 hours 8.5-9.25 hours 7-9 hours
Source: National sleep foundation
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Reasons we don't get enough sleep
The following night, you go to bed at a reasonable hour and again, don’t set any alarms. “When you wake up naturally, check the time and work out how long you have been asleep – this should give you an accurate idea of the amount of sleep you should be aiming to get every night.” One important thing to remember is that sleep should be uninterrupted for a period of at least five hours and not split up into lots of short naps. This is because sleep occurs in a series of phases, with the sleeper moving between wakefulness, to light sleep, to deep sleep and then to Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep several times during the course of a night. It takes around 90 minutes to progress through a full cycle of the phases, and, although researchers do not fully understand the importance of each phase, studies have shown that missing out on REM sleep appears to impair cognitive function during waking hours. Dr. Taheri has some key advice to follow to ensure you get a good night’s sleep.
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“Try to keep distractions to a minimum before you go to sleep. Don’t keep a television in your bedroom and don’t use tablets, mobile phones or computer games directly before you go to sleep. It is also a good idea to make the bedroom as dark as possible and you should avoid caffeine after 6pm, and avoid exercise soon before bedtime. “But of course, the most important thing is to go to bed early enough that you have the chance to sleep for long enough before you have to get up and go about your day,” he added. So, if you’re feeling run-down from lack of sleep, don’t sit on the sofa watching TV for hours into the night. Get yourself to bed early and you’ll not only feel great the next day, you’ll also be helping yourself avoid serious conditions like diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.
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When you wake up naturally, check the time and work out how long you have been asleep – this should give you an accurate idea of the amount of sleep you should be aiming to get every dr. taheri night.
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