Post Tagged with: "How Much Sleep Do We Really Need"

Top 5 tips to get your ZZZs

Top 5 tips to get your ZZZs

Sleep deprivation has become an epidemic. The National Health Interview Survey shows that: “Nearly 30% of adults reported an average of ≤6 hours of sleep per day in 2005-2007. In 2009, only 31% of high school students reported getting at least 8 hours of sleep on an average school night.” […]

by August 22, 2015
Sleep-related breathing problems and lack of sleep may increase obesity risk in kids

Sleep-related breathing problems and lack of sleep may increase obesity risk in kids

Sleep-related breathing problems and chronic lack of sleep may both double the risk of a child becoming obese by the age of 15, according to research from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The positive news is that both of these problems can be fixed with the […]

by December 13, 2014
Going to sleep earlier could boost happiness

Going to sleep earlier could boost happiness

The time you go to bed, and sleep duration, might actually affect worrying and stress. Jacob Nota and Meredith Coles from Binghamton University in the New York found that people with shorter sleep duration and later bed times are often plagued with more negative thoughts than those with regular sleep […]

by December 10, 2014
Experts reveal the price we pay for not sleeping

Experts reveal the price we pay for not sleeping

Sleep deprivation is an epidemic in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National Health Interview Survey shows that: “Nearly 30% of adults reported an average of ≤6 hours of sleep per day in 2005-2007. In 2009, only 31% of high school students reported […]

by November 9, 2014