The pandemic has changed the way we live, but one thing remains, we all get stressed during the holiday season. So it is very important to snooze and recharge your batteries during the holiday season.
Juggling work even if from home, shopping for loved ones, making sure your home is clean and getting ready for the holidays can make you sleep deprived. Not to mention being on your phone at night and connecting with your friends on social media. All this adds up and the night flies away and it’s already past midnight!
An adequate amount of sleep is an immune system booster.
Sleep helps your body rest, heal, reduce inflammtion and recharge. It also prevents you from gaining weight and remain alert during the day.
Make sure you get seven to eight hours of sleep each night. Lights out by 11pm.
Human sleep needs can vary by age and among individuals, and sleep is considered to be adequate when there is no daytime sleepiness.
A University of California, San Diego psychiatry study of more than one million adults found that people who live the longest self-report sleeping for six to seven hours each night. Another study of sleep duration and mortality risk in women showed similar results.
Hours by age:
Children need more sleep per day in order to develop properly. Source: Wikepedia.com
| Newborns (0–2 months) | 12 to 18 hours |
| Infants (3–11 months) | 14 to 15 hours |
| Toddlers (1–3 years) | 12 to 14 hours |
| Preschoolers (3–5 years) | 11 to 13 hours |
| School-age children (5–10 years) | 10 to 11 hours |
| Adolescents (10–17 years) | 8.5 to 9.25 hours |
| Adults, including elderly | 7 to 9 hours |
| Pregnant women | 8(+) hours |
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