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Sleep: is it active or passive?
Sleep is not a passive phenomenon. It is just as essential as food and water for survival. It is critical for physical, mental and emotional health. Short as well as long sleep duration are associated with increased health risks. In fact, almost one third of our life is spent sleeping. Many experts argue sleep should be considered one of the vital signs.
How much sleep you need depends on your age and other health and lifestyle factors.
Recently, an expert panel of the National Sleep Foundation has made a reassessment of the state of the art sleep science and come up with updated made recommendations. The following recommendations have been published in the journal Sleep Health:
- Newborns: 14–17 hours a day (should not be less than 11 or more than 19 hours)
- Infants: 12–15 hours (should not be less than 10 or more than 18 hrs)
- Toddlers: 11–14 hours (should not be less than 9 or more than 16 hours)
- Preschoolers: 10–13 hours (should not be less than 8 hours or more than 14 hours)
- School-aged children: 9–11 hours (should not be less than 7 hours or more than 12 hours)
- Teenagers: 8–10 hours (should not be less than 7 hours or more than 11 hours)
- Young adults (up to age 25): 7–9 hours (should not be less than 6 hours or more than 11 hours)
- Adults (26–64 years): 7–9 hours (should not be less than 6 hours or more than 10 hours)
- Older adults (65+): 7–8 hours (should not be less than 5 hours or more than 9 hours)
Dr. Minocha's comments
Healthy effects of sleep depend on sleep quality, sleep structure and time of day involved. It is frequently difficult to assess differences between time in bed and actual sleep time. As such, above data may be an over-assessment of actual sleep needs.
Is It Leaky Gut or Leaky Gut Syndrome?
Wall Street Journal Best Seller Dr. M's Seven-X Plan for Digestive Health
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