Ever heard the statement that you need seven hours of sleep, in order to be productive and function better, and you think to yourself why? and even though sometimes you accept things as is, you still have those questions like right ????
We already know that sleep improves our state of mind, but how????????? Well... according to studies shown sleeping helps our brains arrange or plan out for the next day. They also say that the brain improves in learning when given enough sleep and not getting enough sleep alters the activity in the brain.
Another research shows that children or teens who suffer from sleep deficiency are more prone to violence due to aggression and could have problems making friends , they also say that sleep deficiency patients are more likely to be exposed or are likely inherit obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, strokes, kidney diseases and heart disease.
What caught my attention from one web-page they state exactly how much of sleep per age group needs to sleep, according to them :
Newborns need at least 14-18 hrs
Babies 4-11 months need at least 12-15 hrs
Toddlers need at least 11-14 hrs
Children 3-5 years need at least 10-13 hrs
Children 6-13 years need at least 9-11 hrs
Teenagers 14-17years need at least 8-10 hrs
Young adults 18-25 years need at least 7-9 hrs
Adults need at least 7-9 hrs
They say that if not given enough sleep even as less as 1 hour it could have an impact, besides not been able to do day by day activities , it could cause drowsiness or sleepiness and could a numerous amount of issues.
Not everyone is sleep deficient but not having enough sleep can cause it not having enough sleep are actually very similar , lack of sleep can cause sleep deficiency .
Here are some tips to help someone to get sleep which most people find the most helpful:
1. Avoid light from computers, TV screens, tablets etc.....
2. Be more physically active
3. Use dim lamps if you don’t like sleeping in complete darkness
4. Relax more
5. Try to keep your sleeping and waking times regular everyday
6. Stay away from heavy meals directly before bed
7. Lastly avoid caffine and nicotine (since it stimulates meddles with the sleeping pattern)