Category: General

What’s the Ideal Amount of Sleep? – It all depends!

We found this post in Ask Yahoo about the ideal amount of sleep. Ask Yahoo says, “It all depends!”

National Sleep Foundation says that adults should get seven to nine hours of sleep a day while adolescents needs about 85.-9.5. Infants sleep the most (14-15 hours a day). The post also talks about benefits of taking naps.

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The Sleep Blog does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Instead, this website provides general information for educational purposes only. Always seek the advice of a qualified health care provider if you have questions or concerns regarding any medical condition or treatment.

Lack of Sleep for Smokers Trying to Quit?

Doctors at the SRI Sleep Research Institute have initiated a new study to ease the transition of smokers looking to quit their addition. Research shows that half the people who try to quit smoking do not succeed and it may have much of that has to do with a lack of sleep. Among the side effects of quitting is lack of enough sleep which can lead to various difficulties. Dr. Ian Colrain, Ph.D. believes that “Being tired and grumpy the next day. Your performance goes down. Your moods go bad. And you know how to fix tired and grumpy? You go back to smoking.” See full article

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Important:
The Sleep Blog does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Instead, this website provides general information for educational purposes only. Always seek the advice of a qualified health care provider if you have questions or concerns regarding any medical condition or treatment.

Another Great Resource – Steve Pavlina’s Blog

For those of you interested in self-improvement, check out Steve Pavlina’s blog, “Personal Development for Smart People.”

Steve’s blog has some interesting and useful tips to make you more effective. We’ve linked to Steve before, a few of his posts relate to sleeping patterns and waking up on time:

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Important:
The Sleep Blog does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Instead, this website provides general information for educational purposes only. Always seek the advice of a qualified health care provider if you have questions or concerns regarding any medical condition or treatment.