Dr. Michael J. Breus<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/dr-michael-j-breus\/sleep-tips_b_5723640.html<\/a><\/p>\n Eight hours of sleep was the recommendation most doctors gave, but then the number changed to seven. Dr. Breus suggests, \u201cThe eight-hour model may not be the ideal one for most healthy adults.\u201d We\u2019ve been told that eight hours is the number when it comes to getting a full night\u2019s sleep. We have always been told to get roughly eight hours of sleep, no more and no less. Now, instead of being told that we need eight hours of sleep the number became seven. When really the amount of sleep one needs, varies from individual to individual.<\/p>\n No one can determine the perfect amount of sleep time for everyone, according to the article: \u201cThe right amount of sleep is always going to be a personal and individual determination.\u201d It\u2019s better for you to determine the amount of sleep you get. Instead of getting the amount of sleep someone told you to get, you need to find the perfect amount of sleep for you to feel energized to take on the day. Adjusting when needed, needing less the older you get.<\/p>\n Sumathi Reddy<\/p>\n http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/articles\/sleep-experts-close-in-on-the-optimal-nights-sleep-1405984970<\/a><\/p>\n Talking about the amount of sleep a person should get, but then coming to the conclusion that one should just figure it out on their own. The article starts off with questioning how much sleep is enough sleep and how scientists are trying to find another answer. Reddy shares: \u201cSeveral sleep studies have found that seven hours is the optimal amount of sleep\u201d Scientist try coming up with several conclusions, but in the end questioning the conclusion.<\/p>\n There is no single number for the amount of sleep an individual should get. Instead that one should figure out the amount they should sleep for themselves. In the article: \u201cExperts say people should be able to figure out their optimal amount of sleep in a trial of three days to a week, ideally while on vacation.\u201d It then goes into explanation on what people can do to achieve that. In the end, the average amount of sleep people get is 7.2hours, but that isn\u2019t the number for everybody.<\/p>\n Sumathi Reddy<\/p>\n http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/articles\/teens-need-later-start-to-school-day-doctors-group-says-1408939263<\/a><\/p>\n Talking about teenagers, \u201cSurveys show that teenagers are chronically sleep deprived.\u201d Reddy explains in her article that teenagers have difficult and complex schedules that leave them getting less sleep and them falling asleep in class. Not saying that adults don\u2019t have complex schedules, but teenagers are still growing. Then it explains how school should start later in the day.<\/p>\n Besides having complex schedules, there are also biological changes associated with puberty that cause teens to get tired later at night. According to this article by Sumathi Reddy, \u201cThe changes can start in middle school and can shift a child’s bedtime by as much as two hours.\u201d So, along with having complex schedules and homework, the changes in their bodies are keeping teenagers awake. Not saying that teenagers have to sleep a certain amount of time, but they require more sleep to function then adults do.<\/p>\nWhy Seven Hours of Sleep Might Be Better Than Eight<\/h1>\n
Teens Need Later Start to School Day, Doctors Group Says<\/h1>\n
How much sleep do you really need? A sleep scientist\u00a0explains<\/h1>\n