Sunday, November 1, 2009

SLEEP SLEEP AND MORE SLEEP

Is too much sleep on weekends making you more tired?

On average an American should receive 8-9 hours of sleep a night, but with busy schedules that just never seems possible.

Most Americans receive 5-6 hours of sleep on weekdays and then try to catch up on weekends.

Studies have shown however people are more tired when they sleep for extensive hours. On this website it shows how people have received 12 hours of sleep and still feel groggy.

Why is this? Dr. Lisa Shives, medical director at Northshore Sleep Medicine in Evanston, Illinois reports this is known as sleep drunkenness.

Sleep drunkenness is when a person hovers between sleep and wakefulness. This is caused when a person receives extensive hours of sleep.

Why is this related to healthy living? This is related to healthy living because sleep is a very important part of out daily lives. Its just finding the correct amount of sleep your body needs a night that becomes the challenge.

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