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How Many Hours of Sleep Do You Need? Sleep Facts You Should Know

Most people know that a good night’s sleep requires 8 to 10 hours. However, not everyone realizes that a key element is the kind of sleep you are experiencing.

Read on to learn sleep facts about sleep stages, how many hours you should be getting and how Purium can help you get better sleep.

Sleep Stages & How Many Hours of Sleep You Need

Technically, there 5 different sleep stages, but they can be categorized as 3 basic phases of sleep: Light Sleep 1, Light Sleep 2 and REM.

Light Sleep 1, the transitional phase between our waking and sleep states, only makes up 3% of the average night’s sleep. Light Sleep 2 is the majority of an average night’s sleep and is the segue to REM. While there is no such thing as too much REM, a healthy amount is between 1.5 – 2 hours.

So, why does it matter?

There isn’t any doubt that your sleep patterns change with age and to an extent, that’s healthy. But, even though adults don’t require as much sleep as a child, the healthy average is still a full 8 hours. Based on a study conducted in 2015, the National Sleep Foundation released their new sleep recommendations for each stage of life:

  • Newborns (0-3 months): Sleep range narrowed to 14-17 hours each day

  • Infants (4-11 months): Sleep range widened two hours to 12-15 hours

  • Toddlers (1-2 years): Sleep range widened by one hour to 11-14 hours

  • Preschoolers (3-5): Sleep range widened by one hour to 10-13 hours

  • School age children (6-13): Sleep range widened by one hour to 9-11 hours

  • Teenagers (14-17): Sleep range widened by one hour to 8-10 hours

  • Younger adults (18-25) and adults(26-64): Sleep range is 7-9 hours

  • Older adults (65+): Sleep range is 7-8 hours

Interesting Sleep Facts by the Cleveland Clinic:

  • If you fall asleep within 5 minutes, then you are most likely sleep deprived? Healthy sleepers fall asleep between 10-15 minutes.

  • Humans are the only mammals that choose not to fall asleep.

  • Staying awake for a whole 16 hours causes your alertness to react in the same way as if you had a blood alcohol level of .05%.

  • Lack of sleep can make you feel hungry because leptin (hunger-regulating hormone) decreases.

If you are struggling to fall asleep or even worse, unable to remain asleep there are a number of natural techniques that can help you find the deep rest you need. The list below may be a trial and error experience and you might experiment with a few techniques before finding what works best for you. water.

Purium Help for Healthy Sleep

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Original article: https://blog.puriumcorp.com/2020/10/20/sleep-facts-you-should-know/


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