Exactly How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?

With new technology, such as the smartphone or video game console pushing people to sleep later at night, people are getting less sleep than people in the past. 69% of Americans get less sleep on weekdays than they say they need. A Sleep Medicine research has shown that those that sleep less than 5 hours have a higher mortality than the ones that get at least 7 hours of sleep. We also should know that sleeping too much can cause a lot of health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and heart-related diseases. Many experts and scientists have recommended 7-9 hours a night are beneficial to a healthy adult but no one has mentioned how many hours exactly. Several sleep studies have found that instead of eight, seven hours are the best for your health. According to a study done by the Arizona State University Phoenix, the lowest mortality is seven hours. A separate study done by the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine confirmed the theory of getting 7 hours of sleep are the best for you. The study placed 5 healthy adults in a place where there was no electricity or clock and monitor their sleeping status for more than two months. Results have shown that the participants got an average of 1.5 hours more in their sleep time than their normal lives. 7.2 hours, is the average amount of sleep per night which match the theory of getting 7 hours of sleep are the best for you. Contact Mattress Superstore to get more sleeping and mattress tips. We have a large collection of mattresses, bedroom sets, and furniture in Revere, Saugus, Lynn, Chelsea, Malden, and Eastern MA.