Sleep occupies one third of our lives. But many people have problems with insomnia.
How much sleep do you realy need?
First thing we must clear is zhat there is no universal answer which will apply to everyone. The amount of sleep we need veries from one person to another.
There are some things about the dream, you need to know to be able get some quality sleep and rest better at night. These few facts will help you understand what are your needs when it comes to sleep.
1) We all have a natural inner clock that determines when it suits us to go to sleep and when to get up in the morning?
Many researchers claim that everyone has their own unique internal clock. "Night owls" are people who go to bed later at night and stay longer to sleep, morning guy is totally opposite, they lay earlier at night but they are also getting up earlier in the morning . If your schedule does not comply with your intrinal clock, you'll probably wake up tired.
Interesting is the fact that "Night owls" often suffer from insomnia and morning types "early bird" from anxiety.
2) The amount of sleep you need changes during life
Recommendations are that you need nine hours of sleep. Children however need much more, while older people need far less. As we grow also our inner clock changes. In an earlier age children are more morning tip , while later in puberty they become "night birds". Children aged 3 to 5 years may need up to 13 hours of sleep, those 5 and 10 years old between 10 and 11 hours of sleep a day, while teenagers need to sleep between 8.5 and 9.5 hours.
3) There are some things you can do to adjust the internal clock
Although your need for sleep is mainly genetic, there are some things you can do to adjust your schedulein order ti get up easier in the morning. Our bodies respond to light, especially sunlight. Exposure to the sun says to our body that it's time to get up and get moving. At night, the lack of sunlight stimulates the production of melatonin, which allows us to fall asleep. What you need to do is to control the amount of light entering your room, at night turn off all lights and devices that distract your attention, but do not close the blinds so the sunlight could enter the room in the morning . It will not turn into a morning person but will help you get up easier.
Text: M. Bajic
Translator: V. Comagic
Image: courtesy of Feelart at FreeDigitalPhotos.net, courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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