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Sleep Overrated?

July 12th 2009 21:04
According to one study, sleeping 8 hours a night might not be a good thing. We heard that people who don't get enough sleep may increase their death rate. Seems that the opposite may be true. The new average is 6.5 hours a night to be optimal for health and well-being. Even as little as 5 hours is OK!

Death rate increases with more than 7 and less than 4 hours a night and also increased if the subject took sleeping pills. This is good news for me because I have a weird sleep pattern with anywhere from 4-9 hours of sleep. I also see sleeplessness increase when I'm feeling blue or depressed.


As with any scientific discovery that sees both side of the argument, perhaps more study needs to be done on this.
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Comment by hazius

July 13th 2009 06:38
Interesting - and good news for me if it's true (my sleep pattern sounds like yours - day/night/3 hours/8 hours - all over the place.)

But I always thought too much sleep sucked tho - what was that song? - I'll sleep when I'm dead!

Hope some further studies confirm it.




Comment by signals

July 13th 2009 21:11
I agree that sleeping is a bit overrated. I believe that some people actually do sleep their lives away.

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