Amount of sleeping hours?!


Question: Amount of sleeping hours.?
Will sleeping early and waking up early make you health as what the books has stated.? What if I sleep at 1 am and still get enough amount of sleeping hours, would that be like just staying in a different timezone from where you live.? What difference does it make.?Health Question & Answer


Answers:
Yes, it does matter when you sleep (not just how many hours you sleep). You can, over time, change your routine (like if you do shift work), but it still takes a toll - shiftwork has been clinically proven to reduce one's lifespan.

Our bodies are programmed to react to our environment... when it gets dark and we're tired, chemicals are released that help us sleep. (I think it's melatonin.)Health Question & Answer

The amount of sleep you need depends on many factors, especially your age. Newborns sleep between 16 and 18 hours a day and preschool children should sleep between 10 and 12 hours. Older children and teens need at least nine hours to be well rested. For most adults, seven to eight hours a night appears to the best amount of sleep
So how many hours of sleep are enough for you.? Experts say that if you feel drowsy during the day

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