How to Schedule your Sleep

Female: At least one in three Americans does not get enough sleep on a regular basis.

Male: No matter how well you may think you are adapting to limited sleep. The truth is that a short sleep schedule will impact your day-to-day functioning and impair your long-term health. So, how much sleep is enough? In a standard 24-hour period, infants require 16 hours of sleep, children tend to need 10, teenagers should get nine and most adults need 7 to 8. Pregnant women particularly those in the first trimester may require up to 11 hours of sleep, but doctors agree that the bottom line is, if you feel drowsy during the day, you have not had enough sleep during the night. Not sleeping enough during your night time hours can have big consequences for your day time once because the who is the factors can contribute to sleep loss, talk to your doctor about what maybe causing your insomnia.


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