Sleep is important to a healthy lifestyle
At Restonic, we know sleep plays a
huge role in your physical and mental
health.That’s why we’re proud to offer
you our full line of finely crafted mattresses. But while we can only provide
you with a comfortable bed, getting the
right amount of rest is up to you. Read
more about why sleep is so important.
How many hours of sleep should
I get a night?
A. The number of hours you get per
night depends on which category you fall under. Please see the
listing below:
- Babies: 16 hours per day
- Children: 9-16 hours
- Teenagers: 9 hours per day
- Adults: most need 7-8 hours, but some may need as few as 5
or as many as 10
- Pregnant women may need more sleep than usual
- Older adults may sleep for shorter periods of time, more often
Besides feeling tired, is there anything else wrong with
not getting enough sleep?
A. Not only has sleep deprivation been linked to high blood
pressure, new studies have shown that those who do not get
enough sleep are at a high risk of becoming obese.
What does “good sleep” mean?
A. Good sleep is restful and uninterrupted.Your body is completely relaxed, moving only once or twice each hour to allow for
blood circulation.You enter in the five sleep stages several times.
(See the following answer for more.) Two hours of this time is
spent dreaming, where your brain tries to make sense of thoughts
and brain signals.While you can’t feel it, your body’s cells produce
and store proteins to renew and restore all of your systems.
What are the five sleep stages?
A. Stage 1 – (10%) It’s easy to be awakened from stage 1 sleep.
You may experience slight muscle contractions that give you the
sensation of falling.
Stage 2 – (45-50%) Brain waves slow down, body temperature
drops, breathing and heart rate remain constant.
Stage 3 and 4 – (20%) You enter deep sleep.Your brain waves
change from the waking alpha and beta waves to slower theta and
delta waves. It is hardest to wake you up.Your blood pressure
drops and your breathing slows.
Stage 5 – REM (rapid eye movement) (20-25%) Your heart
rate increases, your blood pressure rises, and you lose some ability
to regulate your body temperature. Most dreams occur during
this stage.
As the night goes on, periods of REM sleep increase in length
while deep sleep time decreases. If you’re deprived of REM sleep
one night, you may go into it earlier the following night to catch
up.
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