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Over sleep is something that plagues many of us and we may not even know it. Most of us have been taught that the adequate amount of sleep each night is 8 hours of sleep. Even trusted sources like the National Sleep Association recommend nine hours of sleep. It wasn't until recently that studies suggested that 8 hours of sleep might actually be over sleep. Still, what harm can too much sleep present? If anything over sleep will just make us more rested and ready to take on the day, right? Well, surprisingly, these same studies suggest that over sleep may possibly be detrimental to our health. Not only can it actually decrease our energy level but it might also shorten our life span. Now don't go into a state of panic. If you are a routine practitioner of the 8-hour rule of sleep it's highly unlikely that you will keel over for that reason alone. The most prominent subjects with higher mortality rates were individuals that slept more than 10 hours a night. They were said to have the same early mortality rate as moderately obese people. You may however want to reexamine your sleep pattern and weigh sleep quality against the amount of sleep you are getting. It may be possible that you feel the need to over sleep because the quality of your sleep isn't particularly great. Maybe you have difficulty falling asleep at night and this impacts the rest of your sleep for you. You may awaken several times throughout the night, toss and turn and never achieve deep sleep. This may leave you drowsy in the morning when you awaken rather than refreshed. You repeatedly hit the alarm clock's snooze button or need a caffeine boost to become awake and alert. It's more common for people that over sleep to have difficulty getting up in the morning in comparison to someone that maybe slept 4 to 7 hours. Surveys have concluded that most people sleep
on average of 6 to 6 ? hours on weeknights and this is a perfectly
acceptable amount of sleep but ultimately our body dictates how
much sleep is enough. What you can do to aid the process is establish
a regular bedtime and time to wake up each morning. This will help
adjust your internal sleep clock while synchronizing our circadian
rhythm and body temperature through a regular sleep pattern. Ultimately
you will find yourself needing to sleep less, with less likelihood
of over sleep, with an increased energy level. Did you claim your custom free sleep report yet? Click here to find out if you are eligible to optimize your inner sleep clock. ### About The Author: Kacper Postawski is an innovative sleep science
researcher and the creator of the "Powerful Sleep - Secrets
of the Inner Sleep Clock" system on www.PowerfulSleep.com.
He can show you how to reduce your sleep by up to 3 hours, create
more time, and an abundance of energy in your body by sleeping LESS!
Not more. He dispels the "8 hour sleep myth", tells you
what most people never realize about sleep, and what the drug companies
DON'T WANT YOU to know. Wishing You Sweet Dreams and More Energy in Your Life,
Kacper M. Postawski
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