how much sleep do you need to be healthy?

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7-8 hrs should be fine.

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6 hours or more

They used to say 8 hours, but they have recently been saying that 5 to 6 hours is all you really need, if you sleep soundly.

Five or six because you get most healthful sleep in the first 2 hours

about 6 to 8 hour a night..

8 hrs is ideal
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experience

it varies from as per age and individual's personal needs. Newborn needs upto 20 hrs whereas adults need 6-8 hours and oldies need 4-6 hours

Most people need 8-10 hours to be properly rested both physically and mentally. Without the proper amount of sleep you could develop any number of disease or illness, not to mention the dangers of falling asleep while driving or performing other dangerous tasks.

9-10 hours should make you more alert and its healthy

It depends upon persons' health. If you are healthy and you have less hard work five hours is sufficient, but for hard workers six to seven hours sleep is essential. For children eight to ten hours.
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SHREE SWASTHYAYOG TREATMENT TRG. AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
R.H.19, JHULELAL SOC., SEC-2E, AIROLI, NAVI MUMBAI, INDIA.

they say eight hour's sleep is what an adult should have and twelve a child

The reccomended amount is 8 hours, but this probably varies by age.

8hrs

I think I'm right in stating that you do not need any sleep at all. What the body needs is rest. This has been proven by a small percentage of people in the world who have a rare sleep disorder. I do not know what the medical term for this afliction is. But I do know that tests have been carried out on at least some of these people by some of the worlds most prominent doctors. These tests are carried out under strict conditions. And sure enough, despite not sleeping, or only getting one or two minutes sleep in consecutive 24 hour periods. These people are perfectly healthy in all respects.

So the answer is NO SLEEP AT ALL. But the body must have rest!

8 hours

approx 8 hours!

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