Did you know we spend about a third of our lives asleep? Learn how your sleep patterns change, from birth to older age:
We spend about a third of our lives asleep. That’s a good thing. Sleep helps keep our brain, body, and immune system healthy. But from birth to older age, sleep patterns change throughout our life.They spend most of their time -- about 70% -- asleep. Experts think all that shut-eye is what helps them learn and grow. Newborns tend to snooze for 2 to 4 hours at a time, up to 16 to 18 hours a day. They also have more active sleep than adults.
That includes depression, memory problems, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.People 65 and older need about 7-8 hours of sleep a night. That’s less than any other age group. There are several reasons why your sleep patterns change as you get older. You make less melatonin, which can affect your sleep-wake cycle. You may start to get up and go to bed a little earlier. The type and quality of your sleep also changes.
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