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8 Hours of Sleep: a Heart-Healthy Goal for 2009

December 24, 2008 11:32 AM ET | Bernadine Healy, M.D. | Permanent Link | Print

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more college students need to hear this. unfortunately, i don't know how i could have avoided my terrible sleeping habits last semester (i would have had incomplete assignments constantly, i was so busy). i was amazed at how little sleep i could go on, though i knew it was not something to be proud of. i am worn out. thank you for this information; i am determined to sleep more, and to settle for less-than-my-best in school if necessary.

INSTINCT

INSTINCT TELLS ME THAT SLEEP AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS IF YOU LIVE IN A JUNGLE. SO WHEN YOU GET OLD, YOU ARE SMART TO STAY AWAKE AT NIGHT TO LISTEN FOR THE NIGHT PROWLERS. AND SLEEP DURING THE

DAY FOR SAFETY. SINCE I AM A VERY OLD WOMAN, I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS FACT OF LIFE. BUT I ALSO DO ALL MY THINKING AT NIGHT WHILE I AM AWAKE, AND ALERT.

8-hour sleep

I like it. Let's put Corporate Hyper Capitalism on hold so we can get some sleep.

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Do you sleep 8 hours?

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an apple a day keeps the doctor away!!!

25 hour days are welcome.

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About Heart to Heart

Bernadine Healy, M.D., U.S.News & World Report's health editor and author of the magazine’s On Health column, is the former head of the National Institutes of Health, the American Red Cross, and the College of Medicine and Public Health at Ohio State University. A cardiologist and author of two books, she spent more than 25 years practicing medicine. In this blog, she covers matters close to her heart, including cardiovascular disease and other important aspects of personal health and health policy.

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