MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'healing power of sleep'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:30:19 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2517280&cid=t_248335_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FvWYrm_uv3v0%2F So many of us don’t get enough sleep. And we need it. Research shows that sleep helps boost immunity, maintain weight, and even contributes to heart health. Just an additional hour tremendously. But how much do you need? It varies as we age. MSN Health offers from recomendations: • Toddlers 12-14 hrs • Preschoolers 11-13 hrs • School-age children 10-11 hrs • Adolescents 9-10 hrs • Adults 7-9 hrs With busy lives, it seems that the first thing that falls by the wayside is sleep. We cut into our nightly zzz’s just to get more done. Where do you rate on this scale? Image: sxc.hu. Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree How Many Hours of Sleep Do You Need? (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2517280 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:15:52 +0100 2517280