{"id":6946,"date":"2022-06-10T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preferhome.com\/getting-serious-about-sleep\/"},"modified":"2022-06-10T09:00:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T09:00:14","slug":"getting-serious-about-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preferhome.com\/locations\/blog\/getting-serious-about-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Serious About Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

So what is a \u201cgood night\u2019s sleep? Tom Rath, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Move, and Sleep references a human performance study completed by K. Anders Ericsson who found that peak performance occurs in those who slept 8 hours and 36 minutes. \u00a0The average American, in comparison, gets just 6 hours and 51 minutes of sleep on weeknights. \u00a0Since we know that the typical caregiver spends a large part of their day and night in the care of their loved one, we certainly have to assume that they often don\u2019t receive the 6 hours and 51 minutes of the average American and are commonly NOT functioning at their peak performance. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A synopsis of this could be that people who don\u2019t get enough sleep are people that commonly have partially-engaged brains and are driving, working, and making important decisions that should of course, be given the appropriate amount of attention. \u00a0Also, tired people are often not creating and eating nutritious meals, not exercising, and not functioning on full brain function. What is happening? According to Dr. Richard Sanna, quoted in Sounding the Alarm on Sleep, \u201cLack of sleep makes us sick, fat, and stupid.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n