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Another mystery about sleep is that no two persons need the same amount of sleep. Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman, Associate Professor of Physiology at the University of Chicago, who conducted years of extensive experiments at the Universitys “Sleeping Laboratory” says that there is no more a normal duration of sleep than there is normal height and weight. A study of 25 subjects spread over thousands of nights showed that the average amount of sleep needed to feel well rested is seven-and-a-half hours, though individuals varied from six to nine hours.

Is it difficult for you to “roll out of bed” in the morning? Do you have a hard time concentrating in the morning and feel like you’re running around in a fog for most of the day? Are you constantly trying to “snap yourself out of it?” If this sounds like you, then you may not be getting enough uninterrupted sleep. Here are some tips to help make sure you get your full “40 winks” and wake up feeling mentally and physically refreshed.