The Eight-Hour Sleep Myth

Most of the people I know don't sleep eight hours straight. Almost every patient and acquaintance I speak to complains that they wake up after four or five hours sleep, then toss and turn and sometimes get into anxiety mode before they fall asleep again.

Here's an interesting article on the eight-hour sleep myth. Check it out. The next time you wake up in the middle of the night and panic, maybe you'd rather say your prayers or clean out a few drawers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783