http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/27/sleep-part-four.aspxA new study suggests that people who sleep 8 hours or more a night, or less than 4 hours, have a slightly higher risk of dying in a given time period than those who get 6 and 7 hours of shut-eye. However, the researchers note that they can't be sure whyenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/27/sleep-part-four.aspx#38467Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:20:54 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:38467ace61502<p>Hmmmm.... One must wonder if insomnia is caused by trying to get more sleep than that person's body actually requires. I sleep around 5-6 hours a night and that's what I perform best on. Any more than that and I feel drugged the next day. I actually only got about 4 1/2 last night and feel GREAT today. Much more alert than I was yesterday after getting *gasp* 8 hours.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=38467" width="1" height="1">http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/27/sleep-part-four.aspx#38466Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:07:24 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:38466NigelEllis<p>I have slept an average of five hours a night sleep for over 45 years. Now aged 66 I am on top of the world and health too after regular check-ups. There is too much to enjoy in the world than to sleep over it; and yes I do enjoy eating healthy foods. I would rather be up spinning in the morning at 6:30 am then working at projects till 1-2 am - I have fun during the day and make phone calls and meet, while in the evening I earn an income till I go to sleep. If I change to eight hours sleep I would be missing a lot. My girlfriend worries but my doctor says each individual is different. By the way I do nap for 1/2 hour when I get droopy-eyed and I pull off the road for a similar period if I get sleepy while driving. That probably picks up about an hour per day.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=38466" width="1" height="1">