Has your body slept enough: the latest sleep duration standard The NationalSleep Foundation (NSF), a joint expert group in sleep, anatomy and physiology, pediatrics, neurology, geriatrics and gynecology, released new recommendations for sleep duration this week. [This is the first time that a professional organization has developed a global sleep duration standard for different age groups based on rigorous and systematic literature analysis,] said Dr. Czeisler, chairman of the American Sleep Foundation. [People have reason to believe that this recommendation is the best guide for sleep duration and health.] Let’s take a look at this standard in detail: Age recommendation may be appropriate not to recommend Newborns (0-3 months) 14-17 hours 11-13 hours, 18-19 hours less than 11 hours, more Read More …