Does gender effect your sleep?

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Does gender have anything to do with your sleep patterns? 

You may think that both sexes tend to be the same, but research indicates there are some dramatic differences between men and women.

• MEN need 6.2 hours of sleep while WOMEN report they need 6.8 hours to do their best.
• MEN tend to have more sleep apnea, while WOMEN tend to have more insomnia
• MEN tend to stay up later and WOMEN tend to get up earlier and are morning people
• WOMEN tend to get more of a deeper sleep than men and wake up fewer times during the night
• WOMEN tend to be less effected by loss of sleep when it comes to mental exams vs. men
• WOMEN fall asleep in 9.3 minutes and MEN typically take 23.2 minutes to fall asleep                

       Here are some tips for improved sleep:

• · Learn your sleep position and get into that position once you get into bed. Take some deep breathes, relax and your body will think it is time to go to sleep
• · Skip the afternoon coffee treats and remember that caffeine can effect you for up to 8 hours after consumption.
• · Go right to bed when you are tired. Don’t sit and work at the computer or watch TV for another hour . It doesn’t matter if it’s still light out, or if it is 2 hours early… when your body says sleep, it’s time.
• · Exercise early and eat early. Exercising at night gets you reved up and eating late keeps your body working to digest and absorb and that tends to keep you up.