Some people may be genetically programmed to need less sleep
The common belief nowadays is that eight hours of sleep at night is the optimal level for most people, but other knowledge literature such as the Vedas claim that it depends on the type of body, which could result in more or less than eight hours. But now, a new research suggests that some people may be genetically programmed to need less sleep, and as a result are able to get by only six hours of sleep.
More about this in the video below by Rhonda Low from CTV:
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Posted: August 19th, 2009 under Health, Research.
Tags: Genetics, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation
Comment from H
Time August 30, 2009 at 1:26 PM
well, it’s the same thing, the type of body is in the genes and it could relate to the required amount of sleep, or r they claiming that independently of body type, there is a gene for the sleep hours or duration?