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A Consistent Pattern Of Eight Hours' Sleep Is Good For You, Says Expert

A Consistent Pattern Of Eight Hours' Sleep Is Good For You, Says Expert

Doctor recommends a regular sleeping pattern to ensure a healthy lifestyle

Chris Ogden

Chris Ogden

Experts have been recommending eight hours sleep per night since before you were born. Yes, you! With the handsome face.

You liked that, didn't you? You handsome person, you.

Anyway, an expert from Australia with over 20 years experience studying sleep (and sleeping patterns) has recommended regulating your dream time further by not only aiming for eight hours, but also ensuring you wake up at a consistent time.

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Dr Caroline Hamilton is the brains behind the website Sleep for Health, which says she has been 'working in the world of sleep for nearly 20 years'.

This means that she's an expert in her field, not just really lazy. She has a PhD from Sydney University, so wake up and pay attention.

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Speaking to NetDoctor, the good doctor said: "Most people don't know that the time you get up in the morning affects the time you will be able to fall asleep that night.

"When we see bright light in the morning our brain switches off the production of melatonin and it is this off-switching that actually sets up our 24-hour body clock.

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"As our getting up time plays a role in what time we are ready to sleep that night, a regular wake up time is probably more important... For this reason it's recommended that you don't vary your wake-up time by more than an hour."

The body has a series of circadian rhythms, which are basically 24-hour internal clocks, according to the Sleep Foundation.

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For example, at night your eyes respond to the dark, sending a signal to the brain to release melatonin, which 'tells' you to be tired. Watching cricket has a similar effect.

The Foundation also says that having a regular sleeping pattern helps to keep your circadian rhythms working well, warning that disrupting it can cause attention lapses the following day.

Go to bed!

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Topics: World News, Interesting, Sleep