The National Sleep Foundation paints a pretty clear picture on how lack of sleep affects women and their health, how they cope and a few recommendations on how to improve your sleep. Led by a panel of experts, the study concludes that women are not sleeping well, affecting all aspects of their lives. As a coping mechanism, women tend to sacrifice sleep in order to “do it all” without realizing that biological factors, in addition to lifestyles, have an impact on their sleep and as a result, on their health.
As to why women need more sleep than men, researchers point out that women typically multi-task, using more of their brain and needing more sleep at the end of the day than men– around 20 minutes more. So the “5-more-minutes” actually might have some science to it!
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About the Doris A. Howell Foundation:
The Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research is committed to keeping the women we love healthy, advancing women’s health through research and educating women to be catalysts for improving family health in the community.
The organization does so by funding scholarships to students researching issues affecting women’s health; providing a forum for medical experts, scientists, doctors, and researchers to convey timely information on topics relevant to women’s health and the health of their families through its Lecture and Evening Series, and by funding research initiatives that improve the health of under-served women and increase awareness and advocacy in the community.
To learn more about the Foundation, visit www.howellfoundation.org.
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