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Sleep Basics: Did You Know....?

• We spend 1/3 of our lives asleep (26 years of a typical lifespan!)

• Sleep problems are one of the most common complaints that doctors hear from their patients.

• Sleep is a very strong biological drive – it is impossible to resist falling asleep if your body is very sleep-deprived. And yet, scientists don’t know exactly why we must sleep. 

• There is more than one kind of sleep. Each night, we go through a series of sleep stages.

Sleep Basics on the Internet *

Sleep A to Z

Sleep Syllabus

Brain Basics

Encarta article on Sleep

*Although many sites have good information, BEWARE! Not everything you read on the Internet is correct. Make sure you use reliable sources and double-check all facts.