The importance of Sleep

Sleep the focus of everybody regardless of age. Sleep is the way to recharge your body and heal bones, muscles, and to improve your immune system. Sleep is the foundation of our lives, without it the world would live in caos. Imagine if you did not sleep for a day how would you feel? What about two days? A week? Well this is the problem for some younger adults and teens. Many teens in high school and college have experienced sleep deprivation due to homework or studying for a test. Well thats a problem you need sleep to be able to function so staying up late or all night studying is just as bad as not studying. Yeah you might do well on the test but what about the other classes that you have that day? Skip them, sleep through them, fight sleep and go to classes? Well it would just be the best to get a good night sleep and take the test even if you didn't study (I am not saying "don't" study) I'm saying a good night sleep will do you better than no sleep. Now the amount of sleep that you should get depends on your age:
New Born to 3 years old should get 12-18 hours of sleep
3 Year to 5 year olds should get 11-13 hours of sleep
5 year to 12 year old should get 10 -12 hours of sleep
12- 18 year olds should get 8.5 -10 hours of sleep
18 and up should get 7.5 - 9 hours of sleep

This is just rough and you should know that you can over sleep and thats just as bad as not sleeping. But it's not as common for majority of the population. There have been studies to show that the older population after retirement sleep less 3 - 5 hours a night. That works for them but they might also pick up sleep else where during the day through naps.

Just remember that sleep is important for your body and it will thank you. A good night sleep will increase your energy and allow you to stay mentally and physically awake through the day.
So all you students out there thinking of pulling an all nighter to study for that test think twice about what your body needs.