6 Sleep Myths: Experts Weigh In
Ten sleep specialists assessed widely accepted beliefs and here's what they found.
Ten sleep specialists assessed widely accepted beliefs. Scroll through the slides to see what they found.
1. Robbins R, Grandner MA, Buxton OM, et al. Sleep myths: an expert-led study to identify false beliefs about sleep that impinge upon population sleep health practices. Sleep Health. 2019;5(4):409-417.
2. Hirshkowitz M,Whiton K, Albert SM, et al. National Sleep Foundation's sleep time duration recommendations: methodology and results summary. Sleep Health J Natl Sleep Found. 2015;1(1):40–43.
3. Watson NF, Badr MS, Belenky G, et al. Recommended amount of sleep for a healthy adult: a joint consensus statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society. Sleep. 2015;386):843–844.
4. Stutz J, Eiholzer R, Spengler CM. Effects of evening exercise on sleep in healthy participants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Med. 2019;49(2):269-287.
5. Aiken C. Can good sleep prevent a virus? Psychiatric Times Apr 15, 2020.