The National Sleep Foundation

• Average American’s workday is 9 hours and 28 minutes.

• Average time spent in bed is 6 hours and 55 minutes—with 6 hours and 40 minutes spent actually sleeping. NSF recommends getting at least 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night.

• 34% of employers let workers take a nap during breaks—16% provide a place for the nap.

• 26% of workers would take naps if permitted.

• 58% of Americans take work home to complete at night.

• 20% spend over 10 hours a week doing job-related work at home.

• Working over 50 hours per week resulted in greater performance problems, such as productivity, impatience and concentration, compared to working 39-40 hours.

A new study published in the September 15, 2008 Biological Psychiatry accumulated evidence that “sleep disturbance is associated with inflammation and related disorders including cardiovascular disease, arthritis and diabetes mellitus.”

Losing only a few hours of sleep can instigate tissue-damaging inflammation, putting patients at risk for heart disease as well as autoimmune disorders (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis).

Staying healthy means taking care of yourself.

Martin Louie, M.D.

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