Sleep WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Sleep and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. National Sleep Foundation: How Sleep Works sleepfoundation.org - How Sleep Works
  2. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep ninds.nih.gov - Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep
  3. Wikipedia: Sleep en.wikipedia.org - Sleep
  4. Journal SLEEP: Official Site journalsleep.org - Official Site
  5. American Academy of Sleep Medicine: Evaluate Your Sleep sleepeducation.com - Evaluate Your Sleep
  6. National Center on Sleep Disorders Research: Interactive Sleep Quiz nhlbi.nih.gov - Interactive Sleep Quiz
  7. Awake In America: Official Site awakeinamerica.org - Official Site
  8. MedicineNet: Guide to Healthy Sleep medicinenet.com - Guide to Healthy Sleep
  9. Neuroscience for Kids: Sleep faculty.washington.edu - Sleep
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Research Notes on Sleep


Sleep is a resting state in which a person becomes inactive. The body rests, but the brain stays active. Sleep is important for overall physical and mental health.1

Fast Facts:

  • A person will spend approximately one third of their life sleeping.2
  • Most adults need 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night.3
  • School aged children and teens need at least 9 hours of sleep each night.3

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep
  2. ↑ Neuroscience for Kids: Sleep
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 MedicineNet: Guide to Healthy Sleep

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