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8-hours is a weekly newsletter with the top hand-picked resources to help you understand why sleep is critical for your health and longevity.

A weekly newsletter to help you understand the health and longevity benefits of getting a better night’s sleep

You’ll get resources like:

  • Insomnia and what to do if you can’t sleep.
  • How to get a better night’s sleep.
  • The amount of sleep needed depending on age.
  • Discovering why your immunity system needs sleep.
  • How sleep affects your memory and learning.

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The most recent posts on sleep and why it matters.


baby needs up to 17 hours to sleep

A baby needs up to 17 hours sleep for brain and body growth

A baby needs up to 17 hours sleep for their rapidly developing brain and body. Sleep helps develop motor skills and dreams help with learning.

Continue Reading A baby needs up to 17 hours sleep for brain and body growth

how much sleep you need

How Much Sleep You Need Depends on Your Age

No matter what your age, sleep is crucial. There’s one difference, though. We need different amounts of sleep depending on our age.

Continue Reading How Much Sleep You Need Depends on Your Age

what happens when you sleep

What Happens When You Sleep – a fascinating overview

There are two phases of sleep. NREM is deep sleep and transfers memories. REM is dream sleep that takes new memories and makes sense of them.

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caffeine can keep you awake

The deceptive way caffeine tricks your brain to stay awake

Caffeine can keep you awake, even when you need to sleep by using a hormone called adenosine, which masks the urge to sleep.

Continue Reading The deceptive way caffeine tricks your brain to stay awake

What is the circadian rhythm

What is the circadian rhythm, and how it helps regulate sleep

The circadian rhythm has two parts – wakefulness and sleep. It follows a 24-hour rhythm that tells your body when to sleep and when to wake.

Continue Reading What is the circadian rhythm, and how it helps regulate sleep

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