An MSNBC.com article looks at the issue of how much sleep people need. Some people claim to need very little sleep -- just a few hours or so.
nd then there is the other side of the bell-shaped curve - those who say they require at least 8 to 10 hours of sleep to function properly.
It turns out that the need for sleep is like hair color, body type and so many other things. It is one of the characteristics that varies enormously from person to person.
But no matter how much sleep they need, many people never get it. How do you determine how much sleep you really need?
According to Vesey, "Take a week where you really don't have so much on your plate - not a lot of pressure. And just try to get as much sleep as you can." Then see how much you function best with.
If only that were possible.
People might have to try testing to see how much sleep they need while they are on vacation. But if you have a busy sightseeing trip in mind that probably won't work.
