Why You’re Still Tired (Even After 8 Hours of Sleep) — The Hidden Truth About Sleep Quality

Health Matters with Dr. Chillemi

Mike Chillemi

Self-improvement, Education, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Medicine

5 • 890 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Are you waking up tired, foggy, and drained—even after what seems like a full night’s sleep? In this must-listen episode of The Science of Sleep: The Complete Blueprint for the Good and Bad, Dr. Michael Chillemi dives deep into the overlooked causes of poor sleep quality and what you can do about it. You’ll discover why sleep isn't just about duration, but about depth, cycles, and recovery.

Learn how stress, inflammation, spinal alignment, and even your mattress could be sabotaging your rest. Dr. Chillemi—renowned chiropractor and founder of Health Spine & Wellness—shares powerful insights, actionable strategies, and breakthrough tips to help you finally wake up feeling refreshed.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of Health Matters.
0:07.0	I am your host, Dr. Michael Chalevi.
0:10.0	And in this episode, we are going to give you the science of sleep,
0:15.0	the complete blueprint for good and bad sleep.
0:40.3	In this podcast, we're going to take a deep look at health, wellness, science, and complete understanding of one of the foundational pillars of health, that's sleep. We all need sleep and maybe sometimes we don't realize the benefits and the problems when
0:47.3	we don't sleep or not. So this episode, I'm going to give you everything. Everything
0:52.3	you ever wanted to know about sleep, and then some.
0:56.1	So sit back, get your popcorn, and let's get into it.
1:02.1	The importance of sleep, how much do we really need?
1:06.3	When it comes to sleep, the amount can vary based on your age, lifestyle, and individual needs.
1:12.7	However, there are general guidelines provided by the National Sleep Foundation that can help
1:19.1	you quickly get a good understanding of what they suggest.
1:24.1	So let's break it down, and I'm going to give you all ages.
1:27.1	Okay, newborns from
1:28.6	zero or three months, they sleep between 14 to 17 hours per day. Infants from four to 11 months,
1:37.0	12 to 15 hours a day. Toddlers, one to two years old, 11 to 14 hours a day. Preschoolers, three to five-year-olds,
1:46.9	they're going to sleep 10 to 13 hours a day.
1:52.3	Children from 6 to 13 are going to sleep between 9 and 11 hours.
1:57.5	Teenagers, 14 to 17 is between 8 and 10 hours. Young adults, 18 to 25, 7 to 9 hours.
2:10.4	Adults, 26 to 64. Wow, that's a range. seven to nine hours. And our senior community, 65 plus seven to
2:23.9	eight hours a day. Now, these are all general rules of what the National Sleep Foundation
2:30.4	has put out. So getting enough sleep is crucial for maintaining good health and well-being.
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