Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Neurologists highlight sleep as top health habit
Two doctors, Dr. Sudhir Kumar and Dr. Prashant Makhija, say that getting 7-8 hours of good sleep is the best thing you can do for your health.
They explain that not sleeping enough can make you more likely to get sick, gain weight, or feel sad.
Sleep helps your body and brain work better, and it makes other healthy habits like eating well and exercising easier.
They also say that waking up too early, like at 4 am, can be bad if it messes up your sleep schedule.
Good sleep means sleeping the right amount, having deep sleep, and going to bed and waking up at the same time every day.
Dr. Sudhir Kumar and Dr. Prashant Makhija emphasize that 7-8 hours of good-quality sleep is the most beneficial health habit.
Poor sleep increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, depression, dementia, and early death.
Sleep improves the benefits of exercise and diet, and without it, other healthy habits work less effectively.
Waking up too early, like at 4 am, can disrupt natural sleep cycles and lead to a chronic sleep deficit.
Good sleep depends on duration (7-9 hours), depth (deep and REM sleep), and consistency (regular sleep schedule).
- Who
- Dr. Sudhir Kumar and Dr. Prashant Makhija, consultant neurologists
- What
- Highlighted the importance of 7-8 hours of good-quality sleep as the most beneficial health habit
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad and Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central
- Why
- To emphasize the significant health benefits and foundational role of adequate sleep
- Primary Category
- HEALTH
- Secondary Category
- Sleep
- Tertiary Category
- Benefits
- Quaternary Category
- General
- Key Experts
- Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Dr. Prashant Makhija
- Recommended Sleep Duration
- 7-9 hours
- Health Risks of Poor Sleep
- Heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, depression, dementia, early death
- Key Sleep Factors
- Duration, depth, consistency