You might want to rethink your Sunday morning lie-in – here’s why

Is it time to say goodbye to the Sunday morning lie-in?

The Sun previously revealed that research has found that regular lie-ins as we get older could actually bring on dementia.

Researchers also found that getting too much or not enough sleep could increase your mental age by two whole years.

Studies that were presented at a conference in Canada that focused on Alzheimer’s disease clearly showed that sleep plays a massive role when it comes to a decline in our mental faculties.

“We know sleep patterns change as people age and that poor sleep affects overall health,” said Dr William Thies of the US Alzheimer’s Association.

According to the team behind the study, seven hours of sleep a night is the optimum amount. Apparently, if we manage to stick to seven hours a night, no more and no less, we can actually prevent our brain from aging by an extra two years.

All that being said, though, sometimes you just need a morning under the duvet.

What do you think? Could you cope with seven hours of sleep per night?