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Good morning doctors! i'm 60 with medications for high blood pressure and cholesterol. how many hours of either actual sleep or being in bed per night would be appropriate/healthy?

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8 hours: Eight hours of sleep would be fine. If you do not get straight 8 hours during the night, a nap during the day would be fine. Wish you good health!

Answered 8/16/2020

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Good morning doctors! i'm 60 with medications for high blood pressure and cholesterol. how many hours of either actual sleep or being in bed per night would be appropriate/healthy?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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