Silent danger of high blood pressure: Researchers warn against mistakes in everyday life that significantly increase the risk. Several million deaths every year can be attributed to elevated blood pressure alone.

According to the German High Blood Pressure League, between 20 and 30 million people in Germany are affected. The worrying thing is that about 30 percent of these people don't know they have high blood Pressure. But how much sleep do people need on average? The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has published the following key points: Old people between 12 and 12 years old need 12 to 12.5 hours of sleep per night. Young people between 13 and 18 years old should sleep between 11 and 12 hours.