A nap a day helps keep the doctor away! New research shows that a nap during the day can make us sharper, healthier and even happier. Americans have been brainwashed. Our society looks down on naps. We regard time as money and see napping as wasteful and self-indulgent or as a sign of a mental or physical defect.
Most nappers are not lazy, ailing or senile. Three-fourths of people who nap do so because of shift-work jobs, study schedules, or babies allow them too little regular sleep. Most of the others nap because they just like to, but there is no evidence that they are more slothful than the rest of us. Research centers have found that napping is not only healthful and beneficial, but also for many people, can make the difference between …show more content…
Catnaps of five or ten minutes don’t help much. When is it best to nap? Not when you feel the need most strongly. A nap taken before you are very tired will prevent fatigue. Sleep is necessary for physical and mental health. Whatever promotes health promotes longer life. Health statisticians say that coronary heart disease is less common in siesta countries than in Northern Europe and North America. Men who nap half an hour or more every day are 30 percent less likely to develop a cardiac condition than those who don’t nap. Naps also reduce the need for deep sleep and may make it harder for people with sleep problems to fall asleep or stay asleep at night.
Napping does have some hazards. Most people are groggy upon waking. So it’s dangerous to nap if you have to wake suddenly and immediately take control of complex machinery or technical operations. If you feel drowsy at the wheel and pull over for a nap, wait 15 minutes after waking before resuming your drive.
So remember, if you want to be a success, be healthier, and be happy. Do important jobs in the morning, when you are not sleepy and fit an after-lunch nap into your workday. Because, a nap a day helps keep the doctor
Most nappers are not lazy, ailing or senile. Three-fourths of people who nap do so because of shift-work jobs, study schedules, or babies allow them too little regular sleep. Most of the others nap because they just like to, but there is no evidence that they are more slothful than the rest of us. Research centers have found that napping is not only healthful and beneficial, but also for many people, can make the difference between …show more content…
Catnaps of five or ten minutes don’t help much. When is it best to nap? Not when you feel the need most strongly. A nap taken before you are very tired will prevent fatigue. Sleep is necessary for physical and mental health. Whatever promotes health promotes longer life. Health statisticians say that coronary heart disease is less common in siesta countries than in Northern Europe and North America. Men who nap half an hour or more every day are 30 percent less likely to develop a cardiac condition than those who don’t nap. Naps also reduce the need for deep sleep and may make it harder for people with sleep problems to fall asleep or stay asleep at night.
Napping does have some hazards. Most people are groggy upon waking. So it’s dangerous to nap if you have to wake suddenly and immediately take control of complex machinery or technical operations. If you feel drowsy at the wheel and pull over for a nap, wait 15 minutes after waking before resuming your drive.
So remember, if you want to be a success, be healthier, and be happy. Do important jobs in the morning, when you are not sleepy and fit an after-lunch nap into your workday. Because, a nap a day helps keep the doctor