Catnapping - A Healthy Lifestyle
Whoever said, Snooze, You lose, was wrong. Bill Anthony, a professor at Boston University in his book, The Art of Napping gives numerous reasons why the opposite is true. Anthony observes that, napping makes people feel better, doesn t cost any thing, is a no-sweat activity and has no dangerous side effects.
Researchers estimate that sleepy people are responsible for up to 90 percent of industrial accidents. Lack of sleep has been sited as a factor in the Exxon Valdez and Chernobyl disasters. In addition research reveals sleepy drivers cause nearly as many car crashes as drunk drivers.
Believed to have originated in the Southern region of Alentejo, in Portugal a traditional midday siesta
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Studies have suggested a biological need for afternoon naps. The body is on a 24-hour body clock, which makes you wind down between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. and again in the three
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In some individuals, postprandial dip, a brief drop in blood glucose levels caused by the body’s normal insulin response to a heavy meal, may produce drowsiness after the meal that can encourage a nap.
Statistics on sleepy Americans:
71%: Sleep less than 8 hours per night
40%: Americans over 65 have disturbed sleep
$15.90 billion spent annually on sleep problems
4-9%: Adult males have sleep apnea
40%: Snore and are unaware of it and the adverse effects
15%: Sleep walk, which
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If napping is good, why has it gotten such a bad rap? Why is it stigmatized as frivolous, shows lack of drive or being non-productive? Anthony says to simply look at the terminology, such as going down for a nap or caught napping, people have been conditioned to believe napping is unimportant or at worst a guilty pleasure. However, research reveals if you nap, you are more productive.
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Anthony reveals many celebrities take naps including: Jim Lehrer, the host, The NewsHour, snoozes in his office for an hour every day. It s the only good habit I ve ever had, Lehrer states empathically. Winston Churchill, John Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Salvado Dali, Leonardo daVinci, Johannes Brahms, Napoleon, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Edison and former President, George Washington frequently took naps.
The significant story, however, is not about celebrity figures, who seemingly have the luxury of taking a nap, but how modern employees have awakened to taking naps even on the job.
Transportation companies such as railroads, airlines and trucking firms are the leaders, says Anthony,
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Yarde Metals in Southington, Connecticut leads the pack. In 2000, Yarde Metals established celebrating National Napping Day by hosting Napapalooza, an event complete with soothing music, a tent filled with hay, and a sleep inducing turkey dinner.
Research reveals that eight hours of sleep is the amount most adults need per night. However, the National Sleep Foundation reports in its 2005 Sleep in America Poll that adults are sleeping only 6.8 hours a night on weekdays and 7.4 hours a night on weekends.
National Sleep Foundation Tips to create good sleep:
Avoid caffeine for six hours before bedtime
Abstain
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Exercise regularly
Establish a relaxing bedtime routine such as: taking a bath, associate bed with sleep avoid watching TV in bed.
Listen to soothing music on CD
A catnap a.k.a. power nap is a short nap, usually 15-20 minutes, coined by Cornell University social psychologist James Maas. It is thought by many to maximize the benefits of sleep versus time. This type of sleep pattern may be associated with polyphasic sleep; however, it is more often used to supplement normal sleep, especially when the sleeper has accumulated a sleep deficit.
Sleep Research Society reveals that a 10-minute nap yields the most benefits.
People who regularly take catnaps usually have a good idea
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Pleasant dreams.
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