Health Report
Is afternoon napping good for you?
I don't make afternoon napping a habit but after seeing Chinese Teachers nap, I started to take taps to regain some energy.
What do the experts say about napping?
Dimitrios Trichopoulos at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, US, and colleagues concluded from a six year study that 40% of afternoon nappers are less like to die from heart disease than those who do not nap in midday.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11160-afternoon-naps-may-boost-heart-health.html
New York researchers found that people between the ages of 55 and 85 who had the opportunity to nap performed better on mental ability assessments than those who did not. I am sure that the age limit could cover younger adults. Researchers recommend that napping can last up to 120 minutes and one shouldn't nap later than 6pm.
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3721680-afternoon-nap-improves-mental-health
Conclusion, Everyone should nap!
I had a nap in the late afternoon and really felt better. After all the research that has been done, one can not help but conclude that we should be napping in the afternoon much like the Chinese and the Mexicans. I love cats that nap in the afternoons too. :-)
Axel is an English Teacher and a vegan teaching English in South Korea. Writing about Korean culture is a great way to discover people and their traditions. He was on a juice feast/fast from April 12 2009 - July 1, 2009 totaling 80 days and lost 70lbs. To start, he weighed 250lbs and completed his fast at 180lbs. Today August 22, 2009, he still remains at 180lbs as a Vegan.
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