Can napping increase longevity? Many people have such doubts about this issue.
Recently, a study in the United States confirmed that napping can prolong life. Why does napping prolong life? The brain is more active during the day, which makes it easy to get tired. Taking a nap is a great way to give your brain a break, and it's the secret to a longer life.
Japanese researchers conducted comparative experiments on two groups of volunteers: one group took a nap and one group did not nap; The other group should pay attention to rest when working during the day. It was found that the napping group significantly extended life expectancy and remained awake while working. The control group did not have such an effect. This may be because napping allows various organs of the body to rest.
There are 4 benefits to napping that many people may not yet know
1. Refresh the mind
As the saying goes: "Spring sleepy, autumn lack, summer napping, winter and March when you can't wake up". Spring hardship is mainly due to the changeable climate in spring, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and people are prone to the phenomenon of "spring sleep". However, spring sleepiness is not a disease, but a physiological phenomenon that tends to occur in spring, and will not bring any harm to the body.
Spring sleepiness is mainly the physiological response of the human body caused by changes in spring weather. Therefore, those who are in trouble in spring need not be nervous.
For students, the best way to nap is to sleep lying down, so that they can get an effective rest. Office workers can also take a half-hour break at noon, which can not only relieve the fatigue of the morning's work, but also help to work better in the afternoon.
2. Enhance memory
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have found that taking a nap at noon can not only eliminate sleepiness, but also enhance memory.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego studied 45 college students for a month and found that their short- and long-term memory improved after they slept for 15 minutes. Memory improves as people's sleep quality improves.
3. Regulate emotions
Due to the fast pace of work and high work pressure, many people will experience fatigue, and even appear depressed, nervous and other phenomena. If it cannot be adjusted in time, it will aggravate psychological pressure and lead to depression.
And taking a proper nap can restore and relax your spirit, and your mood can also be adjusted. This is because the lunch break can relax the nerves, regulate the endocrine, and then play a role in relieving stress and cheering the mood.
Studies have shown that even not sleeping can alleviate mood disorders, so a proper nap can still help.
4. Beauty and beauty
Modern research shows that napping is beneficial for eliminating fatigue and strengthening immunity. Getting enough sleep is not only good for work efficiency, but also good for beauty. Female napping can not only eliminate fatigue and relieve stress, but also help delay aging. Office workers are most suitable for lunch breaks, but the time should not be too long, generally about half an hour.
If you can't take a nap at noon, it is recommended that you take a proper break when you go to work in the afternoon, so that you will be more energetic.
If you take a nap wrong, it will hurt your body! Take a nap to avoid "3 don't", many people sleep wrong
1. Don't take a nap after eating
After eating, our stomach is digesting food, and if we go to sleep immediately after eating at this time, it will affect the digestion of food by the stomach, and the burden on the stomach is forced to increase, and it will also cause certain damage to the gastric mucosa.
After eating, it usually takes 30~60 minutes to be able to digest the food. If we go to sleep immediately, it will cause the organs of our body to not function normally, which will cause certain damage to the body. Therefore, you must not go to sleep immediately after eating.
2. Don't sleep on the table
In life, many people have the habit of sleeping on the table, in fact, this practice is very bad. Because if this is done regularly, it will cause dizziness and swelling in the body. When this symptom occurs in the head, it affects the health of other parts of the body. And long-term this will lead to symptoms such as deformation of the cervical spine and stiffness of the cervical spine.
It is recommended that it is best to find a more comfortable place to lie down, so that you can effectively avoid physical discomfort. If you want to sleep, you can take a book or material to sleep with your head cushioned. After taking a nap, try not to get up immediately, because it will take a long time to return to the original state after waking up.
3. Don't nap in the sun
There are many people in the hot summer, because the weather is relatively hot, they will choose to rest in the afternoon under the sun. However, this practice is not recommended, because sleeping in the sun will increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the body. If the carbon dioxide content is too much, it will affect the normal health of the human body.
4. Don't sleep too long
Many people will be very sleepy in the afternoon after working all morning, and if they sleep at this time, they will sleep for a very long time, and at this time the blood flow of the human body will become very slow, which will affect the quality of sleep at night, and even may lead to poor sleep quality at night. Therefore, it is recommended that after a morning of work, it is best not to sleep too long in the afternoon.
5. Do not sleep in an air-conditioned house
Many people sleep with the air conditioner on in summer, and if you sleep in an air-conditioned house, there will be an air-conditioning disease, because when you sleep with the air conditioner on in the air-conditioned house, the air is not very circulating, and once you sweat, there will be some bacteria on the body, and if the temperature in the room is too high, bacteria and viruses will grow rapidly.
Sleep is an instinct, and I hope you can relax by taking a nap after a busy day. But sleep is also particular, everyone must remember it