Take Daytime Naps. Now You Have a Good Reason To

[Buckets]

From: If you want a big brain, take naps • The Register

Scientists from UCL and the University of the Republic in Uruguay have found that daytime napping may actually help to reduce the rate at which our brains shrink with age.

This should be of particular interest to the more senior among us as it has been established that ageing causes changes to brain size, vasculature, and cognition, increasing the risk of stroke, white matter lesions, and dementia.

If this is making your eyelids feel heavy, go have a kip – you have our blessing.

The study [PDF] published in the journal Sleep Health crunched data on people aged 40 to 69 and claims to have found “a causal link” between habitual napping and larger total brain volume – a sign of a healthy brain and reduced risk of developing cognition-impairing diseases.

This wasn’t a small sample either. The research drew on 378,932 people who had contributed to the UK Biobank database.

[Electronics4u]

@Buckets

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It’s called a power nap.

[Massage]

If I nap during the day especially in the afternoon, I will have problems sleeping at night

[Heke]

@Electronics4u

It’s called a power nap.

I have always believed in this power naps for me just 30 minutes is enough