The benefits of napping, the better time to take a nap.
Introduction.
Introduction: Napping also is a kind of natural physiology need of the person, not only can avoid the summer heat of the afternoon, compensatory Morpheus, still can delay senescence, raise immunity, it is a big magic weapon of health preservation.
Ancient works Lao Lao heng yan(Old Old constant saying) recorded: "every day to noon, Yang Qi gradually decline, take a small nap is good for Yang; To the midnight, Yang Qi gradually grow, sleep so nourish Yin." An ancient saying, "a summer nap is like eating in hunger, drinking in thirst, and keeping in good health." It can be seen that ancient people attached great importance to the noon napping.
The benefits of napping, the better time to take a nap.
Introduction: In the ancient way of life, the concept of "three cold two falls seven full" is the most popular. And the so-called "two falls", is to sleep well "nap at noon and midnight", the ancients even called this one of the three magic weapons of a hundred years of health. According to the Oriental health concept, sleep and vigilance are the results of alternating Yin and Yang. The ancient works HuangDi Neijing(the Yellow Emperor's Canon) recorded: "Yang Qi exhausted and lie down, Yin Qi exhausted and fall a sleep.", the midnight and noon are Yin and Yang alternating time in one day, but also the time of human body conducive to the Yin or Yang. Take a while nap at noon, or stay quiet if could not take a nap, let the body pass the transition peacefully.
✵The better time to nap:
Do not eat too much oil at lunch, also do not eat too full, take a nap in 10 ~ 20 minutes after a meal. The length of naps should be limited to 15 to 30 minutes. More than 30 minutes can send your body into a deep sleep, which can lead to mild headaches and general weakness. The person that needs compensatory Morpheus can extend the time to 1.5 hours, complete a complete Morpheus cycle, but healthy nap better is a "nap".
Choose a quiet place, keep warm, turn off your computer and cell phone if it's convenient, take off your contact lenses, and loosen your belt. Nap posture better chooses supine or side lie, unfavorable prone lie, nap at the table or sit down to nap. Do not immediately sit up after waking up from a nap, slowly sit up, eat mint gum; A cup of scented tea is a better choice than coffee or sugary drinks. The scent of flowers can refresh you.
To form the habit of regular and quantitative nap every day is a good health habit, such ability conduce to adjust the good biological clock. But napping is not proper for the over-65s, the overweight and those with poor circulation.
6 benefits of napping.
✵1. Improve immunity: lack of sleep will cause fatigue of the body, if insist a long-term will enter a vicious circle, although there is no obvious disease, the immune function of the body is weakened, the resistance ability is decreased, leading to an increase in disease factors. Napping can improve the immune function of the body, enhance the body's ability to fight disease.
✵2. Catch up on sleep: a 24-minute nap can significantly reduce the risk of pilots losing control in midair. The reason is that a 10-minute nap every afternoon can eliminate drowsiness, which is much better than sleeping two hours longer at night. Modern people often don't get enough sleep at night, so they need naps.
✵3. Protect against heart disease: people in China, Greece, Italy, and Spain -- all of which have lower rates of heart disease -- take naps during the day. The study found that those who napped during the day had a 34 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease. Those men who napped during the day had a 64 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who didn't.
✵4. Slow down aging: daily work and activities can make people secrete and produce an oxide that makes cells aging, while naps can eliminate this substance, thereby delaying aging and relieving the tension in the body.
✵5. Refresh yourself: studies have shown that a 30-40 minute nap can boost your cognitive performance by 40%! It also improves memory. According to experts, because before deep sleep, the brain reenacts recent events and has dreamy feelings and "crazy" fantasies.
✵6. Prevent heatstroke: summer noon is the hottest time of the day, most people suffer from heatstroke around noon, if you can take a nap at this time, relax for a while, will reduce the incidence of heatstroke.
✵ Tips: Travel inflatable pillows can also be used as nap pillows, as long as your chair could be pushed back.
Introduction: Napping also is a kind of natural physiology need of the person, not only can avoid the summer heat of the afternoon, compensatory Morpheus, still can delay senescence, raise immunity, it is a big magic weapon of health preservation.
Ancient works Lao Lao heng yan(Old Old constant saying) recorded: "every day to noon, Yang Qi gradually decline, take a small nap is good for Yang; To the midnight, Yang Qi gradually grow, sleep so nourish Yin." An ancient saying, "a summer nap is like eating in hunger, drinking in thirst, and keeping in good health." It can be seen that ancient people attached great importance to the noon napping.
Introduction: In the ancient way of life, the concept of "three cold two falls seven full" is the most popular. And the so-called "two falls", is to sleep well "nap at noon and midnight", the ancients even called this one of the three magic weapons of a hundred years of health. According to the Oriental health concept, sleep and vigilance are the results of alternating Yin and Yang. The ancient works HuangDi Neijing(the Yellow Emperor's Canon) recorded: "Yang Qi exhausted and lie down, Yin Qi exhausted and fall a sleep.", the midnight and noon are Yin and Yang alternating time in one day, but also the time of human body conducive to the Yin or Yang. Take a while nap at noon, or stay quiet if could not take a nap, let the body pass the transition peacefully.
✵The better time to nap:
To form the habit of regular and quantitative nap every day is a good health habit, such ability conduce to adjust the good biological clock. But napping is not proper for the over-65s, the overweight and those with poor circulation.
✵1. Improve immunity: lack of sleep will cause fatigue of the body, if insist a long-term will enter a vicious circle, although there is no obvious disease, the immune function of the body is weakened, the resistance ability is decreased, leading to an increase in disease factors. Napping can improve the immune function of the body, enhance the body's ability to fight disease.
✵3. Protect against heart disease: people in China, Greece, Italy, and Spain -- all of which have lower rates of heart disease -- take naps during the day. The study found that those who napped during the day had a 34 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease. Those men who napped during the day had a 64 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who didn't.
✵5. Refresh yourself: studies have shown that a 30-40 minute nap can boost your cognitive performance by 40%! It also improves memory. According to experts, because before deep sleep, the brain reenacts recent events and has dreamy feelings and "crazy" fantasies.
