Having always been a proponent of naps even as other people scoffed, I welcome the solid, scientific evidence that midday naps benefit your mental acuity and your overall health.
We are biologically programmed to get sleepy twice a day with "an afternoon quiescent phase in our physiology which diminishes our reaction time, memory, coordination, mood and alertness."
But when is the best time to nap? Depends on whether you're a lark or an owl.
Larks who get up early have a sleep gate at about 1 pm. Owls who stay up late find their sleep gate at 2:30 or 3.
Or if you're like me, it's whenever I feel like it.
If you've forgotten how, and it's alarming how many people have, the Boston Globe has printed a pull-out guide How to Nap
Posted by Jill Fallon at June 16, 2008 8:02 PM | Permalink