If you didn’t sleep well last night, this might help

[Northerner]

Tired? Take a nap. No, really. According to a new study the effects of a sleepless night can be mitigated by a good nap.

The newly-published research, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism looked at 11 healthy men aged between 25-32.

It found that even if men only sleep for two hours, if they took two 30-minute naps the following day they had no obvious effects of sleep-deprivation according to an analysis of their urine and saliva for hormonal changes. Without the naps they had increases in noradrenaline, a stress hormone.

“Our data suggests a 30-minute nap can reverse the hormonal impact of a night of poor sleep,” said Dr Brice Faraut, one of study’s authors. “The findings support the development of practical strategies for addressing chronically sleep-deprived populations, such as night and shift workers.”

http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/if-you-didnt-sleep-well-last-night-this-might-help--eywwoNMU3l

I find it very difficult to take naps, if I try then I end up sleeping for 1-2 hours and feeling worse after

 

[Pete H]

I slept well last night, only problem I was dreaming about work all night man I need to get a life 🙂

 

[Northerner]

I slept well last night, only problem I was dreaming about work all night man I need to get a life 🙂

I used to do that! I used to work out all sorts of elegant solutions to computer systems problems, then promptly forget them when I woke up! 🙄

 

[Redkite]

I am so tired all the time that I do find myself nodding off if I'm sitting on the sofa - once or twice I've been holding a mug of hot tea at the time and sloshed it all over myself.

In the next life I want to come back as a cat - they have the right idea when it comes to snoozing and relaxing! 🙂