Sleeping during this time of day is a basic need of the human body! Have you slept today?

Spring sleepiness is hard to resist. For many office workers, taking a short break at noon will allow them to work energetically in the afternoon.

Do you think this is too lazy? No, nap is really a "must-have" for the human body!

Why do you need a nap?

Taking a nap is actually a human instinct.

As early as 1986, an experiment on the "rhythm of human sleep and wakefulness" confirmed that a person can only be fully awake for about 4 hours, and will feel sleepy once every 4 hours. The two time periods of the day when people are most sleepy are 1:00-4:00 in the morning and 13:00-16:00 in the afternoon.

During these two periods, controlled by the stimulation of the biological clock, the human body is at a low point in physiological wakefulness and needs sleep to restore its physical and mental strength.

For ordinary people, naps can not only relieve fatigue and restore wakefulness, but also have many benefits...

1. Improve eye fatigue

After working for half a day, your eyes will feel dry and sore. Closing your eyes and taking a short nap at noon can effectively prevent dry eyes and vision loss.

2. Improves Memory

Naps can not only organize fragmented memories into memories with network structures, but also convert information from short-term memory to long-term memory during sleep.

3. Assisted blood pressure reduction

Studies have shown that taking a 30-minute nap every day can make hormone secretion in the human body more balanced, which helps reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases.

4. Nourish the liver and kidneys

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that a good nap is very important for maintaining the body.

Sleeping at midnight can nourish the liver, and at noon when Yang energy is at its strongest, sleeping at noon can nourish kidney yang. The liver and kidneys have the same origin, and getting a good night's sleep at these two times can achieve the effect of nourishing the liver and protecting the kidneys.

Naps are not forced

Some people may ask, what should I do if it’s difficult to fall asleep during a nap?

In fact, there is no need to worry about whether you can "fall asleep" during a nap, especially for patients with insomnia and anxiety. The more anxious you are at noon, the more difficult it is to sleep, and the more difficult it is to sleep, the more anxious you become. This is actually not good for your health.

For this type of people, it is better to adjust the nap to a lunch break, as long as it can relax the whole body and mind.

There are many ways to do this, such as listening to music, doing relaxation exercises, emptying your mind, and relaxing muscles all over your body.

For those who can take a normal nap, these nap tips will help improve the quality of your nap.

Lean on a chair instead of lying on the table: If there is no reclining chair, you can prepare two pillows to create a suitable sleeping angle for your waist and neck.

Don’t rush to sleep after a meal: It usually takes one hour for the stomach to digest food. It is recommended to rest for 30 minutes after lunch, and then start to fall asleep comfortably after the peak period of the digestive system is over.

Shorten the nap time: Try to control the nap time within 30 minutes, 20 minutes is safer, or observe which time period you feel most comfortable when waking up, and adjust it to the best nap time for yourself.

Add "equipment" before going to bed: After falling asleep, the body's ability to regulate temperature decreases. Therefore, even if you don't feel cold before going to bed, you should cover yourself with a quilt or clothes to keep warm.

Drink a glass of water after waking up: When you wake up, most of your lunch has been digested, and many nutrients have entered the blood, increasing the blood viscosity. It is best to drink a glass of warm water at this time.