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Sleeping after lunch is good for health

Sleeping after lunch is good for health

Mainly in Spain there is a common practice for many people after lunch: the so-called siesta , which consists of a nap. In the capital, Madrid, it is commonplace to find numerous shops closed in the early afternoon in busy places, theoretically at a time of great commercial advantage for businessmen. Even so, some shopkeepers prefer to close their establishments for a very simple reason: sleep.

What seems strange to our eyes is a healthy practice that should be followed by all people. Sleeping after lunch is not synonymous with laziness or lack of what to do, but rather a medical recommendation that can improve performance in activities during the evening and evening periods and consequently bring more health.

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Sleep expert Maurício Bagnato explains that napping is not a whim, but a physiological necessity. "The nap after lunch is very good for the body because the temperature goes down after sleep.It has to last a maximum of half an hour and gives a good restoration.This is part of the human being.The body asks for this rest, specialist.

Some companies already offer break rooms so employees can take a nap after lunch. However, this practice is still rare in Brazilian business circles. In the commercial sector, there is the same problem. Salespeople and clerks would need to rest after the meal to play their roles better, but this is not the case either with the bosses who, unlike many Spanish colleagues, do not take a moment to adapt the body to the day of stress. Studies show that professionals who have a rest period after lunch, even if it is not a deep sleep, are more likely to have higher productivity than other partners who do not spend time at rest during work hours.

The otolaryngologist and director of the Brazilian Sleep Association, Michel Cahali, shares this opinion and adds that the nap after lunch is part of the normal drowsiness cycle of the human being. However, men, throughout history, have given less importance to this relevant physiological characteristic. "It is very positive for the wakefulness and wakefulness of people. After lunch, we have a peak of drowsiness, and a half-hour nap is refreshing," he says. exaggeration of sleep in the evening period. In cases of individuals with a very strong tendency to feel drowsy at work or in students, after the morning class, the main cause is the absence of enough sleep at night. Sleeping more than half an hour in the afternoon is a symptom that something is not going well in the nighttime sleep.


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