Daytime Sleep on Enough 30 Minutes

Sleep during the day, it is often considered a good habit to refresh the body in between the daily grind.

The break type is already considered a good and able to maximize the return to work tired brain. As done by famous figures such as Winston Chruchill, Albert Einstein and Margaret Thatcher were already famous for his nap habits.

The benefits will be felt refreshing nap though done in a fairly short time. However, if the nap is too long into the afternoon there on the contrary, there is a disease that threatens and you will feel confused and forget the time like the senile when awakened. So how long should naps do?

Experts suggest that the nap of 10 to 20 minutes. Although brief, but can have a significant effect on the mental and purify the mind. According to Dr. Mednick, Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychology University of California, those who nap for 10 to 20 minutes would have a high cognitive ability, high concentration, more alert yet relaxed so will live the rest of the day to night with a light feel.

But it's not always nap is good for health. Afternoon sleep in too long can increase the negative changes in the hormones, because the process of waking up in the afternoon when the charge state of stress on the body. There is also research that says that afternoon sleep can also make a person more likely to have nightmares and are at risk of premature senility mengaami if routinely performed.

In addition, a nap with a period of more than 30 minutes was able to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, especially those who have aged 40 years and older. It is indeed a recent research conducted by researchers from Huazhong Univeristy of Science and Technology in China. The successful research published in the journal Sleep Medicine, and it has involved 27 thousand volunteer men and women over the age of 45 years.

The results of these studies indicate that higher glucose levels found in respondents who are used to nap longer than 30 minutes. In addition to triggering the risk of type 2 diabetes, 40 percent of respondents who had been accustomed to nap are at risk for high blood pressure. Other risks also arise as well as high cholesterol. In fact, such risk only occurs in 33 percent and 19 percent of respondents who are not accustomed to nap.