10 facts you probably did not know about sleeping dinner

Sleeping dinner, also called a siesta, is a Spanish word for dinner. It comes from Latin's "sex sixth", more known as "sixth hour" in Swedish, counted from 6 o'clock, ie. twelve o clock during the day. In Europe and parts of Asia, it is not at all unusual that people take a little nap a day, and have proven to be very effective. Here are ten facts that you should know about sleeping dinner so you can take a nap with good conscience in the future!

1. It is proven that a nap will make you more effective ...
   In most European countries, except Germany, it's not uncommon to take a small siesta, whether you live in the slightly warmer latitudes or the slightly less warm. China, India, Japan and parts of the Middle East have even introduced a nap during working hours, which has been shown to streamline employee work performance.

2. Men like a nap after sex - unlike women ...
   An investigation where only men were asked what they most of all were doing after a sexual intercourse was a nap by number one on the list. Taking a piece of food or some sweet lid in second place. The women's answers were more varied, where they wanted to do anything to cuddle or talk to leave alone or get some food served.

3. 74% of women sleep less than men ...
   Another study has shown that as many as 74% of women sleep less than men do during the night, although the same study has shown that women should sleep an hour more than men do. The study also showed that women feel more guilty than men do about taking a nap.

4. For sure you can take a nap without having a bad conscience ...
   Sewing experts recommend that you never take a nap longer than 1.5 hours. This in order not to affect night sleep too much. For most people, 15-30 minutes of sleep during the day is the best option.

5. Many suffer from sleep problems - but can be prevented with planned nipples ...
   "The National Commission on Sleep Disorders" estimates that about 60,000,000 Americans suffer from some form of chronic sleep problems, and think this is one of the biggest health problems combined with overweight in the country. Likewise, an equal percentage of Europeans are estimated to have the same problem, much due to stressful working environments and weekdays. A planned nap is a way to prevent your sleep problem.

6)And sleeping dinner can save your life ...
Sleeping dinner can offer several benefits for creating healthy people, including a more relaxed everyday life, reduced fatigue, increased alertness, better mood, improved performance, increased response time, better memory and fewer accidents and mistakes.

7)If you get up at 6:00 you should take a nap at 14:00 ...
According to a study by the University of California-Berkeley in the United States, the absolute best time to take a nap after eight hours of alertness and eight hours before going to bed. If you go up six o'clock in the morning and go to bed 22:00, then it's the best time to sleep at 2 o'clock.

8)Almost all mammals are sleeping dinner ...
Over 85% of all mammals sleep for short periods during the day. Humans are unusual in having two different periods of the day: sleep and alertness. Scientists are unaware whether this branch of the day is an artificial sleep pattern, or if it is better to get some sleep over several naps during a 24-hour period and is more natural for our behavior.

9)Even when NASA has been researching to sleep for dinner ...
A study conducted by the US government NASA conducted on sleepy military pilots and astronauts found that a 40-minute nap improved their performance by 34% and became as much as 100% more alert.

10)Take a nap instead of a cup of coffee ...
Taking a nap is better than drinking caffeine as coffee or energy drinks, because caffeine can reduce your memory performance. In other words, while a person can feel more energetic after a caffeine drink are also more prone to make mistakes.

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