After get off work at noon, you will spend an hour or two on your meal and lunch break. At this time, you will see various lunch break positions, some leaning on a chair and keeping your eyes closed, some take off their shoes and hold their knees and putting on blankets to sleep. If you are at home, you can also lie on the sofa or lounge chair for a while. For most Chinese people, naps are very important, but there are also some people who are full of energy from morning to night, and they will not doze off even if they don’t sleep. How did these people do it?
Why do people have different nap habits?
Here we discuss two issues with you:
One of them, why do some people sleep while others don’t?
Secondly, why do some people fall asleep in five minutes, while others can’t fall asleep for half an hour?
For adults, their mental strength is enough to support them all day, so they do not have to sleep at noon. Unlike babies and the elderly, lunch break is like eating, which is a physiological need.
The reason why adults have the habit of taking lunch is actually related to the fatigue and ambient temperature brought by work. For example, if you engage in a lot of physical and mental activities, your muscles and brain will get tired after half a day, and you need to take a lunch break to restore your energy. For example, when it is hot, it is particularly hot at noon. Rest at this time is actually a kind of self-protection and stay away from high heat damage.
In addition, whether to take a lunch break is actually and genetic gene . Research has found that obese people prefer naps. Because night owls sleep late at night, they also choose to take a good night's sleep during the day. The daily habits of this type of people are actually affected by certain genes.
Because the lunch break is short, it is also a skill to be able to fall asleep in a short period of time. It means that has good sleep quality and is not easily disturbed by external factors. It can also be seen that this type of people is relatively big and has no life worries, which is quite enviable.
We have always believed that naps are beneficial, but studies have found that naps and chronic diseases have a certain connection?
Xiangya Hospital Professor Wang E's team showed that took more than 3 naps in a week , which may increase the risk of chronic diseases such as hypertension and stroke .
data are selected from 500,000 middle-aged and elderly people in the UK. The results show that people who take naps often have hypertension and stroke risk increase by 12% and 24% .
Blood flows slowly when sleeping, impurities in blood vessels are prone to precipitation, the heart may be ischemia, and the longer the sleep time, the greater the risk. Especially for obese elderly people, it is difficult to consume calories during lunch break, and fat will further accumulate in the body, causing damage to blood vessels. Once the cerebrovascular and nerves are damaged, it will not only be a stroke, but may also promote the progression of dementia.
The progress of dementia is not easy to detect, and you will only feel sleepy . You will feel tired if you don’t have a lunch break, so you will have more frequent lunch breaks and your sleep time will gradually lengthen. Especially when the lunch break exceeds 1 hour, the risk of dementia increases by 40% or more.
In fact, many people don’t count the lunch break, except for waking up early when they go to work, and when they get up at home during holidays. Sometimes they can sleep from one pm to three or four o’clock. It is equivalent to starting to sleep just after dinner. From research, we can know that it is actually not good to have a long lunch break. So, what are the things to pay attention to when taking a lunch break?
Age people, remember "three notes" on lunch break, which is good for health
Don't sleep in a coat
Some people find it troublesome and lie on the bed and cover it and fall asleep. This behavior is wrong. Because there is a lot of dust and bacteria on the jacket and pants, it will be brought to the bed and affects skin health. And when you wear clothes and cover them with a quilt, you will feel cold when you wake up and easily catch a cold. Some people have hats on the back of their coats, which are relatively large in style, which makes them very uncomfortable to sleep, which will aggravate cervical spondylosis .
Don't sleep with your belly exposed
When it's hot, some people like to expose their belly to dissipate heat. They feel very cool when they first fall asleep, but their belly is prone to cold when they fall asleep. Moreover, the elderly have poor digestive ability. Once the spleen and stomach are cold, they are prone to abdominal distension and diarrhea, and their bodies become weaker. Therefore, you must take good care of your spleen and stomach and cover your stomach when you sleep.
Don't sit or sleep on your tummy
The elderly usually have a recliner at home. They lie down while basking in the sun. Sometimes they sleep on the recliner by the way, but the recliner is not flat and the legs are sagging below the heart position, which will affect blood flow. Over time, you will easily have numb feet and muscle pain, and it is not good for the cervical spine. You will feel dizzy and sore in your neck when you wake up.
What is the difference between people who insist on lunch break and people who never take lunch break?
mainly depends on personal energy value. After lunch break, energy recovery will not be easy to get tired in the afternoon, and it can also help calm down your mood. However, if you have strong energy, you can also not sleep. Sleeping is actually a health preservation and can slow down the aging rate. If you are sick or your body is weak, it is better to sleep for a while.
Remember to do one thing after waking up from a nap - drink water
Drink a cup of warm water after waking up to help dilute blood lipids , speed up blood flow, and at the same time relieve thirst and prevent stones. I was a little confused when I woke up. Drink some water to wake up and prepare to devote myself to my new work.
The afternoon is just the time to replenish hydration. In addition to cool white , you can also add lemonade, chrysanthemum tea , and wolfberry tea . There are many nutrients in it, which can improve the body shape, clear heat and improve eyesight.
Generally speaking, the elderly still need a lunch break because they sometimes wake up many times at night, can't sleep well, and generally have less sleep, so they need to make some extra money. It is better to take time to take a lunch break at noon, twenty or thirty minutes are enough. However, if you are obese, have heart disease and blood circulation disorders, you can also not sleep. Go outdoors for a walk and take a walk, find ways to drive away your sleepiness and wait until you go to bed at night.
Reference:
[1] Beware! Frequent naps may increase the chance of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and stroke·Huasheng Online.2022-07-26
[2] It is said that you don’t sleep in spring, so why can’t some people sleep? Doctors in Shenyang recommend you try these two methods!·Liaoning Palm Health.2019-04-10
[3] Compared with people who often take naps and do not take naps, there are 4 obvious differences, don’t ignore them anymore·Qilu Yidian.2020-04-13
