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The Benefits and Optimal Timing of Napping
TLDR Napping can be beneficial for those who don't get enough sleep at night, as it can help make up for the sleep deficit and provide the body with what it needs. Understanding the different stages of sleep and waking up at the optimal time within those stages can optimize the benefits of napping, with short naps of 10-20 minutes shown to reduce sleepiness, increase mental ability, improve memory consolidation, and provide measurable benefits to mood, fatigue, performance, and alertness.
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The hosts of the podcast are discussing their recent tour and thanking their fans, before transitioning into a discussion about napping.
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Napping is a type of sleep that is defined as any sleep period with a duration of less than 50% of the average major sleep period of an individual.
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Napping can be beneficial for those who don't get enough sleep at night, as it can help make up for the sleep deficit and provide the body with what it needs.
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Napping can be optimized by understanding the different stages of sleep and waking up at the optimal time within those stages.
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Partial cycle naps, also known as power naps or disco naps, are short naps of 10-20 minutes that can provide measurable benefits and increase productivity.
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Short naps of 10 minutes have been shown to reduce sleepiness, increase mental ability, and improve memory consolidation, and are even better than 20 minute naps in some studies.
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A 20-minute nap at 2 p.m. has been found to have greater and longer-lasting benefits to mood, fatigue, performance, and alertness compared to the same nap at noon.
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Adenosine builds up in the body the longer you're awake and the more active you are, causing fatigue, and is cleared out during sleep.
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Regular naps can have benefits such as improved mood, reduced impulsiveness, better ability to handle frustrating situations, and improved performance on memory tasks, but there may be a correlation between regular naps and the development of dementia and heart disease in older people.
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Humans may not be genetically programmed to nap, as studies have found that some people are genetically predisposed to napping while others are not, and cultural and societal factors also play a role in determining whether or not people nap.
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Honey was used to heal a dog's leg after it was bitten by a rattlesnake, and the wound healed within two months with no adverse effects.
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