A study published in the medical journal Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, in the United States, scientifically confirms what we already suspected: napping is good for health. A team of international researchers studied the impact of a nap on men who had only slept two hours the night before.
“Our work suggests that a nap of only thirty minutes can reverse the hormonal impact of a bad night”, estimates Brice Faraut, researcher at the University of Paris Descartes-Sorbonne and member of the research team.
This half-hour nap makes it possible to repair the sleep debt and to lower the level of norepinephrine in order to combat stress and support the proper functioning of our immune system.
“The results of this clinical study call for the development of concrete strategies that could help people who are chronically sleep deprived, such as those who work at night,” adds Brice Faraut.
If you want to experience the benefits of a nap, make sure you don’t get more than 30 minutes of sleep. Not only would you risk disrupting your sleep pattern, but your risk of diabetes and hypertension blood pressure would also be increased.