Happy Nappy Day!
June 25, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under A Mother's Wisdom, Easy Health Tips, Happy Living Tip, Stress, WOO hoo!, sleep
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The lovely ladies at Alzheimer’s Notes inform us that today is National Siesta Day. Coincidentally, it’s also my birthday. Excuse me while I take that as a sign that I should be spending my Big Day snoozing. 
Actually, that’s not such a bad idea. Along with the host of reasons the Siesta Awareness site gives us to nap, here’s another: Napping at least 3 days a week leaves you 37% less likely to keel over from heart disease than someone who never naps. This from a study of over 23,000 people!
Wouldn’t you have loved to been a subject in that study? And wouldn’t it be nice if instead of blood pressure meds and low cholesterol diets, doctors prescribed 30 minute naps instead?
Now there’s a birthday wish I’d love to come true.
Nap on, people. Nap on!
i had a 2 hour nap yesterday afternoon – it was great!
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I’m pleased the post at Alzheimer’s Notes inspired yours, Liberty. I find it interesting that napping can have a positive effect on heart disease. I’ve learned to “cat nap” (as my mom called it) most anywhere and have to when keeping up with a busy family and work schedule, plus having a daughter in the hospital for more than two months.