I’m the parent of a young child, which means naps have been a stress-producing topic for me. Will my son nap? Won’t he? When will he? Has he given them up entirely? Now, a new study shows there’s a stress-reducing side to them as well.
Adults who take at least three daytime naps a week of 30 minutes or more reduce their risk of dying from a heart attack by 37 percent. Researchers are unclear why this happens, but believe it may be because naps help us recover from stress.
Too bad I don’t have the time.