'Napping can provide a bit of respite in the middle of the day, which is helpful to refresh physically and cognitively,' said an expert. However, naps for an hour or more at a time, have been linked to higher risk of diabetes, heart disease and depression.
But Winter says it's hard to tell if it's the napping itself that's leading to these health conditions or if regular naps are an indicator that someone has an underlying health issue. "Studies have difficulty controlling for those variables," he says.
Experts say that naps can be helpful for a lot of people, but not everyone should try to conk out in the middle of the day. "Napping may not be useful if you do not feel refreshed [when you wake up], have difficulties sleeping at night or if you cannot keep a nap to a shorter time frame," Water says.
Winter acknowledges that it becomes "very attractive" to take a nap if you struggle with insomnia. But, he adds, "you need to be careful with napping after a difficult night, because it could perpetuate the problem."Taking naps during the day may help your brain stay healthy as you get older, recent research finds.
"If you lay down and take a two-hour nap, you may feel worse than you did before," Winter explains. "You start entering cycles of sleep that are difficult to wake up from."
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