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Powernapping
You feel tired, tired and your skin could radiate a bit more? There's a simple trick to make you feel prettier, smarter, and happier within minutes. The secret: power-mapping .
Power - what? Powernapping ! In English: afternoon nap - hated earlier, loved today. And not without reason.
Powernapping makes you happy
Today you just do not want to succeed, but you do not know why? Maybe you've had too little sleep lately. A study by the Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has found that a short nap can reduce stress and boost the immune system. Just 30 minutes a day is enough to make you feel more balanced and happy. The reason: an increased serotonin level in the blood.
Powernapping makes you smart
"Those who sleep too little suffer more during the day (...) from concentration problems, " says Richard Rohrer, a neurologist at the Center for Sleep Medicine at the Hospital Saarbrücken in the world. This is also the result of a new study by the University of California at Berkeley. Those who sleep for half an hour a day increase their mental capacity significantly, the practice group for psychotherapy Shaw & colleagues. "Sleep does not just balance the effects of a prolonged waking state. But in terms of mental brain functions, it makes you even fresher than before you sleep, "says Matthew Walker, the Investigator and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley.
Powernapping makes you beautiful
What's in the beauty sleep? A whole lot! Because doctors and researchers agree: sleeping makes you beautiful. And not without reason. " During sleep, a growth hormone is released, which ensures that our skin can regenerate, " explains Jürgen Zulley, sleep researcher at the University of Regensburg of the time. "If we sleep too little, (...) this is immediately noticeable: the skin becomes thinner, wrinkles develop." Well, if that time is no reason to lay your head on the table now. Good afternoon sleep!
