The Best Way to Nap
Reader's Digest US|November 2022
NAPS DON’T JUST feel amazing—they are amazing. A study published in the journal Heart found a link between healthy napping and a lowered risk of heart disease. The American Psychological Association points out that naps can improve memory, learning capacity, immune system function and mood.
Leslie Finlay
The Best Way to Nap

Sara Mednick, PhD, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine, and author of The Power of the Downstate, explains that when you fall asleep, your body moves through stages that each play a role in health.

Stage 1: the dozing off” period

Stage 2: muscles, heart rate and brain activity slow down

Stage 3: deep, restorative sleep

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