{"id":9968,"date":"2016-06-25T07:50:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T11:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/?p=9968"},"modified":"2023-06-07T15:58:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T19:58:02","slug":"napping-meme-optimizing-nap-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/napping-meme-optimizing-nap-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Napping Meme explains optimizing nap time"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Meme of Napping<\/h3>\n<p>Finding the amount of time for a restorative napping can be a daunting task; how long is too long? When I stumbled upon this napping meme explaining the process, it was worth sharing. In the past, when I&#8217;ve taken a mid day nap, I&#8217;ve woken up feeling groggy and confused for hours. Since that one episode I&#8217;ve avoided naps.<\/p>\n<p>According to this meme I&#8217;ll know to set my alarm:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 to 20 min for alertness and energy<\/li>\n<li>6o minutes improves: faces, faces, and names<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s either up to 20 minutes or over 60 as they are saying 30 to 55 minutes time frame is the one that messes with you the most.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t take naps that often, which is good according to shape magazine. Shape wrote a piece titled, &#8220;The best nap length is 20 minutes&#8221; which they warn that napping too often can cause diabetes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Your naps could be wrecking your wellbeing: People who napped for 60 minutes or more per day had a 46 percent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, whereas shorter naps\u2014an hour or less per day\u2014didn&#8217;t increase their risk of the disease, according to a recent study presented at the annual meeting of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2015-09\/d-eds091615.php\">European Association for the Study of Diabetes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this isn&#8217;t the only study to I.D. a link between long naps and health hazards. Research has found that spending lots of time in Z-land during the day is associated with an increase risk of <a href=\"http:\/\/ije.oxfordjournals.org\/content\/39\/1\/233.full\">heart disease<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biomedcentral.com\/1471-2458\/15\/178\">metabolic syndrome<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0105583\">liver disease<\/a>, and even <a href=\"http:\/\/aje.oxfordjournals.org\/content\/early\/2014\/03\/30\/aje.kwu036.full\">death<\/a>.&#8221; Via Shape Magazine<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This Meme comes from the Meta Picture, which is a great source for both funny and informative meme images.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Meme of Napping Finding the amount of time for a restorative napping can be a daunting task; how long is too long? 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