Relaxing in the Best Way

A lot of problems with our immune system, diseases, allergies, migraines, and infections have one simple cause – too little sleep, almost no naps, and no relaxation.

Research shows that having less than four hours or more than 10 hours sleep is dangerous to health, and it doubles your mortality risk! Apart from this, you can work out your optimum sleep pattern, which can include sleeping at night and napping at various times during the day.

Here are the best nap tips for optimum relaxation:

The more positive your attitude, the more effective your sleep will be in making you healthy. If your manager or colleagues don’t want to allow it, you can explain, “People who take a regular after-lunch nap take fewer days off sick. A long-term study carried out showed clearly that having a sleep at midday reduces the risk of cardiac infarction by 30-40%.

Make use of associations that help you go to sleep – the same armchair or a small cushion. Turn off the telephone, loosen your clothing, make a few movements to relax the muscles, or read a meditative text.

When people take a nap during this period, they get more than twice the benefit of recuperative deep sleep as they do when they sleep at other times of the day. If you have no opportunity at work, you may be able to take a short sleep after work, before your leisure activities.

The recuperative effect of a nap is determined more by the right time than by the overall duration. A very short sleep that begins at the optimum time has as much of a rejuvenating effect as a prolonged siesta, if not more.

A pleasant room. Take a nap in a familiar room that you find relaxing, reassuring, and calming. It should be quiet, slightly darkened, and not too warm.

Listen to meditative music, the sound of a fan, or the air-conditioning system. The more even and predictable the sequence of noise or notes, the easier it will be to go to sleep.